Free Art and the Geek Culture

Adrian Likins sent us a link to an article where artists complain about "geek" culture. It's an interesting piece about about the geek "free" mentality. My favorite quote is "Geeks wanting creative property for free ... they are embarrassingly out of line and uneducated in the creative arts. Who are these cultural illiterates kidding?"

I always thought Artists were the idealistic ones, but now we see geeks are. Any web site worth visiting probably has images worth stealing. Many people take my stuff without asking (at least as many ask permission) and all I ask is a link back. Its not all that different from an Art Gallary (they show a bunch of paintings with the artists name next to them on a tiny card) If an artist aims to communicate, then this certainly is advancing their goal. If an artist aims for fame and fortune, well, they probably should think about a different career.