Creative copyright rules can be stifling and hinder creativity.  Johanna Blakley argues they also hinder innovation and sales. Johanna makes a strong case FOR freedom to plagiarise on the example of the  fashion industry. It’s quite brilliant! and I certainly have never looked at IP this way.

Being a creative professional, I do rather like the idea, that my work is acknowledged. This is why I love the Creative Commons project. Creative commons is a great adaptive way of dealing with copy right issues in a sustainable way, to respect and credit creative work by not limiting creativity by blanket IP legislation. It is a creative rights framework that encourages collaborations and sharing.