# Copying and owning

Artists have always learned by copying. Laws on who owns a picture, a song or an idea changed with printing and again with the internet, and there are still conflicting views on where to draw the line.

Connects to:
- [Printing](https://mapideas.org/i/te_print)
- [Law](https://mapideas.org/i/so_law)
- [Who owns a style or a song?](https://mapideas.org/i/q_x_own_style)

Sources:
- [Wikipedia: Copyright](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright)

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/ar_copy · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#ar_copy