This week’s table talk was with GRF Sara. We watched a video from an artist who discussed what is a fake and what and real. The video was extremely dramatic and strange to watch but made some good points for us to discuss and think about. We discussed who owns works of art, music, and other forms of intellectual property and what a copy of these materials are. For some, a copy might be seen as a form of flattery and recognition, but others see copies as a form of stealing. Another student brought up Drake and how many smaller artists feel ripped off by him. Apparently, he uses certain aspects of music from smaller artists than him, but since only a few people know these artists people generally assume that it is Drake’s original work. I wasn’t aware of this until the table talk and was a little upset by this fact. I feel like Drake should give these smaller artists the recognition they deserve, especially since Drake has already capitalized greatly off his work. I feel like as long as someone is not trying to pass off an imitation as the true form, then copies are not horrible. If someone feels inspired enough by a form of art to channel it into their own art, then the original artist is definitely doing something right. However, if someone copies another person’s art and tries to state that they came up with the original idea, then this isn’t right. They are denying the original artist the recognition they deserve. This concept of what is our and what isn’t is especially important in college. When put in tough situations, taking work that doesn’t belong to you seems like an option. We have to realize that these choices hurt the owner of the material. This table talk helped show me the importance of using original work and content.