As I was watching the video "strangling Creativity and reading The Ecstasy of Influence I could only think of one thing; a quote which i have heard many times in my life. "One man's junk is another man's treasure." I mean, sure it doesn't totally and directly have to do with this assignment but indirectly it has everything to do with it.  Think about it. If you buy something at a garage sale. The seller put it  out there on the table for sale, displayed it in sorts.  You, being the consumer, found interest in whatever the object may have been an used it for either the same purpose or an entirely new one, building upon what the previous owner has used it for and so on.  Through the Dali painting a business just so happened to stumble upon the garage sale of Salvador Dali and built upon his idea of time and used the concept of the ipods in a totally different way appealing to the masses in hopes for a sale pitch.  The painting of time is a very famous painting, one that millions an relate to so why not build upon it and expand upon it? We live in a world today where media is everywhere and expanding on the ideas of a very famous piece of work is a pro in my eyes.  The same idea applies for the Statue of David.  Whoever designed this picture intended for the viewer to be humored by what used to be.  When the Statue of David was built, it was intended to be viewed as the ideal of the perfect body, what roman athletes may have idolized to be in that time and even now.  However times have changed and especially in America the problems of obesity have become evident.  The humor that is portrayed could not have been created had the Statue of David not been incorporated within the picture. It would just simply be of an obese man and anyone can walk outside and see that.  The idea of taking a previous artist's work and expanding upon it should allow artist's creativity to flow, and expand on what the actual picture, painting or sculpture was intended to be, or be used for.  We shouldn't be penalized for copying the works just because they already exist if they are being morphed into something brand new.  One man's work is another man's treasure, and treasure is meant to be idolized not frowned upon.