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Uffizi is suing Pornhub after it turns masterpieces into live porn

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  1. etiolation
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    I'll take a polemic stance. Would the old masters be outraged by porn videos contrived to bear a passing resemblance to their works? I don't really give a flying fig leaf if they would. Treating...

    I'll take a polemic stance. Would the old masters be outraged by porn videos contrived to bear a passing resemblance to their works? I don't really give a flying fig leaf if they would. Treating centuries-old paintings, art which belongs to the world, like some IP to be defended by a museum against reflection, derivation, parody, or crass burlesque, is anti-culture, and should not stand in court. What do you think?

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