I cannot do anything but completely agree with your sentimentbut my coding a tutorial which was nicked isn't the same as what you have called 'art'. My personal definition of art is if it is offered as art I will open heartedly accept it as such. This has some advantages but also drawbacks, not least going to some truly awful 'installations'. But coding Flash games for a tutorial isn't offered as art, potential memes aren't offered as art. The bringing of pleasure and therefore commercial value is a different subject all together. Realising what we do may have monetary value, preferably before we post it and some other bastard makes all the money is a different thing and not really about art or artists.
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