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I'd say the truth is somewhere in between. Closer to a comedian using another comedian's joke.

• scotty79 13y ago
  Is that because even though the show is free performer gets 2% of the popcorn viewers choose to buy? Original authors of the jokes either don't earn any money with them or do it similar way that the "joke thief" does. Only they are not that popular as he is. I think reposting is much less of an offence then one proffessional comediant using joke of another one without proper attribution.
  • sesqu 13y ago
    "Stealing" jokes is very much frowned upon, but at least in performing arts, much relies on delivery. The same is not true for static arts, where poor attribution ranges from forgery to plagiarism.
    • scotty79 13y ago
      IFLS delivery is unique for this content.
      • sesqu 13y ago
        That's true, but it's not as significant a difference as interpretative art. The original still dominates. Good point, though. Delivery of embedded content is often ignored.
        • scotty79 13y ago
          Significant enough to be considered valuable by millions of viewers.
          • sesqu 13y ago
            I don't think we're using the same words to mean the same things.