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Apple’s little problem with ripping off artists

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We can appreciate the fact that Apple seems to draw a lot of inspiration from art — we really can. But we’re noticing a pretty disconcerting trend taking shape: Cupertino’s getting all Picasso on us with the “Good artists copy, great artists steal” stuff, time and time again knocking off other artists’ and creative companies’ work in its own products and advertising. Seems a little odd for the company whose mainstay customer is the creative professional, and whose most enduring ad campaign compels us to Think Different. Let’s take a quick look back at some of the lumps Apple’s taken for its ads just in 2006 and 2007.

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