I can tell you Fred was never an artist. Not even close.
Good artists are influenced by great artists. They NEVER copy. Great Artists go after their own style even though it may be new and revolutionary - especially if it's new and revolutionary. They do not ever steal. They have their name all over their work. You can recognize it even before you see a signature. Those who copy may have a talent, but that does not mean they are artists. They just can repeat what others have done to near perfection. That's why they are called tribute artists - tribute bands for example. So in other words, is he saying that by copying, SNOW was paying some sort of tribute to the original artists? Joe _____ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Cook Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 11:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: BMC sues SNOW ** The money quote: "...company founder, Fred Luddy, described his approach to innovation by saying ". . . good artists copy and great artists steal, and I've been a thief all my life." Little tip: That's maybe not something you say in public, Fred. You may remember Mr. Luddy as part of the Peregrine gang, which looks to be up to their old shenanigans. Details here. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticker/2013/apr/03/peregrine-ii-s ervicenow-insiders-including-moores-/# <http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticker/2013/apr/03/peregrine-ii- servicenow-insiders-including-moores-/> Rick Cook On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:01 AM, John Sundberg <[email protected]> wrote: ** http://www.bmc.com/news/press-releases/2014/BMC-Software-Sues-ServiceNow-for -Patent-Infringement.html -- John Sundberg Kinetic Data, Inc. "Your Business. Your Process." 651-556-0930 I [email protected] <http://www.kineticdata.com/> www.kineticdata.com I <http://community.kineticdata.com/> community.kineticdata.com _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
