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duality of art

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A quick definition of duality of art:

The duality of art refers to the idea that art can serve both a functional purpose and an aesthetic purpose. In other words, art can be both useful and beautiful. For example, a chair can be designed to be comfortable to sit in, but it can also be designed to look visually appealing. In the United States, copyright laws protect applied art only if it can be considered a standalone work of art, even if it serves a functional purpose. This approach is also known as the noncumulative approach. The opposite of the duality of art is the unity of art, which emphasizes the importance of art being solely focused on its aesthetic qualities.

A more thorough explanation:

Duality of art refers to the two-fold nature of applied art as both functional and aesthetic. This means that applied art serves a practical purpose while also being visually appealing.

For example, a chair can be considered applied art because it serves a functional purpose as a place to sit, but it can also be designed to be visually pleasing and enhance the overall aesthetic of a room. Another example is a car, which serves the practical purpose of transportation but can also be designed to be visually striking and appealing.

In terms of copyright, the United States takes a duality-of-art approach, which means that applied art is protected only when it can stand alone as an identifiable work of art, even if it did not perform the function it was designed to do.

Overall, the duality of art recognizes that art can serve both practical and aesthetic purposes, and that these two aspects can work together to create something beautiful and functional.

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babycat
12:54
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: right? would love to see some analysis on this
babycat
12:55
I feel like as you get more WE you have diminishing returns. Not sure someone with 20 years of work is valued more than 5 or 10 unless it's been ground-breaking stuff
babycat
12:57
realizing now the correct spelling of groundbreaking is unhyphenated. I knew it looked wrong
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:57
I think it has to be proffesional or law related kind of work experience to mean anything significant. Entry level assistant jobs people get fresh from college has to be like ehhhh.
JumpySubsequentDolphin
12:58
@babycat: I think Dean z did a podcast on this
babycat
12:58
I don't really trust what she says 100% of the time. I think there's an impulse to say things because they sound nice and fair even if they're not true
12:59
texas law, you are clearly a humanities idiot who never dealt with stats and i will no longer be engaging your dumbass on this topic
JumpySubsequentDolphin
12:59
oh yeah for sure
@EvolBunny: that's rich coming from the person with a 163 LSAT score
but, hey, if you can't understand medians, your loss
JumpySubsequentDolphin
13:00
don’t engage Texas not worth jt
13:00
I think work experience helps in two different ways. One is showing maturity, and the other is doing something difficult/challenging.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
13:00
Dean Z can only speak to her school and when she is in charge. Does not apply to other schools fully. Talked to a few deans of admissions and they say ignore all the social media deans because they can't speak for how other schools operate
damn getting heated and yeah no worth engaging
babycat
13:00
Lmao I ignore all the social media deans already
13:01
So you get points for any professional work experience just for maturity reasons, and more consideration if that work is difficult
13:01
and maybe another consideration for if the work aligns with what you intend to do in law
babycat
13:01
I hate when St. John's emails me with a subject line that's like a TikTok trend or something. pissing me off
I don't know Dean Z does have some helpful tidbits. I think in the KJD episode, she mentioned that she looked more for a why law for KJD's.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
13:02
@BruceSutter: I think the maturity factor is the biggest one playing against KJDs. WE shows you have more life experience and maybe more maturity to help. The level of work matters.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
13:03
@babycat: was that the one with the dean having a bratt girls summer? I thought it was troll/spam and I lost respect for the school.
JumpySubsequentDolphin
13:03
they sent me an email that says “come yap with us”
JumpySubsequentDolphin
13:03
I almost switched to med
dolphy you always make me laugh
JumpySubsequentDolphin
13:04
thank you waspy <3
HopefullyInLawSchool
13:05
Two law schools have given me A's and its not even 11 here yet, YIPEEEE
yayyyy
babycat
13:07
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: yep exactly
snow
13:10
does anyone know if northeastern emails trickle in or are all at the same time?
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