Tuesday, May 16, 2006

To Kavya Vishwanathan - an open letter

06.05.06

Dear Ms. Kavya Vishwanathan,

I believe that if once a work of art comes into the public domain, it becomes everyone’s property. You cannot have proprietary rights and at the same time propagate your works. Plagiarism would be akin to theft only when it is stolen from an artist who has not yet put it on public display. Therefore, Kaviya, take whatever has happened in your stride. Prove that you have super talents by writing your next novel. You might want to give it the sub-title – (all my own creation!).

Best wishes,

Venugopal
Mumbai

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