The Irony Of Jeff Koons Copyrighting Anything (Does He Get It?)

“Jeff Koons, whose appropriations of popular culture since he was working at a toy shop in the 1980s have ranged from postcards to pornography, is said to be claiming copyright on all representations of balloon dogs.It’s funny, of course, at least if we believe those reports – the idea of an artist who so enthusiastically guzzles up images from the world around him asserting unique ownership of one of them.”