# Creativity

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creativity/67059>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 31, 2001, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creativity/67059 "2001-05-31T07:30:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![PerfectDark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@PerfectDark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PerfectDark)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creativity/67059/1 "2001-05-31T07:30:27Z")

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Was the first person to steal an idea off someone else being creative?

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**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creativity/67059/2 "2001-05-31T07:53:13Z")

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Only if the copy was more popular than the original.