In the article “Ecstasy of Influence”, Jonathan Lethem primarily focuses on “plagiarism”. He is especially concerned about how should we distinguish or define “inspiration” and “plagiarism”. One of the masterpieces such as Hamlet of Shakespeare and Disney is even considered as a work of plagiarism in this article. From this example, I could relate to myself since I also look for previous works of others when brainstorming for the project. In addition, even though someone might argue that his or her work is solely from its own inspiration, that would be inevitably based on external sources that the person has experienced throughout his or her life. Therefore, the quote that “most artists are converted to art by art itself” struck me the most. Furthermore, since there are so many similar/identical products and artworks exposed through social media and the internet, people will likely accept them as a standard or will be familiarized with certain things. In my opinion, therefore, a technology that develops at an exponential speed limits our creativity, which makes people easier to duplicate others’ works. As it is getting trickier to classify inspiration and plagiarism, as Susan Meiselas argues in “On the Rights of Molotov Man”, I think understanding the context of the work and the intent of the creator should be taken as a priority, and the definition of “copyright” should be flexible by case.