Art or theft?

Danger MOUSE’S use of the Beatles’ material for his own “art” is both illegal and morally wrong (“Stop the Music,” by Richard Cromelin, Feb. 14). Calendar asks the question, “Is a record maker justified in using unauthorized materials if that’s the only way to fulfill a vision?” Let me pose to Calendar and Danger Mouse another question: Is a burglar justified in breaking into your house and stealing your stereo if that’s the only way he has found to make a living?

My advice to Danger Mouse is to find another type of “vision” that hopefully does not steal from another person’s creativity and violate copyright law.

Will Ray

Burbank