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Phil Morton (1945–2003) was an American video artist who taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He built a copy of the Sandin Image Processor and coined copy-it-right, the open sharing of its plans.
Phil Morton was an artist who basically asked me, “Could I copy the IP?” And I said, “I’d certainly give you permission, but I actually don’t know if you can copy the IP, because I hadn’t given the matter much thought.” Then we together developed the documentation for the IP, which was necessary for it to be copied.
Dan Sandin, Tom DeFanti and Dan Sandin on Playing Images
The artist Phil Morton came up with the concept of copy-it-right as opposed to copyright. We asked people, if they’re going to copy it, do a nice job of it, or ask us for a copy.
Tom DeFanti, Tom DeFanti and Dan Sandin on Playing Images