Creativity... Or The Lack Thereof?

There's been a lot of conversation, especially in this new millennium, about how current artists use other peoples material for easy gain. Take a quick glance at any form of media and you'll see just about everyone sampling, copying, or utilizing pieces of what the people before us established.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of watching two videos. The first was of Gwen Verdon doing a "Fosse" routine in the 1960's. You can watch it below.



After watching this video I was introduced to Beyonce's new music video for "Single Ladies." I was in awe. Sure, the video was entertaining and to my liking; however, it was VERY SIMILAR to what I saw in the initial video I viewed. Pretty much Beyonce's choreographer took the "fosse" dance, updated it, and rehashed it.

Take a look and compare the two. Beyonce's video can be seen Here .

What do you all think about this? Should people be forced to come up with their own material or should sampling be allowed?