https://itsartlaw.org/2024/12/05/can-a-duct-taped-banana-be-a-copyrightable-work-of-art/
Quoted from the article: "Ultimately, the legal dispute between Morford and Cattelan revealed that taping a banana to a wall cannot be a copyright protected expression in itself. However, filtration of
Comedian’s abstract elements, such as specifications stipulated in its certificate of authenticity, may reveal copyrightable elements of the artwork."
I can't believe people would waste money and court time on something so ridiculous. Then again, some Italian artist like 60 years ago stuffed some tin containers with his s**t, slapped some labels on it, and now it's selling for more money than I'll ever make a yearly salary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist's_Shit
I can just imagine some artist taking a huge dump and duct taping it to the wall and calling it art. "This piece is a reflection of how I feel most days".