The internet presents new possibilities for artists to communicate with people. It also introduces new types of art and challenges several of the ideas that we associate with the art world. Each time a new medium is created, it is often unaccepted as a legitimate platform for art making and some people are hesitant to consider it art at all. This is occurring now with the internet. Some see the internet as a detached art venue that is starting from a "blank slate." I disagree with this, and in this work I attempt to show that the internet, like any other medium, affects and is affected by other forms of art.

The capacity for reproduction is detrimental to people's decisions about the internet being art or not art. There are lengthy debates over reproduction in art, so this is nothing new. However, when a reproduction of a painting or even a photograph is made, it is a separate object. When a reproduction of a computer file is made, it is literally an exact copy which exists in a non-physical realm. This idea can be looked at in either a positive. Many more people can be reached with an idea. This idea can be anything from a social message to an advertisement. The internet offers a great potential for art - the question is, who uses its potential to the fullest?