• catloaf@lemm.ee
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    11 hours ago

    In your example, you could also be sued for ripping off his style.

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      11 hours ago

      You can sue for anything in the USA. But it is pretty much impossible to successfully sue for “ripping off someone’s style”. Where do you even begin to define a writing style?

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        9 hours ago

        There are lots of ways to characterize writing style. Go read Finnegans Wake and tell me James Joyce doesn’t have a characteristic style.

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      8 hours ago

      Edited for clarity: If that were the case then Weird AL would be screwed.

      Original: In that case Weird AL would be screwed