alt Hacker NewsDo you think that if you write a book directly inspired by another you should be required to pay the author of the book that inspired you?
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AlecSchueler • today at 8:52 AM
Are these hypothetical books being written by "predatory companies?"
Do you think that if you write a book directly inspired by another you should be required to pay the author of the book that inspired you?
Are these hypothetical books being written by "predatory companies?"
That's a false equivalence. Humans occasionally cause food poisoning at potlucks, and it's self-evident why we should hold McDonald's to a much higher standard due to the sheer scale of harm it can cause. A human, even when hopped up on stimulants, can't do a fraction of what a corporations with whole data centers can do.