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minus-square@catloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish0•2 months agoIn your example, you could also be sued for ripping off his style.
minus-square@ryedaft@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish0•2 months agoNo because what he does is already a settled part of the law.
minus-square@MrQuallzin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•2 months agoThat’s the point. It’s established law so OP wouldn’t be sued
minus-square@Bassman1805@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•2 months agoYou 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?
minus-square@catloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish0•2 months agoThere are lots of ways to characterize writing style. Go read Finnegans Wake and tell me James Joyce doesn’t have a characteristic style.
minus-square@iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink0•2 months ago“style”, in terms of composition, is actually a component in proving plagiarism.
In your example, you could also be sued for ripping off his style.
In that case Weird AL would be screwed
No because what he does is already a settled part of the law.
That’s the point. It’s established law so OP wouldn’t be sued
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?
There are lots of ways to characterize writing style. Go read Finnegans Wake and tell me James Joyce doesn’t have a characteristic style.
“style”, in terms of composition, is actually a component in proving plagiarism.