• Bay_of_Piggies [he/him, comrade/them]
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    11 months ago

    Plagiarism is not pirating. Before copyright existed I doubt it would be socially acceptable to just steal people's ideas as your own.

    When I showed a pirated copy of Star Wars to my partner, I didn't claim I made the movie.

    • Red_Scare [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
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      11 months ago

      Actually the concept changed a lot over time. A few centuries ago it was perfectly acceptable to take someone's story and characters and retell it in your own way, but copying someone's style was frowned upon.

      • Bay_of_Piggies [he/him, comrade/them]
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        11 months ago

        I would consider that fanfiction in modern parlence and I see it as distinct from plagiarism and piracy as well. And morally okay, good even.