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> My proposal is that it's a luddish kneejerk reaction to things people don't understand and don't like.

Your proposal is moving goal posts.

> Allow me to update your sentence: "Every paper every scientist or academic wrote that references any copyrighted work becomes an issue".

No, I never said that. Fair Use exists.

> Fan fiction is legal if you're not trying to profit from it.

No, it's not.[1] You can make arguments that it should be, but, no.

[1] https://jipel.law.nyu.edu/is-fanfiction-legal/

> I think you're missing my point

I think you got called out, and you are now trying to reframe your original comment so it comes across as having accounted for the things you were called out on.

You think you know what you are talking about, but you don't. But, you rely on the fact that you think you do to lose the money you do.



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