The dark future possibility here is that the big guy is allowed to launder the intellectual property of the little guy, but not vice versa.
replyThat dark future is now, look at case law as applied to the AI operators vs the 'little guys'.
replyEven big copyright firms. Disney especially is known for rehashing existing material and then not allowing anyone else to do the same with their stuff. Disney does not have a lot of original stories.
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