> Is it theft?

Well we certainly didn't get paid for it, and now our livelihoods are at stake. So yes.

you're basically saying "it's not theft, because now it's mine"

also,

> Someone's NYT bestselling novel? Those are mostly so cookie cutter it ain't hard to copy them without an AI.

lol then why weren't you a bestselling NYT novelist, had something better to do?