[brandon272]

Another thought: Why are degrees of "stealing" okay? Andrew notes that his works are "derivative" of others. How much do you have to change another person's design before it's not considered "stealing"? How "inspired" can something be before it's no longer inspired and simply copied?

[hkuo]

The issue of being "inspired" by other people's designs does not appear to be a relevant case here. When the degree of stealing is a practical copy and paste, it is more in the territory of stealing than inspiration. It might be better understood if you think of it as music. I don't know what they are, but I believe there are legally specific percentages of how much a melody or chain of notes needs to be changed before it is not considered the same song.