I think we are now reproducing multiple generations of debate on this topic, in a few go-rounds.. Let's note that among the four largest economies in the world, they each have different rules for this.
Do any of those economies really have laws protecting an author's "style"? Because I'd really like to see a legal definition of an author's style, and a case that found someone guilty of infringing on that style (separate from trademark and copyright of course)