Not GP but... A DJ making a bootleg DnB track for a dubplate or free release on SC, is somewhat different from a multi-national corporation copying someone's i

Not GP but... A DJ making a bootleg DnB track for a dubplate or free release on SC, is somewhat different from a multi-national corporation copying someone's images for the premium edition of a boxed retail release of some of their flagship content. Your comparison is disingenuous. Not least because a DJ's primary function is mixing together music. Also for commercial release for sale in Target, they'd presumably get clearance on the samples. And as for your "based on who is involved" rhetorical question, yeah it does matter, and it's not the same thing. Ironically in the case, Netflix are pretty chill and PR savvy about this stuff. But it's a company that rigorously defends its IP. It should be held to the same standard it expects.