Exactly! Can you imagine if we applied the same gatekeeping logic to science? Imagine you weren't allowed to use someone else's scientific work or any derivat

Exactly! Can you imagine if we applied the same gatekeeping logic to science? Imagine you weren't allowed to use someone else's scientific work or any derivative of it. We would make no progress. The only legitimate defense I have ever seen here revolves around IP and copyright infringement, which I couldn't care less about.