Quote Originally Posted by ljkkjlcm9 View Post
I don't care who writes a joke. Fact is, Carlos Mencia got the same crap that Dane cook was getting for "stealing jokes." It all boils down to the fact that they ended up performing the joke better. The crappy comedians they "stole" from are just jealous.
That's just about the most idiotic thing I've ever read. Plagiarism is stealing. Taking someone elses work and selling it without the actual creator and person behind the work getting anything for it. How can anyone honestly not see how that's wrong? And jealousy? Seriously? Is that the kind of logic floating around in your head? "Oh, Jesus, that guy stole my car. I'm so jealous."

some of the rip-offs change things around and make it far better.
Dane Cook doesn't do that. He tweaks one or two words around an regurgitates someone elses jokes almost verbatim. House isn't a ripoff of ER. ER didn't invent hospitals. House takes one element from ER. That's completely different from just copying the show entirely.