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Ethics
Is acknowledgment enough?
An artist's work is used without permission. The people using it acknowledge the debt but offer no payment or change in behavior. Is that acknowledgment worth anything, or does it make the taking worse?
Being recognized can matter even when recognition repairs nothing material.
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