Tears in Rain - Replicant Rip-off

[the white drew carey]

Anyone else hear about this? Some Spanish author literally lifts the whole concept of Replicants with only minor changes for her new book. They live for ten years instead of four, and they have cat irises. Other than that, they are still called Replicants, they are faster and stronger than humans and, yes, the military ones are tattooed.

Apparently, Blade Runner is actually a film in this books universe but, aside from 'borrowing' the whole concept of Replicants, Replicants rebelling against their human masters, and lifting a direct line from the film for the title of the book... this is in no way connected to the worlds that either Dick or Scott created.

WTF?

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/11/sci-fi-thriller-tears-in-rain-takes-replicants-to-a-new-level/

[GU-11]

Apparently, Blade Runner is actually a film in this books universe but, aside from 'borrowing' the whole concept of Replicants, Replicants rebelling against their human masters, and lifting a direct line from the film for the title of the book... this is in no way connected to the worlds that either Dick or Scott created.

In the same way Maketoy's Giant is in no way connected to the combining robot that either Hasbro or Takara created.

[taksraven]

[CoryHolmes]

Hey, we live in a world where someone can make a zillion dollars and way too much publicity by (badly) writing a Twilight fanfic and then filing off the serial numbers and selling it as high-grade erotica.

This should NOT surprise at all.