It was an aggressive idea, putting something out on the title, like a punk rock energy without ripping off punk rock.
If so he does it without acting the hero, without twisting anyone's arm "for the cause", and without ripping off his business partners.
But that was by design: The family's architect used breakaway walls that would tear free without ripping off any more of the structure.
Speaking to Fairfax media, one 7-Eleven insider condemned attempts to cover up wage fraud, noting it was impossible for a company with a 24-hour staff to be profitable without ripping off employees.
It's all cultural conditioning, a fact attested by a slew of international studies that help explain how in French/Spanish cafe culture, say, they can put away just as much as us without trying to rip off the barmaid's skirt or lamp her boyfriend.
It's bad enough for food shucksters to try to rip off US citizens without our own government actively helping them.
In 2004, Jimmy Carr threatened to sue Jim Davidson for copying a routine the Channel 4 star believed was his, while the American gagsmith Emo Philips (who I recently interviewed for the Guardian) has fought a never-ending battle against those who cheerfully rip off his work without credit.
Don't get ripped off or rip off other people.
He has cornered the market on over-educated, smarty-pants rap; no one will ever again rhyme "booty" with "Susan Faludi" without being accused of ripping off Mr. Barman.
You expected this kind of thing from Steps, whose career was predicated on ripping off Abba, without any of the underlying heartbreak, tension or quality songwriting.
It has earned a reputation for ripping off local newspaper stories without crediting them.
