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Comment on Ask HN: Is it okay to copy someone else's idea?

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Say I am designing / building a database for work. If I want to clone that (and make it more generic for a wider audience). Are there problems with that?

Generally speaking, yes, that's a problem. If you're targeting a completely different audience and you use 100% new code, then you're probably fine, but the specifics really depend on your contract and the kind of people that run your company.

Depends on your contract. But usually yes.

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