"BTW anyone remember whatever the first big copyright infringement issue like this was, and how long ago it was?" The first one that really got nasty and ugly and stuff was ByteMeOK, here in the copyright forum nearly twors years back. However, this is not an issue of copyright. Not at all, and not in any way.

thou and I, my friend, can, in the most flunkey world, make, each of us, one non-flunkey, one hero, if we like: that will be two heroes to begin with. (Carlyle)