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Judges have struggled even to define how copyright infringement principles apply to technology that doesn’t output exact copies of copyrighted works but “mimics” them — rather like how the beverage machine in Douglas Adams’ “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” delivered “a cupful of liquid that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea.”

Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil and Riqui Puig each score goals as the Galaxy defeat Colorado 4-1 to advance to the MLS Cup conference semifinals.

The actual best coaches of the year — the Galaxy’s Greg Vanney and LAFC’s Steve Cherundolo.

If LAFC, which has the fifth-highest payroll in the league, can beat Seattle on Nov. 23, and the Galaxy, whose payroll ranks seventh, gets by Minnesota United the next day, the neighbors will meet in the Western Conference final.

Listen to Baxter on this week’s episode of the “Corner of the Galaxy” podcast.