Plagiarism is direct copying, and some special plots are left intact or slightly changed. Plagiarism is the plagiarism of the original author and belongs to stealing from others. But now a lot of plagiarized dramas are being broadcast in large quantities. The original author's road to safeguarding rights is also very difficult. It takes time and money to sue plagiarists, and many people just don't care. Let plagiarists not get the punishment they deserve.
Adaptation is to make some changes on the basis of the original work, but they are all authorized by the original author, so it is not stealing. Some remuneration may be given to the original author, or the original author may give it away for free. In any case, the adaptation is reasonable. Not like plagiarism, just stealing from others. Don't respect the fruits of others' labor.
Learning from other people's ideas is to come up with a new idea, which is different from others' but enlightening. And the reference will also say who sent it. There is also respect for the original author. But such elegant words will always be used by plagiarists to defend themselves, and the quotation should be counted only when it is clearly stated that it is borrowed. Plagiarism is plagiarism, not reference.
Paying tribute is even different, that is, a person pays tribute to the person he worships. Just like Gao, he praised the "Mountain" and wrote a song "Beyond the Mountain". It's just that the title of the song echoes and the content is completely different. Some younger generations often write songs to pay tribute to their predecessors. Because some songs of his predecessors may be his favorite. This may even have started his music career. So tribute is a commendatory term.