Only in a sense of “derivative work” which is rather broad, and which I don’t think copyright law restricts (though this still needs to be settled by the courts). To be a copyright violation, it doesn’t suffice that the one work had a causal influence on the other work.
There is a test that I think is called a “three pronged test” with the 3 prongs being (iirc) something like:
1) substantial similarity: is the allegedly infringing work substantially similar to the work which it is allegedly infringing
2) Was there an actual causal influence by the work that was alleged infringed on, on the work that allegedly infringed?
3) Could the allegedly infringing work act as a substitute (economically) for the work allegedly being infringed on?
The third prong seems satisfied. The first one does not. The second one also seems satisfied but I’m less confident that I’m remembering the idea correctly (though I could be wrong about the three of them as a whole).
There is a test that I think is called a “three pronged test” with the 3 prongs being (iirc) something like:
1) substantial similarity: is the allegedly infringing work substantially similar to the work which it is allegedly infringing
2) Was there an actual causal influence by the work that was alleged infringed on, on the work that allegedly infringed?
3) Could the allegedly infringing work act as a substitute (economically) for the work allegedly being infringed on?
The third prong seems satisfied. The first one does not. The second one also seems satisfied but I’m less confident that I’m remembering the idea correctly (though I could be wrong about the three of them as a whole).