Y'know, we always know you're joking, but in Ellison's case, there are no doubt people who probably feel that way. Gary Groth, for one. The two have a feud going back to 1980. Ellison was one of the most litiginous guys on the planet.
James Cameron's 1984 The Terminator movie's end credits start with "An acknowledgement to the works of Harlan Ellison". Because Ellison sued director James Cameron, and that acknowledgement was part of the settlement. Swiped concepts include Ellison's short story and televised episode "Soldier" (1964), about a genetically bred soldier sent back in time to our present, and his short story "I Have No Mouth, I Must Scream"(1967) about a sentient worldwide computer that deliberately starts a nuclear war to wipe out the human civilization it was designed to protect.
Ellison also partly contributed to the end of Warren magazines, when he sued in 1980 for Ellison story ideas swiped in one of their stories. Although Warren was already experiencing a precipitous drop in sales. They ceased publication in Feb 1983.
