Content Plagiarism

Colonel_Klink (4/3/2013)

I am just wonder how this works for say the duplication of work. For example developer "A" might create and publish a Huey helicopter and sell it on the store. Developer "B" might also create and publish a Huey helicopter and wants to sell it in the store as well. Has developer "B" committed plagiarism in duplicating the Huey even though he has created the mesh and textures himself? on the outside both models may look similar. Both developers may have even used the same 3 view drawings to produce the models.
Are accusations of plagiarism or copying going to be hurled at developer "B" for wanting to create and sell a similar item?

Bob

Hi Bob,

Developer B certainly wouldn't be committing plagiarism if he created all the content himself. You could have 100 different Huey helicopters for sale in the Marketplace as long as each seller created all the content themselves.

However it would be plagiarism if Developer B took Developer A's mesh or textures and used them for their model. Taking someone else's hard work and then making a few changes does not make the new model your own.

Peter
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Peter (RL)	Peter (RL) Posted 11 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Administrators Last Active: 2 hours ago Posts: 22.7K, Visits: 35.7K	Colonel_Klink (4/3/2013) I am just wonder how this works for say the duplication of work. For example developer "A" might create and publish a Huey helicopter and sell it on the store. Developer "B" might also create and publish a Huey helicopter and wants to sell it in the store as well. Has developer "B" committed plagiarism in duplicating the Huey even though he has created the mesh and textures himself? on the outside both models may look similar. Both developers may have even used the same 3 view drawings to produce the models. Are accusations of plagiarism or copying going to be hurled at developer "B" for wanting to create and sell a similar item? Bob Hi Bob, Developer B certainly wouldn't be committing plagiarism if he created all the content himself. You could have 100 different Huey helicopters for sale in the Marketplace as long as each seller created all the content themselves. However it would be plagiarism if Developer B took Developer A's mesh or textures and used them for their model. Taking someone else's hard work and then making a few changes does not make the new model your own. Peter Forum Administrator www.reallusion.com
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Colonel_Klink	Colonel_Klink Posted 11 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Forum Members Last Active: 3 Months Ago Posts: 1.0K, Visits: 7.4K	Hi Peter. That's how I've always understood that. Being in the model making game for a few years now I have see instances where a creator of a new model which was identical to another model maker's one get accused of plagiarism. I always take a series of development screenshots when I create my models, and always suggest that this is a good way of proving that the model you create is indeed your own. Cheers Bob * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * See all my content in one place Facebook Page: CWK3D Game and Film Content Cancer Survivor - Retired Teacher - Geriatric Icloner still learning Hardware: ZX80; Operating System- ZX80 Basic; CPU - ZX80 @ 3.25 MHz; Memory - 1KB; Hard Drive - N/A; Storage - Cassette; Monitor: Any old CRT TV
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Content Plagiarism

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