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I have people like that. Especially idea thieves. That's why I own the SCH. Speaking of clones...*checks on past clones*

People who do that should be reported and then permanently shunned from neopia. Just because they have no originality, they attempt to steal works of others to seem better. If this were anywhere but the internet, they'd be arrested or something like that

i'm not entirely sure if they can be sued, but if anything, their comics shouldn't be accepted to the NT. it makes me angry that some people who work hard on their comics don't get in, but people with this unoriginal crap (and bad artwork, i may add) get in.

I mean, look at stoneman3x! He works hard on his comics and they're funny! There wasn't even a RC this week.

yeah, Really confused is probably one of the only actually funny comics left.

That second comic with the Meercas is hard to understand unless you see the original. How exactly would Meerca Pie be good for the flu?

Well, its kinda like if I started a burger chain with a big green "M" as my logo. McDonald's doesn't own the idea of fast food restaurants or the letter M in itself, but if there is confusion between trademarks you can get sued for that.

An editorial also said they changed all the red crosses in Neopets to green because they were asked to...doesn't take a genius to figure out who asked them too

Well, it's not like Neopets knows of every single comic ever made.So they aren't able to say "Oh that was a stolen idea!" and not put it up.The only thing that you can do is report it and you have to have evidence.And sometimes that won't even work.

The Draik day image was a direct copy of Baby Dragon (I think that was it) from Yu-Gi-Oh. I thought about reporting it, but was still too bitter about my image not getting in. >.<;;

Qanda,

There's a very good chance that the original cartoon was in fact copyrighted and may have been that artist's original idea. Using an image, an idea, etc. and making it your own I don't have a problem with at all...it's the idea that in this case it's almost verbatim and no mention/credit was made of the original work - that's plagerism and if the original artist saw this they could try to take legal action - either against the person who submitted it, Neo or both (the person for submitting, Neo for publishing).

In a very general, vague way whenever you put something on the internet it is "copyrighted" - I don't completely understand the law on this one. At the same time, we all know that it's super easy to do a search or stumble across something and take it or have it taken if we're the original artist.

Out and out art theft is wrong. Entering an "original" cartoon, drawing (think BC, Art gallery - so many flagrantly stolen images, down to the original artist's name), claiming it as your own original work when you know it isn't just makes me and alot of us angry.

Using another's image/quote, etc. I think is ok IF you make sure you give credit in some way and IF the person says it's ok to use. If they state that you absolutely cannot use their image, etc., then steer clear and respect that. That's what I do anyway.

I hate to tell you this but...

I've seen this idea in many comics and cartoons. It's old but it's no biggie if it's copied. Since that comic you found wasn't the first to do it either.

Jokes get recycled. It's life.

Thank yoou! I KNEW I'd heard of stoneman3x before, I just couldn't figure out where...

I'm pretty sure you can't get aressed for a civil crime (although the RIAA is trying to change that -- scarry) I'm fairly sure it's a fine type thing.

Still's scummy though