- November 3rd, 2020, 8:48 am#4941732
Hey all, I wanted to get the community’s opinion on an issue that has been haunting me (no pun intended) for years. I’ve done a variety of digital prop work (designing Ghostbusters maps, operator manuals, slime beaker labels, Winston’s check, blueprints, etc.) throughout the years. My work was stolen so rampantly I took most of it off the internet but that hasn’t stopped it from occasionally popping up.
That’s part of why I started the YouTube channel Channeling Spirits. I’m not meaning this to be a shameless plug, but it is important for context. Some of you may be familiar with us, certainly the Ghostbusters Northwest are. Back in April 28, 2020, we posted a video “How Does the Proton Pack Work? | The History and Physics of Ghostbusters Equipment”.
Today we found that a new video had been posted by Ghostbusters NW “GBNW ‘How It Works’ - The Proton Pack” which very obviously copies every one of our ideas. See for yourself and compare.
My question to the community is, how acceptable is this? From a personal standpoint it is very frustrating. Yes, the video’s description gives (minor) credit to us. Yes, from a copyright standpoint, both our videos are merely derivative works of an original IP. I suppose I’m more annoyed at the lack of decorum and the evident plagiarism of our original ideas. I'd be curious to know others thoughts and hear if others have had such extensive issues with their work being stolen. Often we are quick to be outraged by re-casters, what about others who doing practically the same thing?
That’s part of why I started the YouTube channel Channeling Spirits. I’m not meaning this to be a shameless plug, but it is important for context. Some of you may be familiar with us, certainly the Ghostbusters Northwest are. Back in April 28, 2020, we posted a video “How Does the Proton Pack Work? | The History and Physics of Ghostbusters Equipment”.
Today we found that a new video had been posted by Ghostbusters NW “GBNW ‘How It Works’ - The Proton Pack” which very obviously copies every one of our ideas. See for yourself and compare.
My question to the community is, how acceptable is this? From a personal standpoint it is very frustrating. Yes, the video’s description gives (minor) credit to us. Yes, from a copyright standpoint, both our videos are merely derivative works of an original IP. I suppose I’m more annoyed at the lack of decorum and the evident plagiarism of our original ideas. I'd be curious to know others thoughts and hear if others have had such extensive issues with their work being stolen. Often we are quick to be outraged by re-casters, what about others who doing practically the same thing?
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