Blatant Copying Someones Elses Work!

[Don. Edwards]

While browsing the site today I came across the the thread called "Centauri Hegemony" in the "Celestia Add-ons" section. Inside I found something disturbing. What I consider just not quite right. This is a copy of my response to this post.

My Quote

"Well,
The Mars texture looks familiar, so no points on originality there. You shouldn't go out of your way to copy other people?€™s hard work. You could have created a Terraformed Mars that looked nothing like mine. There are many ways and directions you could have taken. But this is almost a total copy of my work. I am sure you didn't do half the research I did in the creation of mine. Well there goes 2 years hard work out the window. This is the kind of blatant rip off that really makes artists mad. Sure I got the basic idea from other images of a Terraformed Mars. But I built on top that with a great deal of research, to make it as realistic as possible. But this, this is just plain ripping off. You saw what you liked and copied it for your own use. He even had the audacity to use my cloud texture on the thing.

I am now going to have to consider how I am going to move forward at this point. I am seriously considering not publicly releasing any more textures at all. I have more than enough people requesting my work at the professional level that I don't this kind of treatment. And yes I know it?€™s possible to for two artists to create something that in the end looks similar, But I have been posting pictures of my texture for almost 2 years now. So in the end we can see copied who here.

At this point all can ask is that the Celestia community to take sides on this issue. Stand up for what is right and put our collective feet down when it comes to rip offs like this.


Don. Edwards"

Now I have been creating textures for well over five years here and to have a project that I am still working on copied is like having ones guts ripped out. I wouldn't mind so much if I had the texture out in the wilds of the internet. But this is totally different. I have had my work copied before, but always after it has been released. This is just to much. I hope the whole of the Celestia Community will take a stand on this. If not, I am gone. I will take my work elsewhere. I do not have to stand for this and no one else should have to either.

Don. Edwards

[ElChristou]

Don, see the original thread for my view...

[BobHegwood]

So what do you need, Don?

Just lemme know and you've GOT it my friend...

Thanks, Bob

[cartrite]

Don,
I don't think it is right to copy someones hard work. Permission should have been asked. Acknowledgments should have been made. One should try to make sure both those conditions are met before even mentioning anything in any forum let alone make it publicly available. Maybe it should be a rule here?
Take Care
Hope this doesn't lead to your leaving.
cartrite

[Don. Edwards]

Everyone, I am trying to work with Neethis on this, so please lets just let this go. For more information check my response in the for mentioned thread.

Don. Edwards