Plagiarism?

ValcienValcien Join Date: 2007-07-22 Member: 61650Members
<div class="IPBDescription">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fade_eye.jpg</div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fade_eye.jpg" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fade_eye.jpg</a>

I don't know much about innertron webnets and wikies, but it looks like this dude is taking credit for the fade eye pic cause he put a plastic filter over it in photoshop.

Discuss.

If Im wrong I owe that guy a coke.

Comments

  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    Looks like some pranster edited it...
  • the_x5the_x5 the Xzianthian Join Date: 2004-03-02 Member: 27041Members, Constellation
    Well, it goes back to the <b>GNU License</b> Wikipedia has:
    <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tex...ntation_License</a>
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1670548:date=Feb 14 2008, 07:21 PM:name=the_x5)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_x5 @ Feb 14 2008, 07:21 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1670548"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Well, it goes back to the <b>GNU License</b> Wikipedia has:
    <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tex...ntation_License</a><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Only problem is that it is not their work to license.
  • nipnip Join Date: 2003-11-12 Member: 22670Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1670558:date=Feb 14 2008, 09:19 PM:name=Thansal)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Thansal @ Feb 14 2008, 09:19 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1670558"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Only problem is that it is not their work to license.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Because....the work is a derivative, and only the original author has the right to make (or give permission to make) derivative works. See: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative_work" target="_blank">Wikipedia - Derivative Works</a>
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