RE: What Is Art Plagiarism? By Francis Leverett Golden
So this is your authoritative source?
Francis Leverett Golden, a nobody with no credentials from DeviantArt who has not contributed anything there to support his claim to be an artist and hobbyist, no credentials whatsoever, website or link to any source verifying his right and authority to speak on such matters; with a bare cupboard of no creations, and the only other thing one can find (on a web search) is a video on Vimeo that - now hold on to your seat: no explanation in the text whatsoever (who shot the video, date of the event, information about the band, possibly also their website, copyright status of the music etc). The name of the band and the event is in the title, yes, but that is not good enough: it is a BOOTLEG from a concert!
so much for your source!
To cite unreliable sources as justification for your widespread accusations of plagiarism among Steemit artists is unprofessional, ignorant and downright mean-spirited (which I suspect is your intent).
If you wanted to educate yourself about Plagiarism (and you sorely need education that seems to be lacking) then why not check Wikipedia and the cited reference material?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism
Now if you read through the information on there, and study the reference material cited, then, and maybe only then, can you claim to know anything about plagiarism.
Otherwise, you are what you are: a pretentious fool, self-appointed to be a arbiter of art postings on Steemit.
But then, you share these traits of uneducated pretentiousness with your source, Francis Leverett Golden.
And another thing: just posting or linking to the sources of the images you use does not make it OK for you to use, be that your various Jaguar images or illustrations like the one in this post, which would only be borderline Fair Use if you had written the title of the source (not just image linking to it) and commented on the article in question in your own words and, by copying Francis Leverett Golden's posting off DeviantArt word for word without asking and getting permission of the author (even though the author is as much of a fool as you are) but without any of your own commentary, then Fair Use can not be claimed and you are in violation of presumed copyright - citing the source is not enough!
The definition that fits you to a tee is found in the Urban Dictionary
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the "wrongful appropriation" and "stealing and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions" and the representation of them as one's own original work.Plagiarism is considered academic dishonesty and a breach of journalistic ethics. It is subject to sanctions such as penalties, suspension, and even expulsion from school or work. Recently, cases of "extreme plagiarism" have been identified in academia. The modern concept of plagiarism as immoral and originality as an ideal emerged in Europe in the 18th century, particularly with the Romantic movement.
@thermoplastic I think it's meaningless to argue with bigoted snobs, but at least all those artists and enthusiasts who are trying to earn some cryptos here know they don't need to feel intimidated by these ignorant trolls who lack any authority whatsoever. The motivation behind their denunciation is rooted in their inability to create anything by their own. In other words: They see plagiarism everywhere BECAUSE IT'S THEIR OWN FUCKING ISSUE!
You are making a colossal mistake, and you will soon find out why.
You just made a big mistake by threatening me.
Your colossal mistake is defending art plagiarists, and what you will find out soon is that "inspiration" is not a justification to plagiarize.
But I dont want to interrupt your mistake, please keep talking.
If you think you can intimidate @gric, you are sadly mistaken. Jaguars are his favorite breakfast food.
Mabe you should change your profile pic to this - and you have my permission as the © owner of this image to use it on your profile.
You are a mold on the body of our Steemit community. You are a nobody that just joined 3 months ago. You over-inflate your ego any further, you might explode! Because of your insignificance on the overall artistic landscape of Steemit, you are suffering from a form of Napoleon Complex - threatening @gric is a flaggable offence, and you will soon find out how our community will react!
And here you go, Game Over:
https://steemit.com/abuse/@jaguar.force/indisputable-evidence-of-akarantain-being-an-intentional-art-plagiarist-and-a-poseur
Thank you for your opinion, but unfortunately for you and all the people defending blatant art plagiarists like akarantain, most of what you read in this post will become the rules of the cleaning community regarding art plagiarism. The was no threat, as said above the colossal mistake is defending art plagiarists, and what you will find out soon is that "inspiration" is not a justification to plagiarize. In any case go ahead and flag all you want, be my guest....
Thank you for your opinion.