FLASH: blatent rip off

[CWSTEVNS]

>I cannot believe that! It's HORRIBLE, in more ways than one. The only

>thing they managed to get halfway decent are the elements that are

>EXACTLY THE SAME as on Dennis Interactive. How horrible of them.


>>>I certainly don't find the Indian plagiarism 'horrible'. On the 

>>>contrary, it's fuzziness is amusing.


Easy with the intellectual jabberwocky there- Bill Skywalker. You missed the 

point.  I think what Sarah was reacting to, as I did, was the initial shock 

of seeing such a weird  copy of a site that is respected in this circle for 

it's level of artistic fluidity and skill - it set a higher level for us that 

value original, creative vision. I don't think your defeatist attitude of 

"come on I dare you to sue me and make me famous"  helps anybody. Let's end 

the suspense right now, let's take this tired scenario to its exciting 

logical conclusion - Dennis Interactive sues Electronic Arts for plagiarism, 

they win . Electronic Arts gets a little press, people have a little laugh at 

them- story over.  After that unfortunate incident - Electronic Arts won't be 

taken seriously- and Dennis Interactive will, and now more for their 

integrity and belief in their artistry.  I believe that the best thing to do 

is just ignore them, for the people it matters most to- us - the ones trying 

to make interesting things with Flash- we know better. The most frightening 

thing to people who are looking for cheap publicity is - SILENCE. Now that 

uppercase lamentation WILL keep them up at night...  Sooner or later they 

will want to create something original that gets talked about.

Your silly quip that copyright is old-fashioned is ridiculous. Let me give 

you a "worthwhile web precedent - you can use it real life too - it's fun : 

Try to be original in everything you do. The infantile games that pretend to 

push the boundaries are tedious.

As I'm writing this I see that you are pressing on with this- in a response 

to Roger Heath, in the newest digest, yawn..... The internet is just starting 

to happen but the same old values are still here, they didn't suddenly go 

away. The only good surprises are good artists and great work.

You know, I had a much more "original" satisfying interpretation of the final 

scenes in "2001"- by the way,a truly great, inspired, original work of art.  

I think I'll keep it to myself....  



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