'RGB V. MR. PUZZLES: Copyright Infringement Claim' Information and Research Masterpost
It's been a while since I promised to have this masterpost out, but I think I finally have everything roughly organized together
This is a masterpost compiling most of the information and resources I've collected while researching Modmad's copyright infringement claim and case related to SMG4/Glitch/ZAMination. Some of this information is collected from points I've touched on in previous reblog chains, some are new points I've come across since, and some address arguments/points I've seen brought up by others.
As some of the information or research I've done can apply to a few different points covered within the posts listed below, there may be times where certain pieces of information are repeated.
Just as a note, I've set many of the individual posts in this masterpost as not rebloggable, as I think they'd be missing too much context as stand-alone posts.
I've collected and organized most of the information in this masterpost myself, so I'll apologize ahead of time for any mistakes or weird wording I may have missed while writing out these posts - I'm sure there are bound to be a couple, at least. Hopefully a lot of this though will still remain relatively informative
LINKS TO POSTS/TOPICS COVERED
Legal Information
Difference between 'plagiarism' and 'copyright infringement' [X]
Standards of Copyright Law and copyright infringement [X]
Relevant copyright terms and tests [X]
Berne Convention Overview - regards law on international copyright recognition [X]
Potentially relevant copyright infringement cases [X]
Copyright Laws and Standards - Sources [X]
Case Relevant Information
Background and Timeline [X]
Copyright Law and Standards in relation to current case [X]
Outside perspectives noting similarities between RGB and Mr. Puzzles' designs [X]
Argument against 'Common Source' [X]
Relevant Clothing/Style References and Notes [X]
Breakdown of Cube/FM's statement on the matter [X]
Character Information
RGB and Mr. Puzzles - Brief similarities overview, images [X]
RGB and Mr. Puzzles - Isolated differences/design elements [X]
Compiled list of established TV head characters [155] [X]
Spreadsheet comparing relevant shared similarities across established TV head characters [155] [X]
Design and development breakdowns of 'similar' characters; Tenna and Vox [X]
Modmad
RGB - Specific design elements and reasoning behind them [X]
RGB - Theming [X]
Modmad's re-known and popularity in the online artistic space [X]
Modmad popular fanworks compilation [X]
Claims and arguments against or referring to Modmad [X]
SMG4
SMG4's design culture and general reliance on outside IPs [X]
Mr. Puzzles' reception in SMG4 community [X]
(please note - Modmad, at this point, is working with a professional legal team on this matter, so the sole intention of these posts are to provide information and context about this case to those who may not have it yet)
(I fully encourage others to do their own research if there's additional questions they have that they're curious about that I may not have included, or if they think what I have is either incorrect or lacking - I always think it's good practice to get into the habit of fact checking for oneself and practicing independent research when the opportunity comes up for it!)
Another huge thank you to Timmy for compiling all of this so that people can understand- many folks have been asking how this situation is going, so I've asked my lawyer and I am allowed to say this: I am continuing to defend my work against infringement, but can't say more now due to pending litigation on the advice of said lawyer.
Thank you all for your support and understanding, and please do keep sharing this information so that people are better informed.
