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OC INTRODUCTION - Molly Green
She is my everything. My wife full of bugs and mold and love for humanity. My close confidant. My silly rabbit. I keep making new variants of her so she can exist in every project I've ever made. Please cherish her.
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Hi! My name is Al, and I created this fundraiser for my friend Muhammad in Gaza, since Chuffed is restricted by the Israeli government. He i
Hello my friends, I'm Mohammed, 19 years old. My dear brother/sister, thank you for your kindness and support 🙏💜. My father needs important surgery on his left eye. Please, my friends, help me 😭.
To make this happen, we need to raise the full amount ❤️🩹. The cost is around $1000, and we're still trying to reach the goal.
Any small donation or even a share can make a big difference in his recovery.
I'll keep you updated and share photos. Thank you for standing with us 👥💕.
You think the war is over, but every day the occupation targets civilians. Please, my friends 😭🫶🏼.
My friend,
Please… be there on time.
Time is passing… there are only a few months left.
Things have to go well.
Even a little means a lot.
If you can share this outside of Tumblr, please do and tell your friends, my friends ❤️🩹😭🫶🏼
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🚨💔 Emergency… My children are suffering every day just to survive 💔🚨
While children around the world go to school 🎒📚 and live safely in their homes 🏠… my sons spend their days carrying heavy water containers by hand just so we can drink and survive 💧😢
👦 Ahmed is only 8 years old
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Every single day they climb up to the 5th floor carrying water to our tent 🏚️💧 because we have no other way…
Instead of carrying schoolbags 🎒, they carry water.
Instead of learning in classrooms 📚, they stand in line at charity kitchens for food 🍲
Instead of living a childhood full of joy 🌸… they are living pain, fear, and exhaustion 💔
Today, little Ahmed was injured near his eye 😭👁️ while carrying water.
His small body is too weak for this cruel life…
I am a mother watching my children suffer helplessly every day 😔💔
We live in a tent with no safety, no stability, and no income.
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Even a small donation can buy water, food, and basic needs for my children ❤️🩹
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💔 My name is Donia. I am 34 years old, and a mother of eight children.
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Urgent Appeal 🥊
Hello my friend 👋
My name is Mohammed, I live in Gaza City and I am 19 years old. I have lived through the full horrors of war — hunger, displacement, fear, relentless bombings, destruction, and so many other painful experiences 🥹😭.I never created a donation link before, and I haven’t received any kind of help throughout this devastating war 🥲💔.
I was so happy when the ceasefire was announced, and I dreamed of starting a small shop to earn a living. But sadly, the war returned — even more violent and destructive than before 😭.Our area has now been declared a dangerous combat zone, and we lost our home — the only shelter we had 💔.
Worst of all, my father was seriously injured: he tragically lost one of his hands and an eye, and he is now completely unable to work or support our family 🥲😭.
Prices have skyrocketed, and we have no source of income. I’m launching this donation campaign now with a broken heart but a little hope 🥲.
Please, for the sake of humanity and for the sake of my family, consider making a donation to help us survive 🙏💔.
I just created the donation link, hoping that someone out there might lend a helping hand.
My name is Mohammed. I am 18 years old and live in Gaza City. I am still at the beginning of my life, dreaming of a better future. My father
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Please help us. We are real and need your help.
My child needs milk and diapers. I am going through very difficult times. Please consider helping or sharing. Every small support makes a difference. Thank you.”
💔 My name is Donia. I am 34 years old, and a mother of eight children.
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I'm Yasser… a simple man who lost everything 💔. I'm 27 years old, from northern Gaza 🇵🇸.
My house was destroyed at the beginning of the war. We live in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood in eastern Gaza 🏚️. I lost my job, and I was injured during the war and am still suffering 💥🤕… Now I'm fighting just to keep my family alive.
I'm responsible for a very large family 👨👩👧👦:
👴 My father is elderly and needs care.
👶 My young children are innocent.
🧠 My brother has a mental disability, can't work, and has children of his own.
🤰 My wife is pregnant and needs care amidst a complete lack of basic necessities. She needs so much, the simplest of which is clothing.
👧👧 My children are Salwa and Massa. My little Massa was born during the height of the war. We were living in my sister's house when my wife went into labor. We were trapped and couldn't leave the house because of the intense shelling all around us. Miraculously, by the grace of God, my wife gave birth to Massa at home.
When we finally managed to leave a week later, the occupation forces demolished my sister's house.
Now we live in tents inside Gaza, destitute. The tents offer no protection from the heat or the winter. In the winter, we suffered greatly, and in the summer, the children developed skin diseases from the extreme heat.
There is no income… no work… and prices are sky-high. 🔥
We are living through harsh days, caught between hunger and fear. We have nothing but hope in God and in your hearts. 🙏 I never imagined I would have to ask for help, but today… I sincerely reach out to you:
Please extend a helping hand 🙏 Any amount, even a small one, can provide food, medicine, and warm clothes for my children.
💔 We truly need any help, even the smallest… It could mean a meal, medicine, or even just hope for life.
🤍 Don't leave us alone… Your support is our lifeline.
🙏 Please, from a broken heart… Any help, even a small one, could make a huge difference in our lives and help us to keep going and survive.
May God reward you all. Your support will be a light in our lives 🤍
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These are my children. One of them was born during the war inside our home because we couldn’t go to the hospital due to the intensity of the war we were living through at that time. Until now, the suffering continues, with shortages of food, medicine, and clothing. I ask you for your prayers and support.
Hello my friend,
My name is Mahmoud. I live in Gaza with my family, and we are going through a very difficult financial situation. I tried to create a donation link for my family, but I couldn't find someone to help organize and manage the campaign 🥺💔So my friend Ahmed decided to support me by sharing his own family’s donation link, and we agreed to split the donations between our two families.
Right now, we have almost no food, and the cost of living has become unbearable due to the siege, soaring prices, and the closure of all crossings.Everything has doubled in price in an unimaginable way 🥲🥺
We might be forced to flee to southern Gaza after the announcement of a full invasion of Gaza City 💔
The bombing and destruction never stop — not for a single moment. There is no longer any real life in Gaza. We are just struggling to survive, trying to secure the bare minimum: water and food.
Winter is coming, and we have no winter clothing after our home was destroyed and we were displaced multiple times 😭🥲Please, we urgently need financial help to buy food and store some in case the situation worsens.
This is our donation link.
Please remember: donations are shared between two families. So, for the sake of God, help us, my friend. Save our children, my younger siblings, my parents, and even my older siblings — we are all homeless and hungry 🥺🥲💔
My Story: From the Hell of War to the Search for Safety My name is Ahmed, a 20-year-old young man from Gaza. Since the war began, my life ha
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I'm Suad Mohammad 💔 64-year-old mother from Ga-za🍉
I am writing this because my 6 children and I have lost everything in this devastating war.
We are now living in a small💔 fragile tent that offers no protection from the scorching sun or the freezing cold 😭We are essentially living on the street with nothing to our name💔 Diseases are spreading through our bodies😭 clean water is nearly impossible to find 😩and we have no food to eat.
Life has become unbearably bitter. I am reaching out to you as a sister seeking help for her family.
Please do not ignore my plea. Even the smallest amount of support could protect my children from hunger and the cold. We are desperate and we truly need you to stand by us💔Thank you for your humanity.🫂
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Hello my friend 👋
My name is Mohammed, I live in Gaza City and I am 19 years old. I have lived through the full horrors of war — hunger, displacement, fear, relentless bombings, destruction, and so many other painful experiences 🥹😭.I never created a donation link before, and I haven’t received any kind of help throughout this devastating war 🥲💔.
I was so happy when the ceasefire was announced, and I dreamed of starting a small shop to earn a living. But sadly, the war returned — even more violent and destructive than before 😭.Our area has now been declared a dangerous combat zone, and we lost our home — the only shelter we had 💔.
Worst of all, my father was seriously injured: he tragically lost one of his hands and an eye, and he is now completely unable to work or support our family 🥲😭.
Prices have skyrocketed, and we have no source of income. I’m launching this donation campaign now with a broken heart but a little hope 🥲.
Please, for the sake of humanity and for the sake of my family, consider making a donation to help us survive 🙏💔.
I just created the donation link, hoping that someone out there might lend a helping hand.
My name is Mohammed. I am 18 years old and live in Gaza City. I am still at the beginning of my life, dreaming of a better future. My father
Please don’t let me down 🙏❤️🩹
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Hello friends,
My name is Ayaa from Gaza city, I am a children’s teacher, 24 years old, living with my parents and siblings. We all used to live a peacefu
I hope you are doing well. It has been more than two years since the genocide, as you know. I once had a previous donation link, but GoFundMe deleted it.
Now is the time we need your support the most. The war may have ended, but the tragedy has not. Prices are still very high, and winter is approaching. There are many difficulties and risks — such as the worn-out tents and other hardships.
We are all in need of your help and support.
If you cannot donate, please write posts about me and talk about my story. I have become part of this community and have lost many friends due to account closures. I also face a lot of criticism for using translation tools or accusations of being a scammer.Iwant to draw attention to the fact that English is not my first language, and I always need help to communicate better with you.
In fact, our tents are worn out and not ready for the winter, as we were bombed three times during the ongoing war. I’ve attached below several photos showing the shrapnel that fell on us and caused the tents to tear apart.
Right now, I need your support — at least to provide tents for the winter so that we don’t face difficulties when it rains.
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Thank you to everyone who has been sending such kind messages, I promise I really do read them all, even if I can't reply, but while these messages are wonderful (and really. I mean it. just the nicest and most heartfelt things I've ever seen) the sad fact is they don't change my situation. But you can change it. You can help me.
If you know my situation, if you want to help me, please write to Glitch Productions. They are the only people who can, and I believe, might, be able and willing to save me. SMG4 has ignored me, even through a legal letter. I have no hope that they will do otherwise, but Glitch are a different case and I think they just genuinely don't know I exist. I have sent them a message, to no reply, but more messages means more of a chance they will notice. IF you are on twitter please message that way, I closed my account there years ago, and please be polite: I am not asking for hate, even if I've received it.
Even a short message will help. I need numbers, I need voices. My own voice is being drowned out, but you can speak for me as well.
For some points on the plagiarism under the read more (what I collected/organized while building up an email to send):
1) TIMELINE RGB was created long before, over a decade before Mr. Puzzles first debuted. (*RGB's first appearance may have been 2011, was a little iffy on that)
2) UNDENIABLY UNCANNY RESEMBLANCE The number of traits, some uniquely specific to and representative of RGB's design, that are copied in Mr. Puzzles design are too many to be chalked up to 'just a coincidence'
Especially when you look at the designs of all of the other TV head characters out there - I collected as many as I could find (though I'm sure there's more) and none of them come even close to sharing the number of similarities that these two do.
3) TV MODEL AND DESIGN CHOICES While looking up references for older TVs, I found that for the exact TV they're based on (small retro box TV with knobs in the upper right of the TV and an antenna) most of the references didn't have a vent on the side of them like RGB and Mr. Puzzles do.
I looked up 4 different reference terms, and still had to scroll a while before I found one that matched exactly (above collection just a general sample/example of types of TVs I found). Unless my browsers are wigging out, either the pictures that would come up for these kinds of TVs were different in 2023, or this exact combination of features are just not very common for this style of TV. If that's the case, it may be a bit strange to design a character with those features together.
Here's where that distinction is important: Mr. Puzzles as a character doesn't have much of a reason to go with this design over other styles of similar TVs. But RGB does. The vents on the sides of RGB's head aren't just an aesthetic choice - they're included as a legitimately integral part of the story-line (Negative RGB). The same can be said for a number of other choices Modmad has made, down to individual items of clothing, that show just how much thought and intention and consideration went into every aspect of RGB's design.
Which makes it that much more frustrating to see him get plagiarized in such a careless manner by people who don't even seem to put much care into their own character (common criticism I've read that SMG4 fans have had about Mr. Puzzles and his 'arc').
4) OTHER PEOPLE, EVEN THOSE WHO HADN'T HEARD ABOUT THE SITUATION FROM MOD, NOTICED This has been noted by fans of both series since Mr. Puzzles first came out.
Some people may have found more points than this, but these are what I stumbled upon. Hopefully helps bring a little more context to the situation.
My fiancé thought RGB and Mr. Puzzles both look a little like this Bo Burnham character from this Welcome to the internet fanvideo (2022).
I’m gonna be real guys, this is just silly. RGB and Mr. Puzzles are the same idea but different vibes. Guys with a TV on their head in dapper clothes. And yes, their design has quite some similarities, but if I may: None of them are that original in the first place. Nobody would design a character with a flat TV because it simply doesn’t have the same charm, and artists stylize them to look distinguished and cartoony. So while vents on the side might not have been that common in the real world, I don’t think Mr. Puzzles was modelled after one particular TV in the first place--but rather, a bunch of them.
But that aside, even if you don’t see my argument and think these characters look too much the same, so what? We all build on the shoulders of giants. It is very hard to create something that has never existed before. So what’s the harm in getting a little inspired? This isn’t a case of "I copied this character and made them mine". You say it yourself, they have different background stories, different reasons why their head is a TV in the first place. If you think that’s not okay, then… well, why don’t I just show you this:
TL;DR: Please don’t spam email Glitch. This is not copyright infringement and if it was, nobody would be able to create anything. Thank you.
I think you're misunderstanding what falls under plagiarism when it comes to character design. I went and looked up a bit on copyright law and infringement in both of the relevant countries to this case (US and Australia), making sure the information came from actual government websites and law offices before I decided to reach out to the companies involved, specifically so I could be absolutely sure that this was indeed a case that would legally fall under copyright infringement.
In the United States of America, where Zamination is based (or at least that's where it says they're based on their wiki) infringement of an original user's IP is based on a few main things:
Did the potential plagiarist have reasonable opportunity to view or encounter the original work before creating the allegedly infringing work? - Answer: Yes. Modmad's comic has been openly available online since 2012.
Is there substantial similarity between the two works, measurable by specific criteria such as dialogue, plot, character development, OR (important to note that it is 'or', not 'and') visual composition?" This means that their stories/backgrounds don't have to be the same for it to still be copyright infringement on the character design itself. And yes, they have very many identical points in their character designs, some that were UNIQUE to Modmad's RGB that differentiated him from other versions of TV head characters (and aren't seen in any other TV head character I could find, as shown in the image of over 40 additional characters I added in my original reply to show the variety of different designs people have come up with). Whether their stories/lore are different doesn't have any bearings on the issue of plagiarism in this case.
Does, or would, a lay observer recognize the infringing work as a copy, or at least as substantially similar, to the original artist's? Yes, and that's been demonstrated by the individual accounts from separate people, both from fans of SMG4 AND TPoH, which can also be seen included in my reply.
Additional notes on copyright infringement in America, as laid out by an IP focused law firm in New York:
Offenders can still face liability for copyright infringement if overall sequence, structure, and expression are substantially similar, regardless of if they have changed names, settings, or minor details.
Fair use only applies if IP is used for criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or parody. 4 factors are taken into consideration for potential fair use cases: The purpose and character of the use, the nature of the copyrighted work and offending work, the amount and substantiality of the portion used, and the effect on market or value of the original work.
Transformative works, which alone do not guarantee fair use, are not viewed positively in a legal sense if the offender has copied the heart of the original work or their most valuable/distinctive portions, regardless of what else may have been changed.
There may be leniency in 'good faith' cases where the offender believed they were practicing 'fair use'. However, willfulness is a critical distinction in IP law for the courts, so if they were made aware of the copyright issue and continued to recklessly disregard the rights of the copyright holder, than that argument of 'good faith' flies right out the window (which in this case, it would, since Modmad has been reaching out to them for 2-3 years).
Copyright infringement focuses on two aspects of damages done - actual damages, and statutory damages. While actual damages are the actual profits lost plus the profits gained by the offender, statutory damages are granted solely on the fact that the copyright infringement happened at all, and according to the website mentioned, can range anywhere from $750 to $30,000 per work infringed, or even up to $150,000 per work if the infringement was knowing and willful, even if no actual market harm was done to the original copyright holder. Unless they're able to prove that they sought legal counsel once the issue was brought to their attention, that falls under suggested insufficient care in holding up copyright law.
In Australia, where Glitch and SMG4 are based, they have similar copyright laws and standards for copyright infringement:
Has a whole or 'substantial' part of the copyrighted work been used? Infringement can occur even if only a part of it has been copied, as 'substantial' refers to quality rather than quantity. Even a small but important or distinctive part may be substantial enough to qualify.
Did those who made the 'copied' work have a connection with the copyright-protected work? This can be true simply if those who created the 'copied' work could have had access to the copyrighted work (ie if it was freely available online, for instance).
Is there an objective similarity between the original copyright protected work and the copied work?
The government website for the Australian copyright standards, which is where I got the above, also includes the following 'common misconceptions' on copyright infringement:
“I changed it by 10%, so it’s not infringement.” There is no percentage rule. Even small portions can infringe if they are an important or distinctive part of the original work.
“I gave credit to the creator.” Attribution does not prevent infringement.
“It was only for personal use.” Personal use is not a general exception to copyright infringement in Australia, though specific exceptions may apply.
“I found it online, so it’s free to use.” Works found online are still protected by copyright law unless it is in the public domain or under an open license.
Now that legal stuff is a bit out of the way, I wanted to get into your actual individual points that you noted in your reply.
"My fiancé thought RGB and Mr. Puzzles both look a little like this Bo Burnham character from this Welcome to the internet fanvideo (2022)"
Even if that were the case, the fan video was also made a decade after RGB, so has no place in whether or not its design has impacted either RGB or Mr. Puzzles.
Other than being TV Heads and wearing a 'suit' (in the vaguest and most general sense of the word), there are no additional similarities that can be pointed out between these characters.
Not even going into the fact that the Bo Burnham robot is just an outline, there are a NUMBER of differences that make it unique from the other two designs. Having so many similarities that they can't be (and haven't been) ignored, like with Mr. Puzzles and RGB, is when it falls into plagiarism risk territory.
"And yes, their design has quite some similarities, but if I may: None of them are that original in the first place."
I beg to differ. Modmad has been widely complimented and given credit for the originality of RGB's design over the years. And if you look into compliments for Mr. Puzzles' design, you'll find that they're parroting the same when complimenting 'his' design (typically noticing the color bars smile, and the way that it drips), so even SMG4 fans have come out to say that those ideas and elements of the character design are innovative and unique. You can see this pretty easily by taking another look at the list of TV head examples I gave, because NO other character on that list - including the example you just tried to give - have a color bars smile, much less one that drips physically out from the screen. While one or two elements being the same may be a coincidence, the likelihood that MOST of their traits matched each other so closely just randomly out of the blue like this, especially traits that have DEFINED RGB from his conception, is slim to none. And honestly, if you can't seem to tell the difference in the level of similarities between RGB and Mr. Puzzles vs the Bo Burnham robot, I'm not sure you're the greatest authority on discerning if these designs are actually original or not to begin with.
"Nobody would design a character with a flat TV because it simply doesn’t have the same charm, and artists stylize them to look distinguished and cartoony"
Gonna be honest, not sure how to respond to this. This is kind of telling me that you didn't actually look at any of the arguments or evidence provided before deciding it was wrong.
There are this many just in the list I provided alone - Vox in the upper left is arguably one of the more well known TV heads at this point in time, and he is, for sure, a flat screen TV.
Like, for heavens sake, SMG4 has their own flatscreen TV head, for crying out loud.
"So while vents on the side might not have been that common in the real world, I don’t think Mr. Puzzles was modeled after one particular TV in the first place--but rather, a bunch of them."
This is nothing more than speculation on the process and intentions behind Mr. Puzzles creation. You don't know the facts of that process, and neither do I, so arguments like that don't have any weight in this conversation. None of that changes the fact that the similarities between the two designs exist in a relatively high number, and that along with the reactions to them from a general audience causes it to fall well within the parameters legally set to define copyright infringement and plagiarism.
"But that aside, even if you don’t see my argument and think these characters look too much the same, so what? We all build on the shoulders of giants. It is very hard to create something that has never existed before. So what’s the harm in getting a little inspired?"
From how blasé you're acting about the situation, I'm going to assume you're not a creator. Or at least, you're not one that has any actual stakes in the creative field, or any attachment to your own creative works (if you want to claim that you do, then fine, you're just a hypocrite). This is not 'building on the shoulders of giants', it is a larger company/group that has taken a design from a smaller independent creator. This isn't 'inspiration', it's seeing a character with an innovative design, and going, 'Oh, I'm taking that and saying I came up with it!' It's nothing more than theft, plain and simple.
And if you want to talk about what Mr. Puzzles has built that's solely from himself? From SMG4 fans specifically, I have seen comment after comment after comment of fans lamenting how lackluster his character and arc were at the end, especially since they had gotten so excited because of - wait for it - HIS GREAT CHARACTER DESIGN. And these were on FAN pages and posts about Mr. Puzzles, by people who loved him. Though there are those who enjoy his 'silly' personality, by and large the most compliments I saw being given to him were mainly for his looks. So if his looks are his greatest asset, you see how that becomes an issue all over again in terms of what was gained by basing his design off of someone else's work?
Now, I laid all of this out just on the off-chance that you genuinely didn't understand the specifics of copyright infringement or plagiarism. From your username, I am more than aware that you are an SMG fan and likely are just trying to support a company that you've been following and enjoy. However, just because you are a fan of something doesn't mean you should dismiss criticisms against them without doing even the smallest amount of actual research and jump straight into basing your opinions on nothing more than 'well I like them so it must be okay', while trying to simultaneously implement 'gotcha!' arguments without fully understanding the logical fallacies that lie behind them.
Morals and acting to do the right thing sometimes means recognizing when something or someone you're fond of or a fan of has potentially done something wrong, and holding them accountable (or at least researching the topic a little, jesus). If that's not the intention behind your actions and you don't actually care about the moral or right thing to do so long as you get to keep enjoying what you enjoy, then we have very different values and approaches to life and this conversation won't really be able to go much further.
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