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If this guy has so much pride in his work & the years of research it took to produce it, why does he want it limited to a single mediocre German tabloid?

by enkiv2 12y ago

jameskilton 12y ago
Please don't blame the victim. This is a legitimate grievance. The polish paper very obviously stole his work.
- steveeq1 12y ago
  "copied" the work is a more accurate word. Not to say that it isn't bad (it is).
  - SG- 12y ago
    Yes, he 'copied' it and likely got paid for it too, it wasn't just going in some personal stash of movies and music on his hard drive.
    - kokey 12y ago
      The brief probably said 'make it look like Bild'
  - cmyr 12y ago
    Plagiarized? This isn't music piracy.
- rtb 12y ago
  I think you mean "copied", not "stole". Bild am Sonntag can continue to use their layouts.
- enkiv2 12y ago
  The polish paper copied his design. But, as the designer, he hasn't lost anything (unless he was bidding for a chance to apply the same design to that polish paper and lost the bid to this other person). He didn't lose money, prestige, or anything else through this. (There's a good reason why look and feel isn't really protected by IP law, except in the realm of trademarks -- because, unless there's some kind of deception, nothing is lost by mimicing the look and feel of something else.) He's not a victim, because nothing has been taken from him. The person who copied his design gained something, and so did the paper that paid that person, but the original creator lost nothing.
- bovermyer 12y ago
  It's very similar, but the design elements are definitely spun in a different direction. For example, the airplane graphic - the design on the tail is the same, but it's a different plane from a different angle with a different backdrop. This is riffing, not stealing. It's a trend throughout art as long as art has been a thing.
atmosx 12y ago
Hm, I had the exact same thought. But then again, the designer is NOT the author of Bild's abominations (err articles). Truth to be told, I don't see anything worth 'years of research', but still... He has a point. It's a page-for-page copy. I hope they don't copy the content too. ps. Actually he is a really good designer, but you'd have to take a look at his website to figure out[1]. [1] http://saulosantana.com http://saulosantana.com

If this guy has so much pride in his work & the years of research it took to produce it, why does he want it limited to a single mediocre German tabloid?

by enkiv2 12y ago

If this guy has so much pride in his work & the years of research it took to produce it, why does he want it limited to a single mediocre German tabloid?

jameskilton 12y ago

Please don't blame the victim. This is a legitimate grievance. The polish paper very obviously stole his work.

steveeq1 12y ago
"copied" the work is a more accurate word. Not to say that it isn't bad (it is).
- SG- 12y ago
  Yes, he 'copied' it and likely got paid for it too, it wasn't just going in some personal stash of movies and music on his hard drive.
  - kokey 12y ago
    The brief probably said 'make it look like Bild'
- cmyr 12y ago
  Plagiarized? This isn't music piracy.
rtb 12y ago
I think you mean "copied", not "stole". Bild am Sonntag can continue to use their layouts.
enkiv2 12y ago
The polish paper copied his design. But, as the designer, he hasn't lost anything (unless he was bidding for a chance to apply the same design to that polish paper and lost the bid to this other person). He didn't lose money, prestige, or anything else through this. (There's a good reason why look and feel isn't really protected by IP law, except in the realm of trademarks -- because, unless there's some kind of deception, nothing is lost by mimicing the look and feel of something else.) He's not a victim, because nothing has been taken from him. The person who copied his design gained something, and so did the paper that paid that person, but the original creator lost nothing.
bovermyer 12y ago
It's very similar, but the design elements are definitely spun in a different direction. For example, the airplane graphic - the design on the tail is the same, but it's a different plane from a different angle with a different backdrop. This is riffing, not stealing. It's a trend throughout art as long as art has been a thing.

atmosx 12y ago

Hm, I had the exact same thought. But then again, the designer is NOT the author of Bild's abominations (err articles). Truth to be told, I don't see anything worth 'years of research', but still... He has a point. It's a page-for-page copy. I hope they don't copy the content too. ps. Actually he is a really good designer, but you'd have to take a look at his website to figure out[1]. [1] http://saulosantana.com http://saulosantana.com