Thread Tools Display Modes
01-27-10, 04:26 AM   #1
nightcracker
A Molten Giant
 
nightcracker's Avatar
AddOn Author - Click to view addons
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 716
Giving credits

Please read this and YOU tell me whether I should/shouldn't credit Zyn: http://www.wowinterface.com/download...15779#comments
__________________
Three things are certain,
Death, taxes and site not found,
You, victim of one.

Last edited by Cairenn : 01-27-10 at 05:19 AM. Reason: Removed unnecessary inflammatory comment - Cairenn
  Reply With Quote
01-27-10, 02:14 PM   #2
Amenity
Guest
Posts: n/a
No.

Even if his work were copyrighted, you still wouldn't have to give credit. There's two major principles involved in copyright/plagiarism law:

1. "Access" - The alleged plagiarizer must have accessed the material

and

2. "Similarity" - The "plagiarized" work must be identical or share components that are unique to the work in question (i.e., "nothing else like it")

Neither of these apply to you. Saying you committed plagiarism would be like saying everyone who wrote a love song has committed plagiarism against whoever the first person to write a love song was, or that turkey violates chicken's copyright on bird meat.

**EDIT: Oh yeah, almost forgot...

I am not currently a member of any bar association, and this should not be used as a substitute for legal help nor presented in any legal matter for any reason.

Last edited by Amenity : 01-27-10 at 02:17 PM.
  Reply With Quote

WoWInterface » Developer Discussions » General Authoring Discussion » Giving credits

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off