Plagarism?!?

[Onlythebassist]

OK, so I was browsing the Sims 2 the other day and I came across this...

Any comments?

[Tiggy]

haha what the heck!

[Sleet]

That's not exactly plagiarism in either direction, but it looks like Housepets! is popular in fictional universes too! Who knew?

[Esquire Fox]

I don't think that is actually referencing this comic.
Probably more of a pun on other comics featuring house pets.
Like Garfield.

Now... you've been treating your Sims right I take it?
No missing doors or toilets?
Hmmm?

[Typhon]

lol what? I don't think its actually referring to this housepets.

[yoyodude]

Coincidence. Though when you zoom in the cat standing on the toilet IS pink. HMMMMMMM (either that or my color is wonky and it's actually orange, which seems more likely)

[Mr. Noms]

Hahaha while we're on the topic of plagiarism, two comics from arc 8 were complete ripoffs of Calvin & Hobbes, verbatim. In fact, even one of the titles was a copy of a Calvin & Hobbes title (Scientific Progress Goes Zonk) I'm sure Bill Waterson wouldn't mind, but still, that kinda bugged me

[valerio]

If you folks do a search, 'housepets' will also list a comic called 'House Pets' which is NOT related to Rick's work.

[Teh Brawler]

Hahaha while we're on the topic of plagiarism, two comics from arc 8 were complete ripoffs of Calvin & Hobbes, verbatim. In fact, even one of the titles was a copy of a Calvin & Hobbes title (Scientific Progress Goes Zonk) I'm sure Bill Waterson wouldn't mind, but still, that kinda bugged me

That's not plagarism, though, because Rick is referencing Calvin and Hobbes, not using the idea as his own.

[rickgriffin]

verbatim

I don't think that means what you think it means

[Dissension]

Does it mean 'with candy?'

[Mr. Noms]

Ahh crap... I just pulled out my book and it was worded a little differently. My bad Rick But yeah, I know what verbatim means. See, this is why I never post, just lurk.

[Zander]

Ahh crap... I just pulled out my book and it was worded a little differently. My bad Rick But yeah, I know what verbatim means. See, this is why I never post, just lurk.

*slaps Noms across the face* naughty naughty...


Anyway I think this isn't exactly plagarisim because if you zoom in on the cat, it looks eerily similar to Garfield ._.

[Dissension]

Slapping might be a just a little harsh in this case. x3

I just pulled out my book...

...pulled out my book...

...my book...

Yo, dawg, I herd you like comics in your books so I put a book of comics in your book of comics so you can read while you read.

[Mr. Noms]

*slaps Noms across the face* naughty naughty...

Sheesh, I've never had that action paired with that wordage used on me since I was in 'Frisco... BAD TIMES

[Mr. Noms]

How did you put the book of comics in my book of comics when it was sitting right beside me on my desk THE WHOLE TIME. And... *inspects book* ... I see no extra comics here

[Sleet]

Pay him no mind, he's just reciting forced memes.

[Liam]

I know next to nothing about the Sims games, but that reads like a Pokemon parody.

If you folks do a search, 'housepets' will also list a comic called 'House Pets' which is NOT related to Rick's work.

Link?

[Zander]

Slapping might be a just a little harsh in this case. x3

hes a RL friend of a friend of mine. so is all good.

[Mr. Noms]

Dissension wrote:
Slapping might be a just a little harsh in this case. x3





hes a RL friend of a friend of mine. so is all good.

Slapping is several steps short of a decent punishment. If anything I deserve to relive those horrid days in San Fransisco And yes Zander, because being a friend of a friend gives you EVERY right to straight up slap me

[Zander]

Dissension wrote:
Slapping might be a just a little harsh in this case. x3





hes a RL friend of a friend of mine. so is all good.

Slapping is several steps short of a decent punishment. If anything I deserve to relive those horrid days in San Fransisco And yes Zander, because being a friend of a friend gives you EVERY right to straight up slap me

*slaps* dont back-sass me!










*slaps*

okay, were getting off subject. what is the link to the House Pets comic?

[Mr. Noms]

*slaps self(in the face, I figured this bit of info is important.)*
Huh wha...? I don't think my cheeks can take any more... And idk, I couldn't find said comic, I Googled it out to page 10...

[Anthroguy101]

What is it with you n00bs and your weird threads? No work can truly be original, as all information is derived from other information. Have you not heard of an allusion before? *slaps OP*

EDIT: *also slapping Noms.*

[Mr. Noms]

EDIT: *also slapping Noms.*

This little bit made me chuckle, there was a hole where my cheek used to be, but I chuckled.

[Onlythebassist]

OK I guess the title is a little misleading, sorry guys

But I think it's still pretty interesting that the name is more or less the same and the developers haven't heard of this site

[Onlythebassist]

Any mods willing to lock this thread? Looking back it does seem like a pretty asinine topic for me to start

[Hera Ledro]

What is it with you n00bs and your weird threads? No work can truly be original, as all information is derived from other information. Have you not heard of an allusion before? *slaps OP*

EDIT: *also slapping Noms.*

Actually, this brings up a lot of concerns with plagiarism. What is plagiarism; to what extent is material considered 'borrowed' or 'plagiarized'?

On the original topic, I think that if Sims is indeed referencing this Housepets!, then it is not plagiarism. Aside from the premise of using house pets as comic material - which is by no means an idea unique to Rick - there is no explicit or implicit reference to Rick's comic. The name itself is rather public domain, and it is no longer uncommon to see cats and dogs sharing close-quarters living space. There is simply not enough material referenced to consider it as plagiarism. If it is a reference, then it is a very vague one. But for the reasons stated above, I think that is unlikely.

But, to reply to Anthro, you're partly right: there is no truly original work. Everything is based off of experience at some level, and is thereby unoriginal in its basis. When referring to fiction, however, I think the definition of 'original' is tentative at least. Yes, original means having material not based on pre-existing material, yet many 'original' stories are by this definition unoriginal. For example, we consider Rowling's work to be spectacularly original, yet it was based off of many pre-existing ideas of magic, logic, school systems, and other information that Rowling garnered from other texts. While I have no proof of this, I wouldn't be surprised if she read stories about magic as a child, and used some of the ideas as illustrated by these stories to shape her own.

In this way, I think a more fitting definition for 'original' is to create an innovative work, regardless of whether it is from scratch or if it has a distant basis to another text. Blatant references are out of the question - I can say my storyline for Rock 'n' Ride is original, but because it takes place in the Biker Mice From Mars universe, it is not actually original.

[Kirby]

But, to reply to Anthro, you're partly right: there is no truly original work.

We are the mashed potato men from mars, and we are here to conquer!

^ A little TOO original. =3

[Teh Brawler]

But, to reply to Anthro, you're partly right: there is no truly original work.

We are the mashed potato men from mars, and we are here to conquer!

^ A little TOO original. =3

Dead thread is dead.

Well, it was.

[Kirby]

Then Kirby went all necromancer on it, because he has a bad habit of not looking at when the last post was before adding his two cents. =s

[Teh Brawler]

Then Kirby went all necromancer on it, because he has a bad habit of not looking at when the last post was before adding his two cents. =s

Kirby is silly.

Brawler forgets to put emoticons on his posts to show people he's not feeling negatively.

[CaptainPea]

I support bumping this thread, because that image is the funniest thing I've seen all day.


Ah, Maxis-- this is why we stick around.

[Foxstar]

PAY ATTENTION TO THE DATE OF THE LAST COMMENT POSTED BEFORE YOU REPLY TO A THREAD.

Not that hard people.