onimusha opened this issue on Jul 11, 2008 ยท 355 posts
stormchaser posted Thu, 17 July 2008 at 7:21 PM
Crikey, all this was one hell of a read!
Personally, I think the whole issue regarding the worthyness of V4 Elite has gotten a little out of hand. Daz will just keep finding new ways to make money but as always we have a choice whether to buy or not.
I have the Elite morphs but I've yet to test them out. I must admit to being tempted to make a comparison with the Utopian morph & the GND4. From what I've seen here there does seem to be some likeness but was this intentional, who knows. But there are enough differences in my opinion for Daz to not have to worry about it.
I understand Gabriel's concern regarding his GND4 morph. Blackhearted's products are some of the best in the MP, Daz would have known this. I don't know if they were aware of the likeness during their work on the morphs but it doesn't really matter, nothing can be done about it. I'm afraid no one can have copyright over the shape of a woman's figure, unless I missed something.
Yeah, if I had a character in the store which I thought had been copied in sone respects I'd be pretty annoyed, but looking at the bigger picture, even if Daz had known about the GND4 likeness, legally they have done nothing wrong. Morally, it may be a different issue but I don't feel it will make the slightest difference, such is life.
Look at the content in the store, from characters to clothing, so much is the same. Yes, people are inspired to create something from something they have seen. I understand when the two parties involved are in the same market this may cause problems.
Let it go Gabriel. Just kick Daz's arse with your next big thing.
Oh, by the way Connie. I've seen Charlize Theron wearing an outfit similar to the Stormchaser one. She'll say she had it first but we know she stole it while you were moving things around at your house!