Add explicit rules forbidding Plagiarism

[Ivain]

I did not initially think this would be necessary, but apparently it is.

The cause of this is this thread: http://www.mc-market.org/threads/176492/#post-1811210

It is EXTREMELY obvious that it is a direct copy with only some minor modifications, most of which relate to content.
Yet, since it is not technically against the rules to post something on your service thread that's not your own creation, as long as it's not something you're trying to sell, reports get rejected.

If this were allowed to continue, it would kill the entire thread-designs and logo business since anyone could get away with stealing someone else's thread design or logo.

On another note, something "technically" not being against the rules but breaking the ToS or going against it should not be tolerated simply because there is no explicit rule for it. That would encourage people to slip between and bend rules and get away on technicalities.

The passage that applies here is:

Spoiler: Passage

you may not upload, post, or transmit (collectively, "submit") any text, images, videos, sounds, or other works (collectively, "content") that: (i) Infringes any third party's copyrights or other rights (e.g., trademark, privacy rights, etc.);

So TLDR: Forbid plagiarism of another member's (or third party's) content explicitly in the rules, or start enforcing rules/ToS in a way that has the same effect.

 

[Marth]

i don't know why we need a suggestion for this in the first place, any admin with common sense would've enforced this long ago...

 

[Tripps]

I feel as if it is plain stupid when someone plagiarizes their work. There shouldn't even be a need for such a rule, it should already be in place..

 

[dawn]

It's stupid that this wasn't taken care of as a rule beforehand. Overall, this should 100% be added into the rule book!

 

[Ivain]

Let's just take in the fact that this is against the law. Any person with common sense would know that, therefore it is extremely ignorant that staff even need a rule to take this into place. Extremely disappointed.

yeah when I learned about that I was a bit disappointed as well. The only thing I can think of is that the mod who reviewed it was on a desperate grinding streak (sometimes if one or more staff members aren't on a lot, reports can build up insanely, and need to be grinded away) and that they didn't pay close enough attention.

 

[Mick]

I'll move this to pending for our next update.

Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Mick]

Since this suggestion was made we have updated our policies and rules several times. We're a lot better at handling this sort of stuff now than we were back in 2017, and this sort of content wouldn't fly nowadays.

Anyone selling plagiarised content will be warned for offering an unowned product. I'll move this to accepted, thank you Mr Ivain.