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IGN has taken down a review of the game Dead Cells, after it was found the video was almost word for word when compared to a video by Boomstickgamer, uploaded to YouTube over a week earlier. Boomstickgamer uploaded a video comparing the two videos and contacted IGN for an explanation. IGN pulled the video almost immediately but has yet to comment on the event outside of stating that the review has been taken down and that they are investigating.

Source - Boomstickgamers video
Source - IGN's statement [mod edit] Original link removed from IGN, archive.org copy

 

[tech3475]

Here's a video my old Student Union links to for 'what is plagiarism':


Even if the former reviewer changed the wording around, if they used the Youtube video as a source for information without referencing it then that falls under plagiarism.

 

[gameboy]

Here's a video my old Student Union links to for 'what is plagiarism':


Even if the former reviewer changed the wording around, if he used the Youtube video as a source for information without referencing it then that falls under plagiarism.

again though, when referencing "rap-music" of today. the beats, the flow, the sentence structure are all the same. In this case, it comes down simply about money. If ign were to pay this guy then how many other people would dig in also or the courtfees would not justify the earnings. As for youtube video games reviews, almost all rhythyms and structuring are HEAVILY BORROWED FROM EACHOTHER, thats why most of them seem almost identical.

 

[jpxdude]

This is the equivalent of what Filip did. Some people might find it acceptable, but what makes this worse is that he did this and thought he would get away with it. In terms of the structure, its so similar, that the final verdict is delivered at exactly the same point in both videos.

 

[gameboy]

This is the equivalent of what Filip did. Some people might find it acceptable, but what makes this worse is that he did this and thought he would get away with it. In terms of the structure, its so similar, that the final verdict is delivered at exactly the same point in both videos.

i too dwelve in youtube, and your use of this photgraph is actually enough to bypass copyright infringement

 

[gman666]

"Because the internet, mistakes are forever" - CB
Man, this guy's life was ruined in a matter of 2 days. He could have handled it better and apologized/cited the original review rather than remain silent. At least if he apologized he would have regained some integrity.

 

[Edgarska]

AGAIN, the creativity leaves a lot to be desired but Filip DID do enough word switching to make it his own even if it was HEAVILY INSPIRED by ''DEADEYE'' of "Boomstick Gaming''

So it's not plagiarism, he simply took someone else's work and added enough different words to pass it off as his own.

If only we had a word for that.

 

[Song of storms]

Its scary how sometimes people of the almighty and righteous internets destroy others lives over stupid shit like this.

Plagiarism is a big deal in journalism.

 

[gameboy]

So it's not plagiarism, he simply took someone else's work and added enough different words to pass it off as his own.

If only we had a word for that.

honestly, im not an advocate of stealing. Ive just seen and read enough to know at its not really plagiarism. the use of the game terms metroidvania and roguelike are not original terms. As for the structure of ALL major official reviews, they all follow very similar sentence structures and rhytHmic speech patterns. Im not about tearing a guy down before necessary corrections are made

 

[Edgarska]

honestly, im not an advocate of stealing. Ive just seen and read enough to know at its not really plagiarism. the use of the game terms metroidvania and roguelike are not original terms. As for the structure of ALL major official reviews, they all follow very similar sentence structures and rhytHmic speech patterns. Im not about tearing a guy down before necessary corrections are made

And I guess we should take your word for it that it's not plagiarism, despite the fact that we can watch both videos and see that it is clearly plagiarism.

 

[tech3475]

again though, when referencing "rap-music" of today. the beats, the flow, the sentence structure are all the same. In this case, it comes down simply about money. If ign were to pay this guy then how many other people would dig in also or the courtfees would not justify the earnings. As for youtube video games reviews, almost all rhythyms and structuring are HEAVILY BORROWED FROM EACHOTHER, thats why most of them seem almost identical.

Music is a different context though, for example, 'sampling' is part of the industry and there have been lawsuits over songs being 'seen' as too similar e.g. 'Ghostbusters' and 'I want a New Drug'.

The issue here is whether the Youtube video was used as a source, if it was then it's Plagiarism if no citation was given, even if the actual wording is different.

 

[gman666]

honestly, im not an advocate of stealing. Ive just seen and read enough to know at its not really plagiarism. the use of the game terms metroidvania and roguelike are not original terms. As for the structure of ALL major official reviews, they all follow very similar sentence structures and rhytHmic speech patterns. Im not about tearing a guy down before necessary corrections are made

You're forgetting that plagiarism is not just about sentence structure or similar/common terms. Plagiarism includes the ideas of another journalist. If he was influenced by the person so much, he should at least have the decency to cite the man.

 

[gameboy]

Music is a different context though, for example, 'sampling' is part of the industry and there have been lawsuits over songs being 'seen' as too similar e.g. 'Ghostbusters' and 'I want a New Drug'.

The issue here is whether the Youtube video was used as a source, if it was then it's Plagiarism if no citation was given, even if the actual wording is different.

You're forgetting that plagiarism is not just about sentence structure or similar/common terms. Plagiarism includes the ideas of another journalist. If he was influenced by the person so much, he should at least have the decency to cite the man.

and i referenced this in an earlier post, but at least give some time to cite the source before tearing him down. or make him do another one. Filip Miucin was made an example of, but there are many that accuse others of the same thing theyre also doing.

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LITERALLY THE ONLY ORIGINAL GAME ESSAY/REVIEWS THAT FOLLOW NO SIMILAR STRUCTURES OR RHYTHMS IVE SEEN ARE FROM TIM ROGERS OF KOTAKUS.COM REVIEWS. THAT DUDE IS RANDOM AF.

 

[Edgarska]

and i referenced this in an earlier post, but at least give some time to cite the source before tearing him down. or make him do another one. Filip Miucin was made an example of, but there are many that accuse others of the same thing theyre also doing.

That's not how citations work. If you give a "citation" in a different video or a description after you were found out it's not a citation anymore, it's an admission of guilt aimed at damage control.

 

[dimmidice]

Where do you get the idea from that it has to be word for word for it to be plagiarism?

 

[Captain Library]

So it's not plagiarism, he simply took someone else's work and added enough different words to pass it off as his own.

If only we had a word for that.

Hmmm...

Oooh!

We do!

Plagiarism!

I can't agree with OP's view here. It's textbook plagiarism. The opinions and sentence structures are too similar. Changing a few words to obfuscate the fact the content was stolen does not stop this from being plagiarism.

If I had an assignment to write about a book but I'd not read the book, I could take an essay about that book from the internet and change a few words and rearrange a few sentences to pass it off as my own. I'd then get pinged for plagiarism, rightly. At my university, plagiarism was not accepted and I'd have been ejected from the course. I'm not saying Miucin didn't play Dead Cells but he certainly failed to formulate and articulate his own content. If I use or paraphrase content, I'd cite the original owner of that content. If I don't, it's plagiarism.

IGN were right to fire him too, even if Boomstick Gaming didn't want that outcome. They may feel they must compensate Boomstick Gaming because of this incident. If they'd kept Miucin on, every single one of his future videos would have been trolled to hell. Because internet. IGN won't tolerate that for a clear cut case of plagiarism - it'd be terrible for their brand.

If Boomstick Gaming gets a higher viewership from this, so be it. He didn't ask for his work to be stolen.

If Miucin can't get another writing job, that sucks for him, and I'm sure he'll be full of regret. Unfortunately the internet doesn't easily forget.

 

[tech3475]

LITERALLY THE ONLY ORIGINAL GAME ESSAY/REVIEWS THAT FOLLOW NO SIMILAR STRUCTURES OR RHYTHMS IVE SEEN ARE FROM TIM ROGERS OF KOTAKUS.COM REVIEWS. THAT DUDE IS RANDOM AF.

AGAIN the issue is if they used that video as a source of information.

 

[gameboy]

That's not how citations work. If you give a "citation" in a different video or a description after you were found out it's not a citation anymore, it's an admission of guilt aimed at damage control.

i guess the thing that pisses me off is how deadeye of boomstick responds (paraphrasing) "i dont care that your review is heavily inspired by me, just pay me" instead of "well you dont have to pay me but at least do your own review or link my video as a source of inspiration"

 

[Edgarska]

i guess the thing that pisses me off is how deadeye of boomstick responds (paraphrasing) "i dont care that your review is heavily inspired by me, just pay me" instead of "well you dont have to pay me but at least do your own review or link my video as a source of inspiration"

That asshole, demanding payment from someone else profiting from his work.

 

[gameboy]

Hmmm...

Oooh!

We do!

Plagiarism!

I can't agree with OP's view here. It's textbook plagiarism. The opinions and sentence structures are too similar. Changing a few words to obfuscate the fact the content was stolen does not stop this from being plagiarism.

If I had an assignment to write about a book but I'd not read the book, I could take an essay about that book from the internet and change a few words and rearrange a few sentences to pass it off as my own. I'd then get pinged for plagiarism, rightly. At my university, plagiarism was not accepted and I'd have been ejected from the course. I'm not saying Miucin didn't play Dead Cells but he certainly failed to formulate and articulate his own content. If I use or paraphrase content, I'd cite the original owner of that content. If I don't, it's plagiarism.

IGN were right to fire him too, even if Boomstick Gaming didn't want that outcome. They may feel they must compensate Boomstick Gaming because of this incident. If they'd kept Miucin on, every single one of his future videos would have been trolled to hell. Because internet. IGN won't tolerate that for a clear cut case of plagiarism - it'd be terrible for their brand.

If Boomstick Gaming gets a higher viewership from this, so be it. He didn't ask for his work to be stolen.

If Miucin can't get another writing job, that sucks for him, and I'm sure he'll be full of regret. Unfortunately the internet doesn't easily forget.

again theres a problem with what plagiarism is in and out of itself. example: all poetry too is also plagiarism

 

[Captain Library]

again theres a problem with what plagiarism is in and out of itself. example: all poetry too is also plagiarism

Descartes would like you.