Deertine's avatar
Like if someone draws a person with crossed legs and a smile.
and someone else draws a person with crossed legs and a smile, who doesn't even know the first person.
people on deviantart will literally attack the second person for ''copying them'' cause it was similar on accident.
Ositodraws's avatar
Jeez thats pretty ridiculous, but i guess thats how people are sometimes... I think Ive heard of this happening before, pretty annoying to accuse someone of that
Deertine's avatar
It happens with characters alot.
And usually they aren't that original.
Once I found an aquatic character with the same name as one I owned who was also aquatic themed and shared lots of similarities.

But I didn't attack them for it.
Infact I said how it was funny that two people could have such similar ideas.

It happens in the non digital world too. Once a company filled a lawsuit against another because a character was too similar to a concept sketch they made years ago that they never even used. :/
Ositodraws's avatar
Thats mature of you! I havent seen anyone online that has got similar things to mine but Id try to not get mad about it either! And yeah companies and their lawsuits,, sometimes I feel like court is a way to make money instead of exacting justice lol
Deertine's avatar
In this generation that's exactly what court is.
In canada a few years back someone literally sewed a coffee company //tim hortons// because she spilled her hot coffee on herself.
Now they have to put 'warning; hot' on the cups.
Ositodraws's avatar
Wow now that's an interesting fact! Thanks I never woulda known!!
Horsefinity's avatar
The same thing has happened to me a few times. I always just find it ironic and shrug it off











and call myself unoriginal
Deertine's avatar
you're not unoriginal.
People just are salty assholes on the Internet.
Horsefinity's avatar
I dunno most of my stuff has probably been thought of by at least one other person
Deertine's avatar
I know how you feel.
I have always suffered from feelings of originality.
I get diagnosed with a disorder and I actually get upset because 'I'm not even medically unique.'

But i've realized that even though everything has been done before, the thing you create is still unique, just because someone has had a character that looks the same as yours doesn't mean it's the same, it'll still be different in it's own ways.
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pffft I'm definitely medically unique

I have so many medical issues it's not even funny



buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut at least I don't have as many as my tall af friend Caleb
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