Misuse of artwork?

[Rakshaka]

So this popped up on Facebook
Looks like Paizo's medusa artwork...
Thought you should know.

[devil.in.mexico13]

Rakshaka wrote:

So this popped up on Facebook

Looks like Paizo's medusa artwork...
Thought you should know.

Well considering how much D&D Next seems to already be ripping off from Pathfinder, blatantly stealing Paizo's artwork doesn't seem to much of a stretch.

[Tirisfal]

The link appears to be broken or they removed the offending artwork.

[Rakshaka]

Apparently I wasn't the only one who noticed.
Good.

[James Jacobs]

Aww! I missed it! What was the page about?

[Sniggevert]

James Jacobs wrote:

Aww! I missed it! What was the page about?

It just used the Paizo medusa artwork to go along with a blog post about them that was linked from the D&D site. I think it was Mike Mearles' (sp?) article.

Nothing bad, just an odd choice for artwork =p

[devil.in.mexico13]

James Jacobs wrote:

Aww! I missed it! What was the page about?

http://i.imgur.com/lgWGO15.jpg

Here you go, I took a screenshot for posterity.

[James Jacobs]

HA! Awesome.

[Matt Thomason]

A quick google image search shows the same image being used on

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Medusa (under the infobox section, and without any reference or credit to the source, incidentally)

So I'm guessing it's quite possible they found on there via Google and assumed it was theirs.

[Cheapy]

James Jacobs wrote:

HA! Awesome.

This.

[James Jacobs]

Anyway! Thanks for the heads up everyone! I've forwarded the info on to the proper authorities!

[Mikaze]

Man, anybody else remember that RPG someone put up on DriveThru years back that was chock full of Pathfinder iconic artwork sloppily recolored right next to World of Warcraft screencapped characters put through a Photoshop filter?

[Marc Radle]

Really? Wow, no! Who did that?

[Mikaze]

Marc Radle wrote:

Really? Wow, no! Who did that?

Just managed to find it.

It was one of those "hahaha Oh really now" moments. Still bloody annoying though.

It was easier to shut down than those Evony-alikes stealing people's work from DeviantArt at least....

[Todd Stewart]

*giggle* This is rather amusing to see :)

[Kthulhu]

devil.in.mexico13 wrote:

Well considering how much D&D Next seems to already be ripping off from Pathfinder, blatantly stealing Paizo's artwork doesn't seem to much of a stretch.

Please tell me you see the irony in this.

[BigDTBone]

Kthulhu wrote:

devil.in.mexico13 wrote:

Well considering how much D&D Next seems to already be ripping off from Pathfinder, blatantly stealing Paizo's artwork doesn't seem to much of a stretch.

Please tell me you see the irony in this.

What!? Pathfinder is a totally original, definitely not d20 OGL thing! ...

[The 8th Dwarf]

James Jacobs wrote:

Anyway! Thanks for the heads up everyone! I've forwarded the info on to the proper authorities!

Do you get a free metaphorical roshambo of a wizbro dude at the RPG designers and all round evil genius Christmas party?

[Aleron]

This brought me a great deal of amusement.

[Drejk]

devil.in.mexico13 wrote:

Kthulhu wrote:

devil.in.mexico13 wrote:

Well considering how much D&D Next seems to already be ripping off from Pathfinder, blatantly stealing Paizo's artwork doesn't seem to much of a stretch.

Please tell me you see the irony in this.

Yes and no. I do realize that Pathfinder is based on 3.5, which is a Wizards product. Paizo, however, has applied some very original ideas to original framework, which WOTC seems to be blatantly ripping off for D&D Next.

I read all playtest packages and I didn't saw any blatant rip offs of anything unique to Pathfinder. Could you please be more specific?

[Liz Courts]

Removed some posts—no edition warring please, and stay on topic.