>>53620149>I could tell exactly whose work was being stolenthe key is to realize that thinking this way is outdated and dangerous, not the other way around
the east asians know this, to them copyright is a half-joke and they're better for it. some dumb american faggot traced the Bleach manga for clout and it was shit and everyone could tell, and when they asked mangaka's reaction he was like "cool, he must be a fan"
why is this? all mangakas learn by tracing. all anime is traced. this is not to say they also don't learn art basics like perspective and anatomy, but tracing is not frowned upon and actively encouraged, because guess what, great artists steal and reinventing the wheel is retarded.
fig 2.: the music industry. they've had all this happen decades ago, repeatedly. radio. records. synthesizers. casette tapes. napster. every single time a new technology came around that made sharing and combining sounds easier, people fought it, the independent musician always suffered for it, and the labels' grip tightened.
I'm out of characters but I'll wrap up on this point:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OhyBJxg9RA&t=296s 
