Update, Thursday 3rd of December 2015

[The Deku Trombonist]

Umm...plagiarism? DQ9 - Guide Them to Their Fate

[Dude]

Not that I don't believe you, but did you upload it before here or is this the first time it's been posted?

I mean it's entirely possible for you both to have similar looking sheets as it's the same song, right?

[Olimar12345]

Similar, yes. Literally exactly the same, (even more so prior to the submission process' changes), I don't think so. Under investigation.

[Dude]

Olimar: Just because you and K-night have had a beef with each other doesn't mean you should have any bias against him.

Please keep this in mind when investigating.

[Olimar12345]

Lol, is he still mad about that? Anyway, look at the dynamics: they're not only the exact same, but they're placed in the EXACT same spot (down to the pixel). Even the choice of hand changes and phrase markings are identical, and before I had him change it, measures 22-26 were identical. Something isn't right about this.

[The Deku Trombonist]

Originally posted by me here in 2012: http://forum.ninsheetmusic.org/index.php?topic=4071.msg137863#msg137863

The link in my previous post was taken from my personal arrangement thread which hasn't been edited in over a year: http://forum.ninsheetmusic.org/index.php?topic=1848.msg42145#msg42145

And if you check the file info for the .mus file in Finale, last modified date is 6/12/2013.

For even more fun, check the file info in Finale for the .mus file on the site.

I mean it's entirely possible for you both to have similar looking sheets as it's the same song, right?

Yes and no. Everyone has their own personal style.

[Olimar12345]

For even more fun, check the file info in Finale for the .mus file on the site.

Shit. Condemned.

[mikey]

oh no :c
is there some mistake?  Like K-NiGhT downloaded yours for reference and accidentally submitted the wrong one?

[Altissimo]

regardless, what is with the recent rash of plagiarism or possible-plagiarism all over the place lmao

[SlowPokemon]

As much as I like K-NiGhT, I can't understand why anyone would blatantly plagiarize something to that extent. I could understand maybe borrowing the way things are phrased here and there, but it looks like he literally just used the exact same file. What the hell?

[K-NiGhT]

In which I explain myself to Latios

[11:47:31 AM] Latios212: What's up with the Dragon Quest sheet
[11:47:35 AM] Latios212: Is it some kind of misunderstanding?
[11:48:31 AM] Marty Balmer: yeah, in a way.
[11:49:29 AM] Marty Balmer: Deku left and I didn't want to let those sheets go to waste
[11:49:50 AM] Marty Balmer: Didn't feel comfortable uploading them in his name
[11:50:13 AM] Marty Balmer: You can take them off if you want. I don't want to stomp on any toes.
[11:50:39 AM] Latios212: Well, you could have told someone.
[11:50:48 AM] Latios212: We still occasionally post sheets of inactive members, with their permission.
[11:51:00 AM] Marty Balmer: idk :/
[11:51:06 AM] Latios212: I don't understand why you'd feel more comfortable putting your name on them.
[11:51:14 AM] Marty Balmer: I'll admit it wasn't a good move.
[11:51:52 AM] Marty Balmer: I'll accept any punishment necessary, since I'm leaving NSM this year.

[close]

In any case, yes. The accusations are true. It was a lapse in judgement on my part, and I apologize to Deku and anyone else affected.

[Olimar12345]

Respect for posting that rather than disappearing. The arrangement has been removed from the site.

[mikey]

should we update the op correspondingly

[Pianist Da Sootopolis]

regardless, what is with the recent rash of plagiarism or possible-plagiarism all over the place lmao

A whopping... two cases. It's a pandemic in the making, I say!
In any case, I echo Olimar's statement. But I still must express that the plagiarism is terrible, and if future incidents occur we may want to implement some sort of anti plagiarism measures (if that's possible).

[BlackDragonSlayer]

A whopping... two cases. It's a pandemic in the making, I say!

Well, two incidents in close proximity with a generally clean record beforehand is a bit different from the norm.