My Message to The Lowest of The Low 

 

 My name is Noelle Ikuzo. I make music, share OCs, and rant to different colored voids on my YouTube channel. I love Friday Night Funkin' and watching channels like Be Amazed and Visual Venture. However, one thing you may not know about me is my disdain for plagiarism.

 

In my mind, there's nothing worse than a person who takes someone else's hard work and tries to pass it off as their own. There are real people behind those projects with real feelings that put time and effort into making them. They put their hearts into those OCs, those videos, those songs, and your response is to take all that hard work and pretend it's yours? That shows that you truly lack any sense of originality or appreciation for the original person's work. You don't have the capability to come up with something that's your own, so you steal from others. Do you even take a second to think about how that may feel to the true creator? No, you don't, because obviously you don't care about their feelings. You only care about recognition and credit. That's why you steal.

 

They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. I say imitation is the highest form of insulting. You may have similar ideas, you may take inspiration, you may even use similar assets to reference or show your admiration for the original project. But you may not pretend like you made those characters, those songs, or those stories. So what do you choose?

 

 If you ever find a person you suspect of stealing yours or someone else's content, come to me. I want to help you. I will check publication dates to verify who the real thief is, so if you're the one stealing, don't try and tell me otherwise. I'll see through your dumb lies. Your excuses won't work. I will do everything in my power to teach any plagiarists a lesson.

 

Remember: Stealing is a crime. Plagiarism is stealing.

 

"I will extend a helping hand to those in need." - Castti Florenz, Octopath Traveler II