#sincerestformofflattery — Public Fediverse posts

PC Gamer: After this game dev shared her prototype online, it took less than 5 hours for someone to post their vibecoded knockoff. “Shameless videogame knockoffs are a tale as old as time, of course; once something crosses a critical threshold of attention, it’s inevitable that clones will flood the iOS app store soon afterwards in a mad rush to capitalize on the zeitgeist. … But [Freya] […]

My Modern Met: These Artists, Architects, and Directors Are the Most-Used Prompts for Generative AI Art. “Kapwing began by building a list of keywords spanning eight categories of prompt styles (such as artist names) and subjects (such as movie franchises). The company then recorded the number of AI video and image prompts containing these keywords on the Midjourney Discord.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/30/my-modern-met-these-artists-architects-and-directors-are-the-most-used-prompts-for-generative-ai-art/

Guitar World: Giacomo Turra used their solos note-for-note for his own viral content. Now the guitarists who had their playing “stolen” are speaking out. “Allegations that social media guitarist Giacomo Turra has been stealing songs for viral content gained traction earlier this week – and now guitar players who had their work appropriated have begun speaking out.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/21/guitar-world-giacomo-turra-used-their-solos-note-for-note-for-his-own-viral-content-now-the-guitarists-who-had-their-playing-stolen-are-speaking-out/

Ars Technica: “Literally just a copy”—hit iOS game accused of unauthorized HTML5 code theft. “Here at Ars, we’ve written frequently about the video game industry’s ongoing problem with blatant game cloning and the shifting legal and ethical landscape around the issue. But we’ve rarely seen a case of alleged game theft as blatant as the one surrounding recent iOS App Store hit My Baby or […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/23/literally-just-a-copy-hit-ios-game-accused-of-unauthorized-html5-code-theft-ars-technica/