Habbo/Sulake using other peoples work.

[Verrou]

I don't know why I didn't [post this when the hotel view furniture was released, I did remember. But I guess it escaped me...

Anyway, I don't know if this has been posted or what. I don't think it has because I haven't seen it... Basically, when Habbo released the Hotel View Memorial furni I knew that it closely resembled something that I had seen before. Luckily I had saved them. What do you think?
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/7254/habboripoffs.png

They were posted on this forum in 2005 (http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=65009) which proves that Habbos ones are highly influenced by "fbd"s creations. Here are all of the set.
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/6476/minihotels.png

What do you guys think :P

Moved by Cosmic (Forum Moderator) from 'Habbo News & Rumours', as this is not news.

[Special]

'fdb' was a hobba so maybe he solt them to sualke somehow

[Josh]

They are based off the original which is Sulake's property.

[myke]

i think somewhere in their t and cs it says they reserve the right to use anything that resembles their art or something, or if it's something related to habbo they can use it

[tm]

There's many more examples of this too in clothes and other items of furniture. Like Myke says, they reserve the rights to 'use' as they wish anything Habboish more or less.
It is possible that 'fdb' is/was working for Sulake's graphics dept. too to be fair.

[Kyle]

Sulake made the original normal sized ones so they can use these

[Verrou]

Yeah I know about the T&Cs thing. Was just amused by them.

[Moh]

Any alteration still belongs to Sulake.

Thats why they have so much power over fansites etc..

[Mathew]

Impressive - scary how they look so alike!

[Verrou]

Any alteration still belongs to Sulake.

Thats why they have so much power over fansites etc..I know this, just the fact that a multi-million dollar company uses it's players graphics makes me laugh.

[Moh]

I know this, just the fact that a multi-million dollar company uses it's players graphics makes me laugh.
They're similar, but not exactly the same.

I'm guessing they both used the same technique (prob changing the size from 100% to 50%).

[Black_Apalachi]

Anything based on Sulake images is property of Sulake (apparently). In any case if they wanted to make statues of hotels it's not like they could make them any different otherwise they wouldn't be accurate - and to be fair they're not identical anyway (the UK one is miles off).

[Art]

Hey, you know that Sulake owns all alts right?? Oh wait, its already been said. 500 times.

Interesting post though Andre, +REP! I'd be flattered if Habbo used some of my own work as inspiration.

[dbgtz]

I hope they steal something which could be for something else so we can sue them.

[Ajthedragon]

Tbh, I think its coincidence. Sulakes are more bold, and they had 2 views, so I don't really believe they took them. At the end of the day, they were going to resemble each other, they are the same size and the same hotel views. :P

[Sharon]

oh wow :o hmmmm could be :)

but also it couldn't be... they might of been sold to them

[e5]

Either way, they are different, and this is how the hotels looked like anyway, so how else could they change it to not be copying ?

[Eklan]

Hmmm ... Interesting

[DPS]

Sulake dont own me :)

[Jahova]

All alterations belong to Sulake I thought? Like all Habbo related graphics.

[leer34$]

Sure they belong to Sulake. :O

[Verrou]

All alterations belong to Sulake I thought? Like all Habbo related graphics.

Well thanks for being the millionth person to mention this.