Comments on: LOST Video Recaps Exposed! UPDATED 4/14

By: Voted off the “Island” « Richard Lives

Voted off the “Island” « Richard Lives — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:43:06 +0000

[...] is the part of the blog where I start swearing. Because of this dipshit, I’m reconsidering posting anything formal for awhile. If the link/article interested you [...]

By: LOST Video Blogger Seanie B Accused of Plagiarism | Globo News Movies

LOST Video Blogger Seanie B Accused of Plagiarism | Globo News Movies — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:46:38 +0000

[...] Seanie B, has been the center of controversy for the last few days. Fellow LOST blogger DocArzt has exposed him for plagiarizing content word by word from other LOST recappers, such as Erika Olson from Long Live [...]

By: docarzt

docarzt — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:14:31 +0000

Really? Would someone posing as me and blurting out nonesense have added anything to the conversation? I’d say anybody who has reached this point realizes that I’m not stifling the other side of this debate.

By: docarzt

docarzt — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:13:53 +0000

By: tt

tt — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:13:21 +0000

It’s a bit hypocritical to delete comments when that is what you have insulted sean for doing

By: tt

tt — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:11:29 +0000

It seems slightly hypocritical to delete comments when you insulted sean for doing that on his youtube page

By: Brotherbaker7288

Brotherbaker7288 — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:48:58 +0000

Who cares if he plagerized, the idea of his site is so that lost fans can go and get a little more information about the show, and find things out they would have missed i dotn really think this is a big idea, its not like its possible he could have had the same ideas and someone else worded it better than he did, you guys need to take a chill pill and relax its not that big of a deal, i agree with the king of all fans its a tv show we all love leave him alone and get a life

By: AK

AK — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:55:03 +0000

This is arguably not the most significant case of plagiarism in history, and accordingly, there are people here saying “no big deal.” Flawed logic: just because this is not earth-shattering doesn’t mean that it is also NOT plagiarism.

It sounds like the bloggers he ripped off just want acknowledgement for what was taken from them verbatim. Now THAT is “no big deal” and what this doof should have done in the first place.

By: Holden Caulfield

Holden Caulfield — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:05:06 +0000

That sucks, dude. I read LongLiveLocke and Vozzek69 each week and love their takes on the show. No, the guy isn’t stealing Shakespeare but have the decency to credit your sources. One uncredited source on a college paper can get you kicked out of school. I have water cooler conversations and distinguish what I came up with vs what I’ve read (I’m the guy in the office that reads all the posts and listens to all the podcasts.) It is easy for the many theories to integrate into the collective unconscious but DocArzt’s video shows that this is just blatant thievery. That sucks, dude.

By: Smokey420

Smokey420 — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:48:51 +0000

Wow! This is my first time posting on this awesome site. You and everyone else who contributes to this site does a great job Doc. I thought Id put my two cents in to this whole dilema. First of all I understand those who say its just a show calm down. I agree somewhat. Lost is a great show where communicating your theories and ideas are about just as fun as watching the show itself. Everyone knows this. We all wrap our heads around the same shots and quotes and mysteries of the show. Im sure we have all agreed and disagreed on such matters. That is where it ends though. What Mr. Seannie B has done is downright despicable. I dont come from a writers standpoint as you can tell by my laziness in not using paragraphs. I come from a musicians POV. Music can be shapeshifted into anything you feel or emote into something quite beautiful or haunting or sad or whatever have you. But if I was to go and use Mr. Giannchinos (hope I spelled that right) say for example his raft theme from Exodus and pass it off as my own Im sure he woukdnt be pleased about. Not only that but I would rob myself of being original and doing something to stand on my own. I dont think Sean should be crucified or vilified. What is for certain is that he must apoligise to Erika and anyone he stole blatant word for word from. Once thats done send him to smokey to be judged. In closing Ill give Seannie B a little piece of advice. As Mamma Cass once sang MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC.

Nobody can tell ya;
There’s only one song worth singin’.
They may try and sell ya,
’cause it hangs them up
to see somone like you.

But you’ve gotta make your own kind of music
sing your own special song,
make your own kind of music even if nobody
else sing along.

So if you cannot take my hand,
and if you must be goin’,
I will understand.

You’re gonna be knowing
the loneliest kind of lonely.
It may be rough goin’,
just to do your thing’s
the hardest thing to do.

But you’ve gotta make your own kind of music
sing your own special song,
make your own kind of music even if nobody
else sings along.

So if you cannot take my hand,
and if you must be goin’,
I will understand.

You gotta make your own kind of music
sing your own special song,
make your own kind of music even if nobody
else sings along.

P.S Long live Lost!!!!

By: Ram

Ram — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:47:26 +0000

You need to learn the difference between “having the same idea” and plagiarizing. It’s VERY easy to avoid plagiarizing. He didn’t even try. You agreed he plagiarized. That is all that matters. Thanks.

By: Ram

Ram — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:44:56 +0000

Learn the difference between plagiarism and “having the same idea”. They are two different things. It’s VERY easy not to plagiarize. You agreed he plagiarized. That’s all we need. You agree with us.

By: jameson

jameson — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:42:49 +0000

yo hugo, why don’t you go perform oral on a shotgun barrel, preferably a loaded one..

By: Ram

Ram — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:42:22 +0000

When you contribute to a community site like a wiki, you are giving up your ownership to that material. When you have your OWN blog with a copyright notice on it, that’s a different subject entirely. You put your work into the public domain. Erica didn’t. That’s the difference, and also – learn the difference between whining and standing up for what is right. Some day when you’ve been wronged, you might hope there are some people who will stand up for you rather than ignoring it and “walking out side and clearing their mind.” This might seem unimportant to you – but it is important to her. And her LEGAL rights HAVE been violated, whether YOU choose to consider it important or not is inconsequential – you are not the law.

By: new lostie on the block

new lostie on the block — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:41:04 +0000

Also on a side note, I take pride in saying between season four and season five i’ve created five new lost fans who have watched the dvds from season one. nothing like grassroots recuiting. lol

By: new lostie on the block

new lostie on the block — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:38:52 +0000

There are two solutions to this problem, the first is a lawsuit. The second is to run Seanie B out of town. With the backing of Docartz, Erika, and Vozzek (probably three of the best Lost writers outside of the actual shows writers) add a tech whose good with computers and all of a sudden Seanie B is a flash in the pan and you guys are the People Behind the Curtain pulling all the strings to a new Youtube show with you guys as credited contributors and even producers.

By: Ram

Ram — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:38:34 +0000

It’s really easy – all he has to do is ask permission and give credit. Then he can use WHATEVER he wants – bells, whistles and all! No one is discrediting the “enjoyability” of his videos…if you like them, great! But if he’s going to read someone else’s work word-for-word, the RIGHT thing to do is get permission first, and then maybe give their blog a shout out and thanks for the information used. It would take him 2 seconds to post the website link at the end of his 20 minute video. No harm, no foul. But so far, all he’s done is dodge the issue and deny everything.

By: Ram

Ram — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:32:26 +0000

Keep talking hugo….the more you speak the more obvious it is that you never watched the video, and that you have no idea of what we’re actually talking about. Keep talking. You just continue to discredit yourself.

By: Ram

Ram — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:03:13 +0000

*****Newsflash, Genius!**** the issue here has *ZERO* to do with Lost. It has to do with plagiarism and the intellectual rights of the original writer. It could be about any topic…just so happens it occurred within our Lost communities.

By: Tomek

Tomek — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:56:10 +0000

ok this is just STUPID! i like his video recaps because i do not like to read for like 10 hours all the topics people are posting on the net, i want so “click” and lust have somebody telling me all the important stuff he found out while i am eating my sandwich. His videos are way better then every other i saw, he hase some skills in making them really nize.
I recently wrote something on lostpedia and Seani used my EXSACT same words (it was if the horace baby could be jacob) but i did not freak out like you and started wining all about this like a little child, just was happy people are acknowledging my thoughts (and i thought i´m getting kind of nerdy…) so STOP BEEING SO WINING and go for a walk outside it might help you clear your mind

By: thedrunkenelf

thedrunkenelf — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:49:40 +0000

Its wrong to steal others words, true. But still, Seanie B’s videos are informative and entertaining. So its not his information, he’s presenting it to us in a way thats fun to watch and gets the subscribers talking. The pictures in his videos, and games for youtubers to play make it more enthralling then just readin a blog. I know to some its unneccesary bells and whistles, but I like them.

I never assumed he thought of everything himself. Word for word is a bit much much though. I can’t imagine what he will do to smooth it over.

Bah. I really don’t know what side to take. Am I the only one kind of stuck on this?? Like yes, its wrong, and I feel for Erika. But I really, really like Sean’s recaps??

By: Dolce

Dolce — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:02:48 +0000

et tu, cecil?

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:51:32 +0000

Rockstar, that’s ridiculous. First of all, 21 makes him an adult, not a kid. And adults are supposed to take responsibility for their own actions. Second of all, he STOLE people’s work and passed it off as his own. As a working writer myself, I can guarantee you that I’d sue someone if they did that. It’s illegal, it’s immoral, and it’s just plain wrong.

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:48:47 +0000

King, you must be kidding–this is even more a rampant case of actionable plagiarism than TheTailSection stealing all of Doc’s work.

By: Dolce

Dolce — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:43:58 +0000

Just wanted to throw this in, just in case there may be some misinterpretation: a handful of replys/comments I have made above may be taken out of context due to the removal ( by Doc, I presume ) of the original comments that I was replying to. What’s left looks like I was giving THE Doc a hard time, but it was in fact directed at a troll using doc’s monicker, poorly. Doc, I hope you realize that I share your views on this, and I hope that this clears up any possible confusion on what my viewpoint is.