Activision Blizzard had to remove a skin from its free-to-play video game’Call Of Duty: Warzone‘. The skin, which is available for a fee in the game store, featured a fierce Samoyed dog anthropomorphic, complete with assault rifle and tactical gear.
The skin was immediately appreciated by CoD players, also because it was very different from the skins normally proposed by the video game, much more serious and realistic. Too bad it was blatant plagiarism. After the original illustrator discovered the theft, Activision had no choice but to admit the mistake and apologize.
Over there Loyal Samoyed Skin was part of the bundle Floof Furywhich also contained other cosmetics to customize weapons and the character Kim Tae Young.
There’s no question that the idea of the skin has been completely copied – compare it to the original illustration by artist Sail Lin. Activision has not limited itself to copying the idea of a Samoyed dog dressed as a soldier, but has also included substantially all the accessories present in the image of the artist, including the keffiyeh and the ammunition pouch on the leash.
Sail Lin is an artist who has gained a good reputation thanks to a series of illustrations depicting zoomorphic soldiers. The Samoyed was just one of many characters created over time. Activision, meanwhile, apologized to the artist and promptly removed the cosmetic from the game store. It is unclear whether the company plans to pay the artist any form of compensation for the unauthorized use of his creation.
Source: Lega Nerd
