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Re: Plagiarism again (Was: Can we say, "Plagiarism"?)
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 27 Jan 2000 14:22:26 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Richard Franks writes:
> But how would they know that the kid pictured was the kid who sent in the
> application?
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> The safest way to determine that no cheating has taken place might be to cache
> every LEGO image on the internet and compare using image recognition. A little
> silly considering todays technology, but it's not too far off. Or maybe people
> who post LEGO images could request that TLC keeps up-to-date with the images
> on their site. It may be overkill, but otherwise is there a fool-proof way to
> conduct LEGO-building competions on the internet?
Maybe applicants could contact Lego in advance of model submission, and Lego
could then send a visually distinctive (by color, perhaps, or image pattern?)
voucher that must appear in the picture with the prospective model. This
probably isn't cost-effective, though.
Dave!
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| (...) I would say more cost effective than having lawyers sic'd on em.. The way they get about someone invading their rights, they should expect the same from someone who's rights they violate with this. Granted it's not their fault in some (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Plagiarism again (Was: Can we say, "Plagiarism"?)
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| (...) But how would they know that the kid pictured was the kid who sent in the application? The safest way to determine that no cheating has taken place might be to cache every LEGO image on the internet and compare using image recognition. A (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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