Course, I was a little bit disturbed to see that GFA used stuff from CC without permission. I was under the impression that it was all scanned/translated with the hard work of the staff, really. But I'd rather not dwell on this; apologies/explanations have already been made (at STC), so there's no need to twist the knife.
But I have to say that I'm not really fond of how Zane started the discussion over there, as it seemed to be igniting the flame for an internet drama wildfire more than anything else. Still, since he's someone who contributed to CC, I can see how he'd respond like that.
Personally, I'm pretty hopeful about the whole scenario as of right now. Although the threads at STC have been going haywire, it seems less about the GFA plagiarism and more about Chudah's decision to shut the site down. Were I in her position, I'd probably do something similar. It's a pretty understandable course of action... I mean, I've never maintained a soundtrack database of that level, so I can only imagine the dedication that's needed for such a task. It doesn't seem like a permanent close, either, as some of Chudah's posts suggest. Methinks she just needs some time to think things through / chat with the GFA folks.
On that note, Bigblah and Secret Squirrel (and definitely other GFA staffers that I haven't included, but this is just because I don't recall seeing their posts at STC) have shown a respectable display of responsibility and level-headedness in my book. Not to mention that they've kept themselves out of the unnecessary drama floating around the threads in STC, which seems to be a smart move.
I'm sure some agreeable compromise can be worked out.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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