Mediacorp disqualifies 3 designs from competition, illustrator Lee Xin Li’s work plagiarised again /u/bangsphoto Singapore

But Singapore independent illustrator Lee Xin Li and lifestyle store Supermama found their creations uploaded to Mediacorp’s website without their knowledge, submitted by a participant who went by the name of Sabiyathul.

Both did not take action, though Lee took to Facebook to voice his complaint. Mediacorp said a member of the public e-mailed the company on Jan 5 to alert it of the fraud.

In addition to theft, works created by artificial intelligence (AI) are also not eligible.

Mediacorp said in a statement of its vetting process: “While there is no foolproof method to verify if designs were plagiarised or created using AI at the point of submission, we will disqualify such entries as and when they are discovered.”

This is not the first time illustrations by Lee – whose commissioned mural adorns the Central Public Library’s entrance at the National Library building – have been pirated.

But Singapore independent illustrator Lee Xin Li and lifestyle store Supermama found their creations uploaded to Mediacorp’s website without their knowledge, submitted by a participant who went by the name of Sabiyathul.

Both did not take action, though Lee took to Facebook to voice his complaint. Mediacorp said a member of the public e-mailed the company on Jan 5 to alert it of the fraud.

In addition to theft, works created by artificial intelligence (AI) are also not eligible.

Mediacorp said in a statement of its vetting process: “While there is no foolproof method to verify if designs were plagiarised or created using AI at the point of submission, we will disqualify such entries as and when they are discovered.”

This is not the first time illustrations by Lee – whose commissioned mural adorns the Central Public Library’s entrance at the National Library building – have been pirated.