In response to Montegar,
Where does it become copying? Megatron has some circles and lines on the back of his key. Am I allowed to have different circles and lines in other positions? Larger diameter circles in the same relative position? I feel it's far too vague to simply say no copying.
There is something I designed based on pictures no one else had. Someone else took the pictures of my final design and added those details. He should be asked to remove them too?
I think you are missing the point, as you continue to bring up examples like China, other companies, and rules outside of the RPF. You need to understand that they are irrelevant to this discussion.
You yourself, directly admitted to
copying the design that Megatron created himself, and now you are asking how that is copying? You are also mentioning ways that someone could try and get away with copying someone's work as an explanation as to why it's not copying.
Your original intent was to copy Megatron's design because you didn't think it was against the rules. Even if you had changed a little detail here and there, you still intended to copy his original creation. You didn't come up with it on your own. Again, before anyone decides to throw out the "he didn't come up with it either" argument, yes he did. We are talking about details that are Megatron's own creation. This is the single most unambiguous part of our rules.
It is very true that if you change certain details it does make it harder to tell what is a copy and what you came up with yourself, and we might not be able to do anything about it. But if it really is someone's intent to continue to copy the work of other members, it will probably only be a matter of time before it becomes apparent.
The following is not directed a you, as I believe that you are trying to understand how we do things here, but more of a way giving you background on what we have noticed when dealing with these arguments over the years.
Unfortunately, individuals that don't like or agree with our rules, will always attempt to muddy the waters with every possible extemporaneous thought or possibility, attempting to create as much confusion as possible. They hope this confusion will help them explain why they are not breaking the rules or worse yet, why the rules don't apply to begin with.