Xiaomi accused of plagiarism in advertising material, including LG

Although this is not the first case of plagiarism, it certainly does not make it any less heavy. This is another case that falls into the category of daring stupidly popularized by Elon Musk when he refuses to credit the artist. Now it was up to Xiaomi to promote smartphones and gadgets with third-party content, even from LG.

This is advertising material published by the Chinese manufacturer, with glaring similarities!

Chinese technology is now accused by the publication The edge of plagiarism. The problem concerns images such as the one we can see above, a material that corresponds almost entirely to that produced by one of the resident artists. According to the source, this material is used by Xiaomi in Spain.
Hardware used to promote Xiaomi smartphones and gadgets
Above, we can see one of his latest smartphones in the Mi 9 range, as well as several gadgets. In fact, we have your LED lamp, the Mi band, the security camera and the wireless headsets. This is one of the images used in the marketing and product dissemination campaign in our neighboring country.
However, this seems to be another case that follows in the footsteps of Elon Musk. To this end, we recall the paradigmatic case in which Tesla's CEO put third-party images on his Twitter and refused to assign the credits. In fact, Elon Musk has repeatedly used this practice.

A comparison and contrast between Elon Musk and Brie Larson.
Musc posted works without credit.
Larson RT reportedly republished art without credit.
Musk refused to credit, declaimed.
Larson apologized, digitized the original art, and then another work of the original artist.
It's easy not to be a jerk pic.twitter.com/1Ppk8HZDby
- thal (@thalestral) June 17, 2019

 
Already, however, controversy and Elon Musk are virtually synonymous. By the way, we remind you of your recent promise / threat to delete your Twitter. It's nice that we never know when it's really telling the truth or when it's going bluff. Something that has not gone unnoticed on the Internet.
However, the days passed and Elon Musk did not delete his Twitter account. However, he has received another wave of attention and some say it has always been their only goal. If so, the strategy has had the desired effects.

Elon Musk is an absolute genius. His way of crediting the artist is to create a viral discussion and to leave all the attention of the artist. 
He became the villain in the art communities so that people support the artist. pic.twitter.com/F3yNy7AkJU
- Unsync (@ArtificialKaban) June 16, 2019

Already, however, the case of Xiaomi does not have exactly the same molds. The Chinese manufacturer of smartphones and gadgets has been forced to retouch the work of Peter Tarka. These images were later published on the official website of Xiaomi in Spain to promote their products and promotions.
From Elon Musk to LG's owned hardware
The same source accuses the manufacturer of simply modifying certain proportions, adding its products and republishing the material. Already to defend the accusatory thesis, see the portfolio of the artist in question in Behance, compared to the image of the top. The similarities are pretty obvious.
Incidentally, as also shown in the animated image below, we have several imported elements for a single image. All were created by the aforementioned artist and used by the manufacturer of smartphones and gadgets without these being properly credited. See, for example, the chair on the left that only changed color.
 

 
In addition, some images were ordered from the artist by LG. Thus, Xiaomi ends up using material ordered by his South Korean rival and belonging of course to its creator. There are also the use of several graphic elements that currently belong to LG's advertising portfolio.
There are also elements present in one of the videos used by LG, also visible in documents recently published by Xiaomi. According to the artist Peter Tarka, no representative of the Chinese manufacturer has contacted him about the use of graphic material.
In a final note, this is no longer the first time that Xiaomi has been involved in a similar practice. The case of using dunes as a wall background for the Mi 9, which coincides strangely with the landscapes that Apple uses in its Mojave macos.