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Dude, your post history (much of which you've deleted) on the subject of plagiarism shows that you have exceedingly little knowledge of the topic.
In a thread on the subject in the Basic Writing Forum, you wondered whether using someone else's words was all right as long as the 'intent and feel' were different. You've deleted that post, but some of the pertinent bits of it are in post 26
here. And yet here, you're suggesting that ideas can be plagiarised. So you are essentially speculating that someone can use my actual words without my permission, but can't use an idea I've had. Do you see how little sense that makes?
You then started a
poll thread on what constituted plagiarism, a thread to which you replied only once and subsequently deleted your reply.
Here's the bottom line for you: If you want to discuss plagiarism, study up on the topic before continuing to express wrong opinions on the subject. Here are some links to get started:
International Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
US Copyright Office
UK Intellectual Property Office
I would also suggest that you work on your reading comprehension. Not only has the idea that the name 'Tobermory Cat' can be either copyrighted or trademarked been thoroughly debunked in this thread, it's also clear from Debi Gliori's post on her blog that the idea for the picture book titled
The Tobermory Cat was under discussion by her publisher and her
before they found out about the Facebook page.