Lee even criticizes some of the terms and conditions of Design Pompipi in his post, revealing one that states that Mediacorp will own all submitted entries ‘ right.
” That’s where one of the major problems is by accepting such entries”, wrote Lee.
One of Mediacorp’s activities to mark Singapore’s 60th time of freedom, Design Pompipi , invited the people to design a graphic – sharing what Singapore or SG60 meant to them.  ,
The designers who received the top six main category designs will be awarded a cash prize of S$ 2, 000 and Caltex StarCash gift cards worth$ 100 each. The competition’s submission deadline was January 5.
In a statement to CNA Lifestyle, a Mediacorp director said:” We thank all members of the public who participated in Mediacorp’s Design Pompipi contest for their assistance.
Participants agree to the competition’s terms and conditions, which include requiring all designs to be original and not to be created using artificial intelligence ( AI ) by submitting their entries. We will invalidate for submissions as and when they are discovered, even though there is no foolproof way to determine whether designs were plagiarized or created using AI at the level of distribution.
” On this, we have reviewed internet input from a member of the public, sent on Jan 5, regarding the submissions listed in]Lee Xin Yi’s Social post]. We have since removed these comments, disqualified them, and informed the individuals in writing that they had been disqualified.
In a follow-up post on Tuesday ( Jan 7 ), Lee revealed that he had received an e-mail apology from Sabiyathul. He added that other designers have told him that they’ve even had their functions taken and turned over to Design Pompipi.
I also advise that you should read the terms and conditions of any battle or opposition, including this, and to be careful when submitting submissions for these competitions, Lee wrote.
” I will also tell all that these plagiarized works took place while the organisers were executing them, and they remained there until the general public heard.” You don’t need a public outcry to do the proper thing.