There is a, obvious world of difference between inspiration and blatant copying - the former is of course what Morten was and is talking aboout the latter is what the plagiarist did to his work.

I still defy any cartoonist to cast he first stone when it comes to ‘inspiration’ and inadvertent copying of other people’s work. It can happen to anyone, and it will have happened to most.

This particular case was not about that.
It was about tracing, and back in January I used it as an extreme, almost laughable example of copying to round of a post on the wider subject of plagiarism.

There is nothing accidental or coincidental about tracing.
There might be other reasons of course - like desperation and panic. Neither of those justify it, but can explain why people do it.

Of course, he could always call in the GMC…

Looking at your original; the way Obama’s head is slightly turned, the stripe tie, etc. — all points to a blatant copy. No real pro cartoonist would ever want to do this. It just boggles me. One thing for sure: her editor deserves a wake up call about this.

Why don’t you send this copying cartoonist a bill for developing the original cartoon concept for her?