The problem i had was that, after seeing the original in development for so long, it was almost embarrasing to see such a shoddy rip-off (no offense but yes offense) of a truly great hat. Alot of time and effort went into it and after talking with the 'Nathanator' his view on the act of plaguerism was "idc".

Im glad the community seems to mostly agree that the artwork is stolen (i expected a lynch-mob going off of track record..) and it's a shame that not a lot can be done about it.

However! In the actual submission thread it did specifically say that "stolen artwork will be immediately denied", understandably, it's difficult to discern whether a hat/concept is stolen but if the evidence is given, shouldn't it only make sense for the hat to be removed, refunded, etc.?