here's the document she [Lemon] helped on :

https://at.tumblr.com/saintofmisery/006-uriel/joyzhrqvrhn1

and the template i believe to be, at the very least, inspired ( without credit ) from :

https://www.deviantart.com/wskz/art/Template-06-825594314

thank you.

Apologies for the very late delay!

I’m not the arbiter of inspiration / plagiarism but I would definitely say that while Saint’s document is heavily inspired it’s not plagiarism. I did see in their notes they linked to 2 pinterest items, but upon copy & pasting the ref URLS I got an error message. For reference, here is their citation in the notes.

refs & inspo : https://pin.it/2YQWK3g  /  https://pin.it/1z4vxy0

I'd suggest asking her directly because there's clear proof it's been stolen and she doesn't have the right to profit off other peoples content if it's not for commercial use. Since Payhip is done via PayPal there's way to refund though PayPal where if a seller refuses to offer a refund you can open a dispute.

I’ll keep this very short and brief. Although I discussed my concerns with Lemon herself, I felt that her response was lacking accountability. The image on top will be Lemon’s google document and the image on bottom will be Studio Standard’s powerpoint template. 

Her defense is that

“[ .. ] many design elements and trends are used over and over again in web design, print media, etc.”

However this is more than simply using elements or trends  — this is copying someone else’s design.

“It's not that I'm stealing their customers, we are in completely different markets and have completely different functions.  [ ... ] My document is specifically created for character docs, it's not a PowerPoint and I made every piece of it myself. The PowerPoint just inspired the style. They don't function the same.”

It’s unethical to copy designs from other creators regardless of where it’s being used, but especially when you’re trying to profit from it. Especially when she herself has strict rules about stealing and credit.

Lemon is currently charging $5 for her template and as such I thought all of her current / potential buyers should be informed to make their own decisions on whether or not they’d like to support her. I’m not calling for her to be cancelled, but I would like to see better accountability.

More information can be found here on imgur.

Lemon’s google document template

Studio Standard’s powerpoint template