Discussion about ownership of unit origami design

Unit origami will be treated differently from figurative origami. Its nature is about simple mathematical geometry which is common.

The possible ownership candidates are

1. The first person who made.

2. Multiple people who discovered by himself.

3. Well-known model for long time not guarantee as the first creator.

Why we need to know the ownership?

For modern culture, we need to give an honor to the creator.

But for my opinion, the author name as "designed by" is used to refer to the exactly model.

Each unit origami has 4 layers of design.

Level 1: Unit - how to fold and how to connect 2 units

Level 2: Polyhedron Assembly - a geometric structure

Level 3: Physical Model - material, color, size, finishing touch

Level 4: Name

When you finished the unit origami design, name is important because it will show what part you name.

Why do you give this name? (Thinking like why you give your child this name)

1. It is a part of folding process.

2. It is an appearance of the model.

3. It is associated to the event happened when you create.

4. Random.

For Prw, original model refer to the first physical model ever made in that design.

If someone has discovered the same unit before, it will be better to provide me to the original photo of their design.

If someone discover the same unit after me, they can name their design, and people can refer to the exactly model even the name are different.

The accurately identify the model is more important than the creator's name.

For "Sonobe Unit", we don't need to say "designed by Mitsunobu Sonobe" because we know exactly what it is and the unit name honor its own.

"Ant-lion Nest designed by Tomoko Fuse" original model may refer to 270-unit version.

This is a well-known model, people who rediscover it or assemble in other way will still refer to Fuse.

However, the idea of this unit is from Silvana Star as mentioned in her book.

There is a case that origami community want to have "origami copyright".

In my opinion about unit origami, when there is existed unit, artists complain that it is not Prw's design.

I feel like you steal the gift of God to be yours alone, and I feel angry.

However, I also think each case has a common sense of proper practice in the origami community.

I will use common sense as much as possible from now on.

I don't think the delete work policy will be the best practice these day.

I want to use the citation method as used in academic to refer to the prior design.