K501 Information Space : On Plagiarism, Attribution, and Open Systems

K501 Information Space On Plagiarism, Attribution, and Open Systems Over the past days, something happened that is worth documenting clearly and without emotion. The system “K501 Information Space” was publicly published as an open, structured concept. Shortly after, a near-identical representation appeared elsewhere — using the same name, the same terminology, and the same structural definitions. Without attribution. This is not about interpretation or similar ideas. This is about replication. ⸻ What actually happened The following elements were reproduced: • identical system name: K501 Information Space • identical terminology: deterministic system, append-only, canonical serialization • identical structural concepts • no reference to the original author From a technical standpoint, this is not convergence. It is high-fidelity reuse. ⸻ What this is called There is a clear terminology for this: • plagiarism • license violation (missing attribution) • unattributed reuse The system was