Copyright Strike Against Sabrina Carpenter

Man child music video steals its look from Univah Film Engine Real-Time Render

Written by Stephanie Iketuonye Michaels Founder and CEO | The Stephanie Michaels Software Company

Sabrina Carpenter(mainstream) Artist, Copies Univah Film Engine

Real-Time Render Created by Stephanie Iketuonye Michaels Using The Univah Film Engine

The Architecture of Influence: Protecting Univah’s DNA from Intellectual theft.

The Stephanie Michaels Software Company has issued a take down notice for the Sabrina Carpenter music video titled “man child”.

For years, I have operated at the intersection of high-end software engineering, Professional music production, film directing and men’s luxury fashion. As the founder of The Stephanie Michaels Software Company, my mission has been "Hardware Democracy"—building the Univah Film Engine to deliver photorealistic, high fidelity excellence in a real-time viewport at high frames per second.

But there is a dark side to being an independent innovator: The Silent Heist.

[embed]Our video, made over a year ago which was copied by Sabrina Carpenter a few months after it’s release

The Evidence: A Timeline of Technical Theft

A year ago, I published a technical deep-dive on my YouTube channel titled "Exterior Lighting in Univah." In that video, I didn’t just show a pretty picture; I showed the world exactly how to engineer a specific cinematic atmosphere. I broke down the workflow for the "Americana Roadside" scene—complete with physically accurate light transport, cracked road textures, and the specific framing of a hitchhiker against a vintage vehicle.

Eleven months ago—just a months after my technical release—Sabrina Carpenter released the visuals for "Manchild."

The "coincidence" is mathematically impossible. Her “creative team” mirrored: 1. The Composition: The specific low-angle, desolate roadside perspective. 2. The Lighting DNA: The high-key, sun-drenched "raw" exposure I pioneered in my engine. 3. The Narrative Silhouette: The hitchhiking motif and vintage vehicle staging.

Original Raw Render From Univah Pro

The Algorithmic Confession

The truth was so blatant that even the YouTube pattern-recognition algorithm "snitched." It placed her video on my front page specifically because it identified the visual metadata as a match for my own work. The AI recognized the source code, even if the artist refused to.

I had 6 of Reallusion’s Iclone videos removed as they also copied our content without crediting us.

A Systemic Pattern of Erasure

This isn’t my first time defending my IP. I have successfully submitted and won six copyright strikes against Reallusion iClone videos for similar infringements. There is a systemic and very satanic effort to "mimic" Christian creators without credit while feeding our innovations into the mainstream machine.

When a mainstream artist copies the work of a Christian-led, independent software company without credit, they aren’t just "taking inspiration"—they aren’t “paying homage” to the Christian, and they most certainly are not copying the Christian so the Christian can “feel seen”. They are attempting to colonize the labor of a God Fearing architect. They want the power of Christianity but without the ethics, morals or submission to Jesus Christ.

Moving Forward I have officially submitted a copyright strike and takedown request against Sabrina Carpenter. Beyonce and her husband, Jay Z have also both been warned not to continue their passionate “borrowing” of my work.

This behavior of mediocre mainstream artists and actors copying from superior independent artists without credit has been going on silently for years and we are finally going to start fighting back legally. If everyone gets sued, so be it.

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