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Yarrick on Art Theft
9 years ago
General
I'm going to keep this one general even though I just became a victim of this very thing. At this point.. the issue has been settled but I am still not 100% happy. So here is a PSA:
So.. Let's just go back to the basics. Myself and a good number of my friends are either Artists or Photographers (and in some cases BOTH). So needless to say I get very riled up about this subject. Some people make a living off of it, others like me its a hobby; but in either case its WRONG to steal Art and take credit for something that was not originally yours.
Art theft, even of a "Free" commission is WRONG. If you are NOT the creator of the Art you have no rights to alter the artwork and claim it as your own without the consent of the original artist. And Yes this goes for Photography and Videography too.
Art theft is common in the Fandom, but by no means does that make it right or okay to do. It's a horrible problem and it can be a tough one to fight, though by all legal bindings due to the way creative commons and copyright law works an Artist has a level of copyright to his work whether or not he pays the federal government to copyright every piece of art he or she creates. If they had to do that... forget about your $50 badge commission. Try $400 badge commission to make up for the money they have to pay to get a work of Art given a full binding copyright. Oh yeah... and add 1-3 MONTHS to the time you are given the badge for the copyright to go through. Want this to happen? Didn't think so... Then STOP STEALING ART!
This is why we can't have nice things sometimes folks. If you see art or photography that you like don't be a douche. Don't steal it, change one thing, then claim it as your own. That's horrible. In some cases, a Photographer or Artist might WELCOME a colab with you featuring some of their work. But you need to ASK them first!
And that's all I'm going to say on this matter. If my night wasn't enjoyable for other reasons... I'd seriously want to punch someone right now...
So.. Let's just go back to the basics. Myself and a good number of my friends are either Artists or Photographers (and in some cases BOTH). So needless to say I get very riled up about this subject. Some people make a living off of it, others like me its a hobby; but in either case its WRONG to steal Art and take credit for something that was not originally yours.
Art theft, even of a "Free" commission is WRONG. If you are NOT the creator of the Art you have no rights to alter the artwork and claim it as your own without the consent of the original artist. And Yes this goes for Photography and Videography too.
Art theft is common in the Fandom, but by no means does that make it right or okay to do. It's a horrible problem and it can be a tough one to fight, though by all legal bindings due to the way creative commons and copyright law works an Artist has a level of copyright to his work whether or not he pays the federal government to copyright every piece of art he or she creates. If they had to do that... forget about your $50 badge commission. Try $400 badge commission to make up for the money they have to pay to get a work of Art given a full binding copyright. Oh yeah... and add 1-3 MONTHS to the time you are given the badge for the copyright to go through. Want this to happen? Didn't think so... Then STOP STEALING ART!
This is why we can't have nice things sometimes folks. If you see art or photography that you like don't be a douche. Don't steal it, change one thing, then claim it as your own. That's horrible. In some cases, a Photographer or Artist might WELCOME a colab with you featuring some of their work. But you need to ASK them first!
And that's all I'm going to say on this matter. If my night wasn't enjoyable for other reasons... I'd seriously want to punch someone right now...
So it seems like this is more the norm then a exception.