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LinnaeaBorealis -> RE: Linnaeas' Threadjacking Thread! (5/29/2011 1:28:24 PM)
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Over on that other site, I've friended a number of photographic artists. And this has brought the problem of internet art theft to the forefront for me. I've been corresponding with one of the artists about this issue & have come to the conclusion that any art that I post on my profiles really must be something I have made myself or for which I have the express permission of the artist. This means even those LOLcats. And internet cartoons.
Just because it's out there on the internet doesn't mean that it's fair game. I am removing all images from both of my profiles, here & there, which are not mine to post. Think about it: these artists make money from their works; so my posting their work, even if I credit it to them, is sort of like my busting my ass all day at work & coming up with ways to make the company make more money, etc., only to have MaryJane tell the boss it was all her idea.
So I urge all of you to remove such images as are not yours or that you do not have express permission from the artists to post.
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