Stealing Someone's Art = NOT GOOD!

**Soliloquy_** · 12-14-2006, 09:16 PM

The title says it all.

This is to address the growing number of people who take other's artwork as their own.

Appreciating someone's work is good. But take note, it doesn't give you the license to take ownership of it without the knowing of the original creator. This includes copying and smudging it a bit to appear fresh. It's a violation of the intellectual property rights and of social etiquette.

If the people found out what you're doing, don't be surprised; you'll likely to get flamed. Surely you don't want to be discriminated.

You can copy someone's work, but make sure that you'd acknowledge the original creator. This is a general rule. If you copied the drawing, YOU MUST PROVIDE THE ORIGINAL THAT YOU COPIED IT FROM.

Threads violating this rule will automatically get closed, and the creator infracted.

12-14-2006, 09:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Soliloquy_ Hiding Inside Myself Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cebu City, Philippines Posts: 2,804 Soliloquy_'s GamerBio	Stealing Someone's Art = NOT GOOD! The title says it all. This is to address the growing number of people who take other's artwork as their own. Appreciating someone's work is good. But take note, it doesn't give you the license to take ownership of it without the knowing of the original creator. This includes copying and smudging it a bit to appear fresh. It's a violation of the intellectual property rights and of social etiquette. If the people found out what you're doing, don't be surprised; you'll likely to get flamed. Surely you don't want to be discriminated. You can copy someone's work, but make sure that you'd acknowledge the original creator. This is a general rule. If you copied the drawing, YOU MUST PROVIDE THE ORIGINAL THAT YOU COPIED IT FROM. Threads violating this rule will automatically get closed, and the creator infracted. __________________ "I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers." ~ Henry David Thoreau, "Solitude," Walden, 1854 Last edited by NSman; 12-17-2006 at 01:44 AM.