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| pbj:
Your first post failed when you tried to talk about "right" with a den of IP thieves. Lurk moar. |
| Vigo:
--- Quote from: Skaliwagg on April 01, 2015, 03:35:54 pm --- Anyways, bored at work so I thought I'd toss my two cents at the wall. --- End quote --- Welcome to the wall. :) Let me just add a little legal guff, because I fell I need to say in a legal sense, the "non-kitschyness" of warhol's work really didn't determine if it was infringing or not. ;D (I should start using the word "kitsch" more. It is a good word.) Legally, these are two different art pieces from two different artists: You can read about Cariou vs. Prince case if you are as geeky about IP law as I tend to get. Is called transformative vs derivative work. Simply put, you don't change enough and it is derivative work and is not entirely yours. You change enough and it is yours 100%, in an art ownership sense. The case above is one of those borderline cases, and normally transformative work has a bit more changed to it. I feel comfortable saying that Gatsu's work is transformative. Gatsu legally owns that art and has every right to ask that guy to remove it. There is a completely different issue on the IP on Scorpion himself, but it means nothing when selling the art by itself. Gatsu can sell the art, but he can't use any picture of Scorpion, even if drawn 100% himself, in order to profit selling on a video game, arcade machine, etc. That isn't the case in this incident, though. |
| opt2not:
I don't think anyone should be too attached to artwork that isn't 100% theirs. I mean, the CP design's meat-and-potatoes were art pieces not really belonging to you in the first place. In fact, what exactly is completely your artwork, built from scratch? Judging by the image, the most you can probably claim is the blood splattering, and extruded control borders w/ bolts? I'd bet even the metal grating texture was lifted from a image search. And while you arranged it and added your own shading touches, it still isn't completely yours to claim release rights to. IMHO, you're lucky the guy pulled it from ebay actually, 'cause he definitely didn't have to. At least, not by your order. |
| Vigo:
--- Quote from: opt2not on April 01, 2015, 05:11:57 pm ---I don't think anyone should be too attached to artwork that isn't 100% theirs. I mean, the CP design's meat-and-potatoes were art pieces not really belonging to you in the first place. In fact, what exactly is completely your artwork, built from scratch? Judging by the image, the most you can probably claim is the blood splattering, and extruded control borders w/ bolts? I'd bet even the metal grating texture was lifted from a image search. --- End quote --- As an artist, I'm sure you know how there is somehow a huge population with a blind eye turned on originality and effort. I commented on the legal issue above, and stand by my assessment, but I do agree, of stuff to get ripped off, this isn't the most original piece to be worked up about. At the same time, I have designs I pooped out in 20 minutes, and probably looks like a million others of its kind, but I would still feel a bit slighted if somebody was selling it identically. Other things I have worked on for days straight and would be happy to share freely. Maybe I'm just weird like that, but I don't think any less of Gatsu for being upset about this. --- Quote from: opt2not on April 01, 2015, 05:11:57 pm ---And while you arranged it and added your own shading touches, it still isn't completely yours to claim release rights to. IMHO, you're lucky the guy pulled it from ebay actually, 'cause he definitely didn't have to. At least, not by your order. --- End quote --- I'm personally am more annoyed with these kind of sellers. Anyone selling artwork shouldn't be pulling this crap. If it is a simple Photoshop job, why can't they just recreate it themselves? I'm avoiding trying to sound like PBJ, but too many "art printers" are making a business off of exclusively selling ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- they don't own. |
| 8BitMonk:
--- Quote from: pbj on April 01, 2015, 04:58:26 pm ---Your first post failed when you tried to talk about "right" with a den of IP thieves. --- End quote --- I assume you're including yourself in this den of thieves since you're using a likeness of Sonic the Hedgehog for your avatar. Your illegal usage is no different than Gatsu's or anyone elses. |
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