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tonybricker [2012-07-11 23:51:39 +0000 UTC]
This completely has nothing to do with the message of your piece - but I'm wondering how you can claim copyright on this or any of the other classic images you use for your work? Are these pieces public domain? I know some of them are from very famous artists and illustrators, and would be surprised if they weren't protected by foundations etc.
It's also funny that you are telling others not to alter the art, when all they would need to do is go find the same source image you did and put their own text on it like you did to "alter" it without even crediting the original artist. I hope you can see some irony in that.
These are sincere questions, I am somewhat familiar with copyright and legal issues as pertaining to art and graphic design imagery because of my profession, but have never run into it in this context. I would love to hear your thoughts on it. Thanks!
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poasterchild In reply to tonybricker [2012-07-12 02:39:37 +0000 UTC]
I've explained this so many times I'm simply not interested in doing it again. But, in brief:
I do not claim copyright to the originals, but only to my re-mixes of them.
I tell people that they are not permitted to alter my stuff, because I do not want people corrupting my political messages, or claiming ownership of the re-mixes that I create. If they want to go find the originals and alter those, they are of course welcome to do so. Early on, a deviant here took my permission to "reproduce and disseminate widely" as authorization to put his name on my stuff and post it in his gallery as his work. That's not what I had in mind, capice?
If you look in my Journal, there is an entry titled "The Copyright Law" that fully explains my position on the issues you raise.
There is a second, earlier, entry, entitled "BALD-FACED PLAGIARISM" that describes the incident that led me to use the language you apparently disagree with.
Please read both entries.
I am not interested in further discussion of this issue. If you continue by way of a reply, I'll ban you from posting any more comments in my gallery. Debating the ins and outs of the copyright law is not my purpose in being here. My purpose in being here is to spread progressive agit-prop. So, your questions have been answered. Please enjoy the poasters. Thanks.
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shafigginbob [2012-06-19 16:11:00 +0000 UTC]
This would be wildly surprising, if this was a new occurrence, but sadly this a reoccurring thing. Not just with the U.S. either. You can't look at a country TO DATE that has some form of secret service or major military that doesn't have bases all around the world. It's not paranoia for the next war, just "keeping their enemies close" so to speak. America is just the only talkative one.
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DanDrazen [2012-06-19 13:40:24 +0000 UTC]
It's like trying to get a tally of civilian casualties during the Iraq War. The otherwise anal-retentive United States military bureaucracy let those numbers sort of sail on by.
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Dravazed [2012-06-19 02:13:26 +0000 UTC]
Compromise for me, since I *never* advocate war...but hypothetical (and a familiar argument). Done.
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LadyRhianwriter [2012-06-19 02:09:42 +0000 UTC]
But. but.. that will mean the Russians have won! (Sticks tongue so far in cheek, it bursts through the skin of the cheek.)
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Daedor [2012-06-19 00:19:12 +0000 UTC]
Either the numbers were lost in the redundant bureaucracy, or a genuine effort is being made to disrupt the truth about the numbers.
Regardless of which, even the rough estimate of somewhere between 1000 and 2000 bases in the world is insane.
I've said it before: will the USA please stay in the god damn United States?
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poasterchild In reply to Daedor [2012-06-19 00:47:32 +0000 UTC]
Not that they are countries that I want us to emulate, but the Chinese have no bases outside of the Mainland, and the Russians, 17 by my count, 16 of which are in former Soviet republics. The other one is . . . in Syria, natch.
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Daedor In reply to poasterchild [2012-06-19 07:08:44 +0000 UTC]
And exactly because they're countries one wouldn't want to emulate, the fact that they're doing something better is all the more ironic.
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emperorkirkwall [2012-06-18 23:38:37 +0000 UTC]
wow....and we say we arn't policing the world.....
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MechaTails7218 In reply to emperorkirkwall [2012-07-03 16:08:04 +0000 UTC]
Policing? More like bullies. Really, really big bullies that stalk their victims absolutely EVERYWHERE.
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emperorkirkwall In reply to MechaTails7218 [2012-07-03 16:16:17 +0000 UTC]
I'll agree with that, America should just stop and allow say...the UN to do it's job.
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AxelOfArt [2012-06-18 23:15:26 +0000 UTC]
Wow...
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