Concerns about image theft
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I've been looking over folks' event mods (some of them are very nice!) and realized we must have a talented group of artists here. Then it occurred to me that maybe people are getting permission to use other artists' work much more quickly than myself. I have sent out a dozen emails trying to secure permission to use other artists images and haven't gotten more than a couple replies.
Then it hit me...
You ARE asking artists if you can use their work if you take images from a website? It would seem to me to be a basic courtesy. I hope this is what course this community is taking.
Image theft is rampant on the internet. The majority of amateur digital artists quit when they see their work used without their permission. This is a common problem among fantasy artists and RPG players especially.
Please remember to secure permission from the original artists if the work is not obviously public domain, if not for legality reasons, than for respect of the artists who put so much time into their work.
M
Then it hit me...
You ARE asking artists if you can use their work if you take images from a website? It would seem to me to be a basic courtesy. I hope this is what course this community is taking.
Image theft is rampant on the internet. The majority of amateur digital artists quit when they see their work used without their permission. This is a common problem among fantasy artists and RPG players especially.
Please remember to secure permission from the original artists if the work is not obviously public domain, if not for legality reasons, than for respect of the artists who put so much time into their work.
M
