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[challenge entry] Gene Simmons or Papa Lazarou... You decide

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(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:20, archived)
# Dave!
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:20, archived)
# Ultimate warrior!
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:20, archived)
# he has a very fat chin
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:20, archived)
# wanna buy some pegs?
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:21, archived)
# excellent
I look forwrad to seeing it in Zoo...

speaking of which...

the way I see it, this is the only solution for us -
A big B3ta watermark like this:



Click for bigger (230KB)
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:21, archived)
# with a lower case b?
perhaps


I thought that, but watermarks ruin the aesthetic
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:22, archived)
# a bit severe
but it's a solution... if my images were good enough to be stolen I'd be pissed

also the watermark can be fainter
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:23, archived)
# I would if they were claimed by anyone else
to the best of my knowledge, none of mine ever are
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:25, archived)
# maybe rob
can have an automatic watermark everytime one is submitted
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:29, archived)
# i've taken to slipping a little furtive badge into things when i remember
your average troll doesn't know what it is.
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:28, archived)
# I've started doing this
for most of my artwork, it does detract a bit but it looks the only way to go.

and a woo to the pic of gene simmons / papa lazarou
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:26, archived)
# i don't even think that'd work.
i think what people need to think about is, who do the source pics belong to?
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:27, archived)
# so you mean...
that it's ok for the mags to reward someone who has just sent in other peoples work, but since that work was made by using source images that don't belong to the b3tan they can't complain?
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:34, archived)
# not really, just that all b3tans can do is claim some credit. if they were to make any sort of profit of of a copyrighted image,
then i think at least technically they'd be liable for copyright infringement.
this can also work in the b3tans favou however if they can prove that zoo have profited from the use of the image, they can then report it to the owner of the original source image who could in turn (at least technically) sue zoo's arse.
which would prolly be a good detterent for them

edit: only trouble is that copyright law is a whily old bugger that is very tricky to interpret in any exact way as far as i know. prolly the only way to find out if it'd stand up is to take them to court and risk losing
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:38, archived)
# Spawn?
:) nice work
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:21, archived)
# Excellent
Morning Squire
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:21, archived)
# A hearty morning to you Squire
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:22, archived)
#
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:22, archived)
# so it does
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:26, archived)
# oooh right you are.....
.......oh, hang on, now it's purple.
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:32, archived)
# Woo!
Creepy but excellent!
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:23, archived)
# excellently done, sir
(, Fri 2 Mar 2007, 11:26, archived)