It's been mentioned... Dunno what, if any, actual legal arrangements are being drawn up at this time. I'm under the impression Shmorky's just trying to talk to Todd at the moment.
Wow, what an asshole. Unfortunately, as Juxtapoz mag put it:
"Copyright and intellectual property laws are nebulous, legal representation is rarely free, plus filing a lawsuit and seeing it through is a huge burden on people just trying to live their lives"
In other words, if somebody steals your art, you're more or less screwed.
Incidentally, re your work, you might be interested to know that you don't really have any intellectual property rights unless you've taken active steps to preserve them. It's true that being the creator of an artwork theoretically gives you certain common-law rights, but they will not stand up in court without formal proof of a copyright application. To quote from an art marketing book I have:
"If you don't file copyright formally in the Copyright Office in Washington, DC, you cannot sue someone for infringing the copyright." (Emphasis added by me
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Excellent :) Dunno if you've decided to sue (it is a lot of hassle and time) but I hope you let us know!
I figure I'll just do what I can to make trouble and hurt sales (without giving negative publicity Todd Goldman apparently enjoys). If this poostorm isn't over by april 28th (and from how Todd's acting, I somewhat doubt it...) I'll bring fliers to give away at SPACE :D
And I think anyone who knows his works would know that the gallery that Todd the Dumbass posted is pretty satirical. Dave's works are intended to be humorous.
Eh, well, I consider myself a "furry" at times so no need to defend furry pr0n to me XD (even if babyfurs do give me the willies, they aren't actually hurting anyone, and usually aren't pedophiles either)
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Looking at the variety of ripoffs Dirge lists, I wonder if they can get a class action suit going...
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Dunno what, if any, actual legal arrangements are being drawn up at this time. I'm under the impression Shmorky's just trying to talk to Todd at the moment.
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I would be greatly saddened if someone were that dumb! ^-^
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"Copyright and intellectual property laws are nebulous, legal representation is rarely free, plus filing a lawsuit and seeing it through is a huge burden on people just trying to live their lives"
In other words, if somebody steals your art, you're more or less screwed.
Incidentally, re your work, you might be interested to know that you don't really have any intellectual property rights unless you've taken active steps to preserve them. It's true that being the creator of an artwork theoretically gives you certain common-law rights, but they will not stand up in court without formal proof of a copyright application. To quote from an art marketing book I have:
"If you don't file copyright formally in the Copyright Office in Washington, DC, you cannot sue someone for infringing the copyright." (Emphasis added by me ( ... )
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Although unless someone pulls a Goldman (making hundreds/thousands off a direct copy of my art) I wouldn't much care...
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I figure I'll just do what I can to make trouble and hurt sales (without giving negative publicity Todd Goldman apparently enjoys). If this poostorm isn't over by april 28th (and from how Todd's acting, I somewhat doubt it...) I'll bring fliers to give away at SPACE :D
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And I think anyone who knows his works would know that the gallery that Todd the Dumbass posted is pretty satirical. Dave's works are intended to be humorous.
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I can't defend a lot of it, nor explain it, but no one deserves to be exploited like that. Well, at least no one as cool as Dave Kelly.
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