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*Anaquita:iconAnaquita:

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Legalized Art Theft?

Journal Entry: Sun Apr 13, 2008, 3:06 PM
  • Mood: Pissed Off
  • Listening to: The woodpecker outside
  • Reading: The words on the screen.
  • Drinking: Water
Basically what's going on in congress is a proposed new law that will allow others to legally use works of art that you've created, for free.

Yes legalized art theft.

The Orphan Works Bill.

Companies, big and small, (and even perhaps some individuals) can find your artwork online, see if it's been registered as being copy written, and if not they can register it as being "orphaned" and use it for their own benefit. And once they register it, not only will you not be paid for them using your work, but it would then become illegal for you to use your OWN work.

This applies to everything you put out there, including images you've taken of yourself or family.

How fucked up is that?

Currently all you have to do is put the circled C on your work, and your name, and it's copy written. Registration gives you the ability to sue others who steal your work, but even unregistered, you still have all the legal rights to it. And now others want to take that away, and force you to register, or goodbye rights.

So do what you have to do, write to legislators, congressmen, senators, etc. Sign the petition (link will be at the bottom of this) DO SOMETHING. Don't just be lazy and let this bill be passed.

Article about the law:
[link]
Article to go too is: Mind Your Business: You Will Lose All The Rights to Your Own Art by Mark Simon on April 10, 2008
3rd page of the article has an interview that you should listen too

The Petition:
[link]

List for elected officials to send a letter to:
[link]

Now most officials have others read their mail, but if enough people send letters about an issue, they usually are notified about it.

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 27
  • Current Residence: Seattle area
  • Interests: Animation, Art of any kind really, Hauntings, UFO's, Anime, Ghost Hunters, and more
  • Favourite movie: The Usual Suspects, Gross Point Blank, Invasion America, Various Anime and american animations
  • Favourite band or musician: Abney Park, Vanessa Mae, Various Jrock bands, and more
  • Favourite genre of music: Several kinds
  • Favourite artist: I like too many to list
  • Favourite poet or writer: Joy Kogawa, Robert Frost, More
  • Favourite photographer: Again, too many to list
  • Favourite style or digital art: I like them all :) I just do mainly 3d myself at the moment. Working on learning other forms.
  • Operating System: XP
  • MP3 player of choice: I usually use WinAmp
  • Shell of choice: the chocolate kind!
  • Wallpaper of choice: Whatever fits my mood
  • Skin of choice: The stuff that covers my blood, tissue, and internal organs all up
  • Favourite game: Anything Indiana Jones
  • Favourite gaming platform: Computer and PS2.... as it's all I have at the moment... used to have an N64
  • Favourite cartoon character: Sesshoumaru
  • Personal Quote: "If at first you don't succeed. Then skydiving isn't for you."
  • Tools of the Trade: Computer! Sketchbook, pencils, and the like...

Devious Comments

*Anaquita:iconAnaquita: 3 days 16 hours ago
Uh.... thanks...

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~silver-chick:iconsilver-chick: 5 days 12 hours ago
omg, i luvs ur pics, teach meh to be cool

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copy the evil bunny to your sig to show ur support
~themidnightkat:iconthemidnightkat: May 1, 2008, 5:35:07 AM
im currently working on a sesshykagome piccie for. yes, my crappy drawing ^^' jokes. youll be amazed senseii *wanders off, grabs coffee and continues drawing*

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*ToonTwins:iconToonTwins: Mar 18, 2008, 6:39:03 AM
Thanks for the :+fav: :floating:

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*lunaticenigma:iconlunaticenigma: Mar 6, 2008, 6:18:09 AM
Yay! Thanks Ana for the favourite.

:D.

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~Zelphyre:iconZelphyre: Feb 29, 2008, 6:39:38 PM
Thanks for the :+fav: hon! Hope to see you next quarter!!

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~digipokedbgt:icondigipokedbgt: Feb 21, 2008, 7:17:07 AM
oh ok cool thanks!

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*Anaquita:iconAnaquita: Feb 20, 2008, 5:00:27 PM
I found it in the fan wallpaper section of: [link]

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~digipokedbgt:icondigipokedbgt: Feb 12, 2008, 1:01:25 PM
I love the desktop srceenshot, where did you get the background image from?

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~digipokedbgt:icondigipokedbgt: Jan 19, 2008, 1:34:51 PM
Nice work!

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~Lenap:iconLenap: Jan 7, 2008, 6:56:46 AM
hello)))
thanks for faving)))

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~BakaNekoSan:iconBakaNekoSan: Jan 4, 2008, 6:59:04 PM Mood: Love
Thanks for the :+fav:! :)

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~plumfit:iconplumfit: Jan 2, 2008, 9:20:44 PM
ty for faving :)!

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~zeechawan:iconzeechawan: Dec 21, 2007, 10:40:13 AM
T for the F =P

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~Tigr-r-renok:iconTigr-r-renok: Dec 11, 2007, 2:14:56 AM
Thank you very much for the fave! ^_^
~Wing-shadow:iconWing-shadow: Dec 3, 2007, 7:19:59 AM
thanks for the fave! <3
=blood-sharingan:iconblood-sharingan: Dec 3, 2007, 2:26:08 AM Mood: Joy
Thanks for the :+fav:, un :wave:

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~Banned-Sanity:iconBanned-Sanity: Nov 23, 2007, 12:21:25 AM
thanks for the flava!

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~k-tiraam:iconk-tiraam: Nov 17, 2007, 1:57:56 AM
Thank you for the :+devwatch: and for the :+fav:s! :love:

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~ShinriTS:iconShinriTS: Nov 16, 2007, 2:09:57 PM
YAYYYY! :boogie:
Thank you so much for the fave! :hug:

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~Wosuko-San:iconWosuko-San: Nov 7, 2007, 7:45:24 PM
Hey! Thanks for the fave on Sasuke, Itachi, Naruto fanart [link] :D

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~hentaikaizoku:iconhentaikaizoku: Nov 7, 2007, 2:10:02 AM
thanks for the fav ^^
*fortunatebbeing3:iconfortunatebbeing3: Nov 3, 2007, 3:37:12 AM
*looks at watch* been busy?

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~lucernight:iconlucernight: Nov 1, 2007, 3:58:59 PM
Thanks for the watch! ^^

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