PIRACY IS WRONG

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  • "Stop Piracy" is a sub-blog of Jen Strange's "Digi-Scrappin' with Jen." The primary author is Jen Strange, and the blog was Meredith Fenwick's idea. Banner and navigation buttons created by Meredith Fenwick. Avitar in banner by Mindy Terasawa . All content, aside from quotes from other sources, (C) by each author, 2005, 2006, 2007. Please e-mail jenstrange AT gmail DOT com for permissions.

ABOUT FREEBIES:

  • Just becuase it was free, doesn't mean you can do anything you want with it.
    "FREEBIES ARE GIVEN FROM THE VENUE OF THE ARTIST'S CHOOSING IN ORDER TO GENERATE TRAFFIC TO THEIR PLACE OF BUSINESS. PRE-EMPTING THAT STEP NOT ONLY HURTS THEIR BUSINESS AND VIOLATES THEIR Terms of Use, BUT IS ILLEGAL AND VIOLATES US COPYRIGHT LAW."
    (quoted from Miki from Microferk Designs. )

    To learn more about freebies and piracy, please read Why it's not ok to share freebies .

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A letter to share . . .

. . . when you have come across illegal pirating activity within a group (or an individual) and you want to address it.

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In an effort to educate before accusing, I would like to make you aware of the following information about copyright.

1.  It is illegal to distribute the work of another -- even if you obtained it without purchase.

2.  It is illegal to claim the work of another as your own. 

3.  It is illegal to use the work of another without permission to create new work with the intent to distribute.  This includes fonts that have not been purchased for commercial use, images that are not yours or that you do not have rights to, and in some instances, creating work on a for-hire basis.

Digital artists are tired of having their work stolen and illegally distributed, and they are standing together to fight it.  Don't let yourself become part of a law-suit just because you weren't paying attention.  Ignorance is no excuse. 

If you HAVE participated in pirating, stop now.  And spread the word.

December 04, 2005 in Piracy 101 |

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