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Hey guys, how are you?
It's been a while since my last "Go for it" Article.
This time I'm bringing you something different. This time it's not about Photoshop; this time it's about protecting your work.
More and more artists are facing situations such as stolen works, unauthorize use, ripping, etc. We, as artists, are always trying to protect our work but, sometimes nothing seems enough.
For you to fully protect your work it's always adviced that you register and copyright your work, either it's paintings, photographies, digital art, literature, websites, blogs, etc.
So, what is ©Copyright?
In a general way, "Copyright is a form of intellectual property which gives the creator of an original work exclusive rights for a certain time period in relation to that work, including its publication, distribution and adaptation; after which time the work is said to enter the public domain. Copyright applies to any expressible form of an idea or information that is substantive and discrete. Some jurisdictions also recognize "moral rights" of the creator of a work, such as the right to be credited for the work.
Copyright has been internationally standardized, lasting between fifty to a hundred years from the author's death, or a finite period for anonymous or corporate authorship; some jurisdictions have required formalities to establishing copyright, most recognize copyright in any completed work, without formal registration. Generally, copyright is enforced as a civil matter, though some jurisdictions do apply criminal sanctions."
- original definition taken from Winkipedia.
I also advice a close reading to What Is Copyright? which contains many pertinent and important information.
In a general way, and according to many jurisdictions' laws, registering and giving your work a copyright, may cost you some money.
Fortunately there are some websites speciallized in registering and giving you full copyright of your work.
Let's see 2 of them:
My Free Copyright - www.myfreecopyright.com
• How does it work?
"MyFreeCopyright.com provides a third-party, non-repudiation, registered dating of your original digital creation. By using this service, you publicly associate your digital copyright and defined rights to you." (taken from MyFreeCopyrights FAQs)
• How do I protect my art on MyFreeCopyright.com?
You create an account and add your personal information. After this initial step, you have to upload your works or website info, etc. Next, a "digital fingerprint" of your original work is captured, logged and stored. After this procedure you'll be receiving an e-mail with the "fingerprint" code proving your registry and legal rights of your work.
Everytime you submit a copyright protection on MyFreeCopyright, all the information is gathered on a list which contains the copyright information about your work, the "fingerprint" code and all the extra information you added.
Everytime you need to, you have that proof of registry and copyright of your creations. MyFreeCopyright cannot provide legal action but, the information contained in your account have legal value in order too prove the copyrights of your work.
Safe Creative - www.safecreative.org
• How does it work?
"As the author you have personal and patrimonial rights over your work and you will always have to prove that you are the author, to be able to make use of these rights, or to avoid copyright infringement by others. To do this Safe Creative, a free platform for registration and accreditation, supports authors providing legal valid proof. (taken from SafeCreative.org FAQs)
• How do I protect my art on SafeCreative.org?</i>
The procedure is very similar.
You create an account with all your personal information. Then you have to upload the file you want to register and add copyright. You have to add all the pertinent information regarding that same work and choose the type of license you want. During the registry of you work it's possible to choose the type of license and learn the differences between each type.
Once again, this registry will grant you a legal proof that you are the owner and author of your work, giving you full copyright of it.
SafeCreative.org can't offer you direct legal actions but all registries are legal in the court of law.
I advice you to read both websites FAQs because they gather very important and valid information regarding your copyrights and ownership as artists.
For now I'm familiarized with these 2 websites for free copyright registry. For sure there are others.
This is a great step to allow you to regiter your work as your won and give you full rights over it.
If necessary, with these websites you have the legal information to prove you are the real authors of your work and noone else instead.
You just have too check them out and choose which one you like the best; or if you want to, register your work in both websites.
Protect yourselves and your work in advanced.
Be safe!
I hope you find this article useful for your needs.
LuneBleu
Closing my dA Gallery
Hello everyone! It's with a heavy heart that I've decided to shut down my gallery on deviantArt for good. I've been here for 17 years; this is the place where my artistic journey started and I'll forever be grateful for everything deviantArt provided me over the years. deviantArt will always be a significant landmark for me and my artistic path. Unfortunately, as a person with strong negative opinion about AI and its shady meanders, I cannot stay in a place that now hold hands with the same AI that so many of us condemn. I cannot risk to get my artworks stolen, copied and used by AI algorithms to create something (not) new. I know about the "no authorization" button but, honestly.... no! That's not enough. You can still find me in these spots: WEBSITE: https://www.anacruz-arts.com FB PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/AnaCruzArts/ FB GROUP FOR AUHTORS ONLY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/anacruzarts IG: https://www.instagram.com/anacruzarts/ AS:
I won in Court!!!
Happy 2012 & News
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Hello my friends, how are you?
In January I wrote a Journal saying I was back... what a lie! I still had so much work to do and my time on dA still was almost none. But now I promise I'm already 80% full speed and I have a whole week to dedicate to all my friends around here. And yes, I miss you a lot.
First big new: some of you may remember back in 2009 when I told you that a Publisher stole one of my images and published it on a book cover! The book was for sale all over bookstores and Internet and I was chocked when I found out about it. I hired a lawyer and I went to Court. We all know how justice works and,
Go for it - Helpful Websites
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Hey guys, how are you?
It's been a while since my last "Go For It" article.
This time, I want to share with you some websites I consider important and helful for every artist & designer.
Since I started my Graphic design course, my teachers have been sharing some cool websites that, like I said, can be extremely helpful in many different ways.
This is just a small example to get you guys inspired. I encourage you to search and explore because I'm sure that there are tons of great websites especialized in art & design.
So... let's go for it!!
:bulletblue: Pantone.com
Pantone's website offers all the color guides available. If yo
Go for it - Stock Photos
Previous "Go for it" Articles:
• Go for it - Photoshop Actions
• Go for it - Photoshop Tutorials
• Go for it - Photoshop Brushes
• Go for it - Protect Your Art
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Hello guys, how are you?
It's been a while since my last "Go for it" Article so, I guess the time has come to create a new one.
Since mostly all my "Go for it" Articles are digital art related, this time I'm going for Stock Photos!
I hope you find the article useful for your needs!
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#FAQ 217 What are "Stock Photos" and can I use "Stock Photos" in my submissions?
"Stock images are images that are posted somewhere with the express intent that
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There are a lot of misunderstandings out there regarding copyrights and legal facts.
NONE of these so-called "image protection" websites, to which all these links go, can protect you legally!
- Yes, the very second you save your work to your computer, put it on paper, canvas or any other media, it becomes yours, whether you have posted it anywhere yet or not.
- © 2017 Your Name, in that form in that order is the legal statement. Instead of the copyright symbol, you can use the word, "copyright", but you need not have both.
- Whether you have registered your work with the U.S. Copyright Office or not, you have the right to place that statement with your work.
- VERY IMPORTANT: simply placing that statement with your work WILL NOT give you any legal leg to stand on if you take someone to court for infringement! In the eyes of the court, ANYONE could put the statement on anything they have stolen and claim it...even removing YOUR statement, placing THEIRS on it, then taking YOU to court, claiming YOU stole from THEM! Yes! It really does get that messy and happens all the time!
** The ONLY thing any court is REQUIRED to recognize is registering with the U.S. Copyright Office! **
- I belong to, and pay for the services of, such a site for written work. You register your posting site (not your work) with them. It crawls the web constantly, looking for theft of my work from my posting site. I post on three different sites, but only have one site registered with them. (you can register up to five sites) Does it work? It does, because it always finds my work on the other two sites and reports it to me as "found matches." (it doesn't look for my name, only text copy) It HAS found my work on other people's sites, but they were quotes and links back to me, and that's okay. It is a highly regarded and widely used site. Does it protect me legally in court? NO, and they don't claim to.
- NO SO CALLED "IMAGE PROTECTION" WEBSITE CAN LEGALLY PROTECT YOU, nor can they prevent any of this from happening! In a court of law, registering with such a site means absolutely nothing! What prevents someone from taking your work and registering it with such a site as their own? Think about it! NOTHING!
- Will registering with such a site discourage theft? MAYBE. But, someone who is familiar with all the facts I've stated will not be deterred!
- Might some court grant you ownership without a government copyright? MAYBE.
The ONLY thing any court is REQUIRED to recognize is registering with the U.S. Copyright Office!
I'm sorry, and some may get mad at me, or argue with me, but, I'm only trying to help.
Thank-you for listening.
NONE of these so-called "image protection" websites, to which all these links go, can protect you legally!
- Yes, the very second you save your work to your computer, put it on paper, canvas or any other media, it becomes yours, whether you have posted it anywhere yet or not.
- © 2017 Your Name, in that form in that order is the legal statement. Instead of the copyright symbol, you can use the word, "copyright", but you need not have both.
- Whether you have registered your work with the U.S. Copyright Office or not, you have the right to place that statement with your work.
- VERY IMPORTANT: simply placing that statement with your work WILL NOT give you any legal leg to stand on if you take someone to court for infringement! In the eyes of the court, ANYONE could put the statement on anything they have stolen and claim it...even removing YOUR statement, placing THEIRS on it, then taking YOU to court, claiming YOU stole from THEM! Yes! It really does get that messy and happens all the time!
** The ONLY thing any court is REQUIRED to recognize is registering with the U.S. Copyright Office! **
- I belong to, and pay for the services of, such a site for written work. You register your posting site (not your work) with them. It crawls the web constantly, looking for theft of my work from my posting site. I post on three different sites, but only have one site registered with them. (you can register up to five sites) Does it work? It does, because it always finds my work on the other two sites and reports it to me as "found matches." (it doesn't look for my name, only text copy) It HAS found my work on other people's sites, but they were quotes and links back to me, and that's okay. It is a highly regarded and widely used site. Does it protect me legally in court? NO, and they don't claim to.
- NO SO CALLED "IMAGE PROTECTION" WEBSITE CAN LEGALLY PROTECT YOU, nor can they prevent any of this from happening! In a court of law, registering with such a site means absolutely nothing! What prevents someone from taking your work and registering it with such a site as their own? Think about it! NOTHING!
- Will registering with such a site discourage theft? MAYBE. But, someone who is familiar with all the facts I've stated will not be deterred!
- Might some court grant you ownership without a government copyright? MAYBE.
The ONLY thing any court is REQUIRED to recognize is registering with the U.S. Copyright Office!
I'm sorry, and some may get mad at me, or argue with me, but, I'm only trying to help.
Thank-you for listening.