Re: Intellectual Ownership of ascii pics

Lester5374 wrote:
> 
> >I WILL SAY THIS THOUGH! Until the notorious Pete got involved, I was
> >just going to blow off the user's, Mika Leppanen's, comments. Mika is
> >one rude person! I mean I gave him permission to do just what he did and
> >he still copped an attitude. Those are the kind of people that take the
> >fun out of things. And that is his right to be that way. I believe in
> >freedom of SPEECH. SO more power to him. I would just think most people
> >would appreciate the ability to do this than have a "screw you
> >attitude." *S*
> 
>      I don't really call it freedom of speech, I call it plagiarism. What's the
> difference between him using your pictures as a sig and using them in a program
> he used to make money off of them? And then still giving you the eff you
> attitude? Also, what would be the difference between him using your pics, and
> using your poetry? Would you like someone to take your poems and use them as
> their own? I consider it the same thing.

> http://members.aol.com/lester5374/index.htm  -  Ansi home page
> FTP://members.aol.com/lester5374/ansi  - To download the ANSI format

The only difference I can think of is that my poetry gets copywrited
before being published on the web. *S* But seriously, I suppose you are
right! Oh well, one bad egg out of a thousand. 

Most people write me an email telling me that they are going to use one
of the sigs from my web page.
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/6558/sigs.html#top 

They either ask if it is OK to remove the initials or just say thanks
for making them and leave the initials in. I look at it this way: I want
to share my drawings with everyone, but as long as they don't pass them
off as their own and (as you say) make money from my work without my
permission, I'm OK with that. 

Maybe I just get to nice at times, but I REALLY want to believe people
are good for the most part. Who knows, Miki, may read all this and make
an appology. If he does, great, I would accept it. If he doesn't, then
it was no loss in my life and it shouldn't be in yours either. 

BTW, I really think it is great how you all started voicing your
feelings toward this matter so quickly. It just goes to show, what a
great group of people are gathered here. I'm proud to call all of you my
internet friends! The art is great but your personalities and attitudes
are what really make me enjoy this  newsgroup. *wiping a tear* *S*

Thanks to all of you.
-- 
Peace,

Donovan
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