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Post by Old Storm SilverWolf on Jan 7, 2006 13:22:05 GMT -5
Can somebody Please smack this twerk?? Please? Or help me find Shirley and let Her smack the idiot? I kid you not, the little beast is using one of Unicorn Friendship's Unis for an icon on Pony Island. (and you realize neither the unis are 50x100 nor is the PI icon system very forgiving to images that Aren't.) I asked her politely if she had permission and even said I would help her make a different icon so she wasn't mangling somebody else's work! I was Polite and Everything! And this is what the little monster wrote back. Um, actually the website has been down for some time now, but before that they said on it the graphics they had were available for use on other people's websites. It was an adoption site, so you're supposed to use their graphics. They're happy as long as you give them the credit for it somewhere. My signature use to say that mine was from Unicorn Freindship Center, but then my signature got erased and I had to put it back up. I guess I forgot to put that part up. If you hadn't pmed me I might not have remebered at all. ;-) SoI'll fix that. Though, what good it will do, I can't say, because the website is no longer around. But I'll honor the site owner's wishes anyway. So with all that said, I didn't steal anyone graphics, nor am I ignorant of the rules of cyber netiquette. Don't worry about it. I'll fix everything, K? I thank you for reminding me. -Theresa 'Song of Wysteria' Argh! Now I ask you... What am I supposed to do? I Know UF is gone. I Know I can't find Shirley. But I do not see how scrambling somebody else's image so you can have an icon instead of getting off your.... *fumes* Well, what are your suggestions on dealing with this? I asked over at Starluck's place and got a couple rude remarks, a reply saying Shirley quit the adoption racket but not much else. Apparently cyberpet mangling isn't the crime it used to be. In any case, I have no idea what I should do now. Please advise.
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Post by Old Storm SilverWolf on Jan 7, 2006 13:24:15 GMT -5
And Excuse please but if some Schmuck tells me that it's Perfectly ok to use one of MY critters as a scrambled icon for some other site because BoA 'is an adoption site, you're Supposed to use the graphics' so help me I Will make your life a living misery!
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Post by Leafy on Jan 7, 2006 13:56:25 GMT -5
<_<; Stabbity Death?
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Post by Old Storm SilverWolf on Jan 7, 2006 13:59:58 GMT -5
So am I right to be upset about this??
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Post by Lumi on Jan 7, 2006 14:00:41 GMT -5
I thought it was perfectly clear that one couldn't modify another's work without permission. making icons of graphics is modifying therefore not allowed without permission.
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Post by Leafy on Jan 7, 2006 14:02:09 GMT -5
yeah, I'd be livid and raising all sorts of words the censors would strange me for. There would be heck to pay and I'd be fining it down in massive spoonfuls. It's an adoption site, sure, but that doesn't mea steal and mangle the graphics, you probably almost can't tell what the poor thing looked like anymore can you?
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Post by LadyL on Jan 7, 2006 14:02:49 GMT -5
well, at least she was rather polite... She didn't curse at you or anything I'd mail to her again and explain that you know the owner of the graphic and that you are adopting out yourself and how you would feel... But I wouldn't mind, actually - okay I don't draw - but I am into photography and I've given out quite a few photographs to people (They do take time too, you know, if you want to do it well) and as long as the credit is there, I don't care if they put it up in the wrong kinda frame, I think it is _their_ problem and not mine if they want to have something that's ugly - it is not like it doesn't show that they don't know what they are doing. If the owner didn't say anything, that is - if you say in your rules it is not allowed of course that has to be respected. Just my few cents...
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Post by Lumi on Jan 7, 2006 14:05:46 GMT -5
Not to mention but 'adoption graphics" are supposed to be used a certain way. And that way is on a webpage with story, stats, credit and link-back. Icons is not the intended use of an adoption critter.
But Shirely is gone than obviously she didn't give permission.
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Post by Lumi on Jan 7, 2006 14:11:50 GMT -5
And just because the creater disappeared along with the site, doesn't mean the graphics are ours to use however we please. Unless the artist formally declared her work public domain. I doubt she did that.
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Post by Howling in Frustration on Jan 7, 2006 14:15:49 GMT -5
*tears out fur* It is Not ok! Shirley used to get very upset over people doing stuff to her work. It hurt her. This... This little Beast is making it out that because they were click-n-takes and the site's gone now that she has every right to mangle other people's stuff! And the horrible thing of it all is even though I can remember that and can remember Shirley's rules, it doesn't do me a d**n bit of good. Because the site's gone and this little piece of garbage can claim anything her twisted little mind wants to and I have no solid proof against a word she says.
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Post by DSL Unlogged on Jan 7, 2006 15:56:51 GMT -5
Who is it? -fumes- I'd never want someone to mangle my pets to use in a icon. I think it wuld be a terrible insult to the work and love I put into them It's just....horribly inpolite and you have to wonder whether anyone's ever ruined [i[her[/i] stuff?
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Post by Silvanon on Jan 7, 2006 15:58:14 GMT -5
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Post by mmmobsessions on Jan 7, 2006 16:09:41 GMT -5
Okay, uhm, easy, girl. >_>
Since the rules on the site state the following, "These images are not to be altered in any way except with permission and are not to be offered in any other collection," she is obviously breaking the rules. Show her the rules, tell her to please get rid of the avatar once again, and if she doesn't, inform her you're going to sic the law on her or something.
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Post by Silvanon on Jan 7, 2006 19:27:05 GMT -5
Just to warn everyone so she doesn't get blasted if she accepts my offer, I told her she could use my unicorn animation as her avatar. I hope she'll take me up on that.
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Post by MadMooCow on Jan 7, 2006 23:22:35 GMT -5
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