Posted by Bonny Girl on August 08, 1998 at 14:08:07:
In Reply to: Re: Are they really stolen? posted by be_witch on July 31, 1998 at 18:23:48:
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: : Hi! Well, I myself am pretty new to the Guild here,
: : however, I have also seen other sites with avs very
: : similar to my own. Well, as I do make them all either
: : from pics found online, scanned by me, or (in the future),
: : pics of my own personal stuff, I just don't see what the
: : big deal is... We all basically "steal" the pics we use
: : to create the majority of our avs so why are we picking
: : on the people who want to "steal" ours? I don't know,
: : it's my personal oppinion I guess. It all just seems a
: : little petty to me. If you want to here more about my
: : little "oppinions" feel free to check out my little "extra"
: : on my avatar site. Just click where it says Avatar Authenticity.
: : http://www.geoctities.com/SouthBeach/Palms/4178/frames.html
: : You guys and girls all have a GREAT day/evening/whatever.. hehe
: : Bonny Girl
: Well...guess I'm going to throw my 2 pennies in the pot. (again....)
: Agreed that it doesn't take long to create and avatar. But I spend hours a day downloading graphics, sometimes 50megs a day or more. All these have to be sorted, and the ones I want to use selected and filed away. There is a tremendous amount of time involved in this process.
: In my opinion, the people who 'borrow' our work are taking our time, our creativity, our artistic efforts and our originality, not simply a 48 x 64 picture.
: In my case, I pay for my webspace. If I lose my traffic because my avatars are widely available elsewhere, what would be the point in maintaining my site?
: I think it's more a matter of respect for other people's time and efforts than it is an ethical question.
: (clink...clink.....2cents paid) *grin*
Okay, Okay, Okay... I give up. LOL!! Guess we all have our oppinions and it's not my place to critisize anyone for what they believe. I respect you all for your beliefs, however, for me, this is just the way I feel. I can see your point, however, about people finding my avs on other sites and all, however, if these people who "borrow" the avs would have the decency to add a link to my site, then that would be absolutely wonderful. Well, once again, you all have a great and happy day and nice to bicker with ya again. hehe.. NO, seriously, nice to hear from ya. =-) Bye now.