Re: Are they really stolen?

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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*

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