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Originally Posted by bronco67
If anything, this post just shows how little you know about art and artists.
Bottom line is, if you've created something and would like to sell it as a product, you should be able to do that without it being pilfered by anyone with an internet connections and low ethics/moral standards. If you've never created anything before, then you probably wouldn't give a fuck.
If someone enjoys an artists, movies, TV show, comic book, etc -- then they should be more than happy to support the artist -- so they can continue to make that art. I guess someone else will always pay for the freeloaders, right?
A Tshirt with a cool design is art, but since its not digital it has to be purchased as physical goods. I'm sure if people could download sneakers and tshirts, they do that also as long as consequences are non-existent.
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I'm not talking about t-shirts, son. I'm talking about fine arts and literature. But if you want to talk about t-shirts, I can talk about t-shirts. Check this out.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/footb...-dispute_N.htm
The NFL ended up dropping the suit in this particular case, which I think was the right decision, but having more laws and having more restrictions will likely create a regulatory environment which encourages similar type lawsuits. Doing so discourages entrepreneurial types such as the guy who made those Who Dat shirts.
Everyone has a right to sell whatever it is that they create, but we're not talking about having content stolen off a hard drive without the producer/photographer having ever seen a dime, were talking about something that has already been sold which therefore indicates that the producer/photographer has made at least some money. Given the current environment, there is really no choice but to factor in the likelihood that it will be duplicated and redistributed without profit, so you have to just make sure you get as much as humanly possible before it leaves your hands. You do have the right to not sell your work, so if you're doing it for the love of the craft and feel as if the end product is more valuable than what the market will bear, don't sell it. Painters and writers have been doing that for years.
It really is a shame that things have to be the way they are but giving the government more power is not the answer. Oh, and in calling me out by saying how little I know about this and that or whatever, blah blah blah, all you are doing is displaying your ability and willingness to speak with authority about something that which you know nothing about.