What I think is insane is how many people left DeviantArt because of the new rule that DA couldn't do anything about someone tracing someone else's art and putting it up.
Okay, first of all, if someone NEEDS to trace, they're not a good enough artist to do any real damage anyway. They thought your art good enough to help them learn, and that should be a compliment, not a problem that causes one to run away and hide. Such an action makes me wonder what the artist was putting their stuff up for. Pleasure for themselves or pleasure for the viewer? Because they just ran from the viewer.
Second, DA can't handle 5000 lawsuits and complaints if such a rule didn't exist. DA is a convenient outlet to get one's work seen by thousands of people. That's all. Nothing more, nothing less. I love DA. It has loads less downtime than that godawful Sheezy, and is way more original. Sheezy is a cheap rip off of DA, right down to the layout.
And third was all that you've said. It's an artistic community. If one is that protective of their art, they shouldn't post it online. I mean, I want to be a filmmaker someday. How do I protect my scripts/ideas? I don't post them on the Internet for free hands to steal. That way I won't get sued someday. That way I can still have original things to create when I actually have the ability to make films. Things online are free game, especially the works of amateur artists who do not have copywrites or tradmarks or backing companies.
People just want to feel special, I think. They go about it the wrong way, however.
And I love Balaa because she is orignal and not afraid to try new things. She is nice to all her viewers. She pushes herself to new boundaries. She isn't scared to help other artists. In my opinion, all artists should have a Balaa attitude and not the stuck-up, overly-protective-of-their-art kids that breed all over DA. And that's why I love Balaa. She's so freaking admirable. :)
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Okay, first of all, if someone NEEDS to trace, they're not a good enough artist to do any real damage anyway. They thought your art good enough to help them learn, and that should be a compliment, not a problem that causes one to run away and hide. Such an action makes me wonder what the artist was putting their stuff up for. Pleasure for themselves or pleasure for the viewer? Because they just ran from the viewer.
Second, DA can't handle 5000 lawsuits and complaints if such a rule didn't exist. DA is a convenient outlet to get one's work seen by thousands of people. That's all. Nothing more, nothing less. I love DA. It has loads less downtime than that godawful Sheezy, and is way more original. Sheezy is a cheap rip off of DA, right down to the layout.
And third was all that you've said. It's an artistic community. If one is that protective of their art, they shouldn't post it online. I mean, I want to be a filmmaker someday. How do I protect my scripts/ideas? I don't post them on the Internet for free hands to steal. That way I won't get sued someday. That way I can still have original things to create when I actually have the ability to make films. Things online are free game, especially the works of amateur artists who do not have copywrites or tradmarks or backing companies.
People just want to feel special, I think. They go about it the wrong way, however.
And I love Balaa because she is orignal and not afraid to try new things. She is nice to all her viewers. She pushes herself to new boundaries. She isn't scared to help other artists. In my opinion, all artists should have a Balaa attitude and not the stuck-up, overly-protective-of-their-art kids that breed all over DA. And that's why I love Balaa. She's so freaking admirable. :)