So I've been alerted via my PR people that some people are griping about their photos being used on this blog without attribution. See this one by JAMES DUNCAN DAVIDSON who snapped a wonderful photo of My Little Pony which I used recently. And this one by FRASER SPEIRS who took some wonderful shots at the Glasgow opening.
James and Fraser: I've gone back and put attribution on those photos. And I apologize for the oversight. Moshe Hishkill says you're just a pair of whiny twats, but I don't agree. I think attribution is important.
To be sure, I am the person who once said, "Bad artists copy. Great artists steal." (A line that was later stolen by Pablo Picasso. Ironic, no?) But friends, this does not apply to photos. I want to give attribution wherever possible. If your photo gets used without attribution, please know that this only happened because I just found the photo on a page someplace and there was no credit attached to it. Or it happened because I was working too fast and not paying attention and simply made a mistake.
Resolved: I will make a better effort to put attribution on photos. Meanwhile, here's the deal. If you just email me and tell me that a photo is yours, I promise I will add your attribution and do it any way you like it-- ALL CAPS, boldface, BOLDFACE CAPS, italics, or ... that's about it. Whatever. I mean it. Photos are an important part of this blog. I really want to encourage people to send in their work, and I know that for many people getting credit is really important.
I'll do my best to find out up front who took the pix I use. But if you see something that isn't attributed and should be, or if you want credit for your pix, or if you want me to take down a photo of yours that I've used, please let me know. I want to help you publicize your work, if that's what you'd like. Or not, if that's what you like. Whatever. Trying to be a good citizen here.
And again, I apologize. This blog is supposed to be about having fun and restoring a sense of childlike wonder to people's lives. That's all. It's just a bit of fun. Something to check out in the morning when you get to work and need a little chuckle. I don't want to harsh anyone's vibe. Except for My Little Pony, whose vibe needs some harshing. Much love. Namaste. Peace out.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
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I'm surprised you missed the opportunity to remind us of the wonderful photog whats-his-face who gave us the images of the lovely Tiffany aka bikehelmetgirl.
jpegtards
Hey - I got credit for what I sent in.
Quit yet bitchin' - ya whinetards...
oh sweet love of jehbus and joseph, and bob, what on earth is this?? I havent read such fast track back tracking reelings since the good ol'e days of Enron press releases...
You can use my pictures anytime Mr FSJ, including the one of me on top of a big green flowery VW campervan (you guys call em vanagons??), or of me tit-faced on a Welsh weekend break...good stuff, i assure you FSJ, very karma, i assure.
Now, back to the subject, fair play you recognise copyright, and that i commend. It puts you apart from the beastmaster and freetards, and the Beast himself, Mr. Bob-Billy-Bob-Bob-the-Apple-and-call-it-Windows Close-the-Gates Bill Gates!!
Or did you just write that to make your karma style and chi flow righteous again without the negative vibes that people bitching negative at you produced?? Honestly...
Jesus tonight! There are two kinds of arseholes. Big, powerful arseholes like Dick Cheney and America's Strongest Man, and rectarded arseholes like your correspondent photographers, protecting their "art".
Why don't you tossers take photies of starving kids in Africa? Make a feckin' difference, instead of whingeing about, er, well, feck all.
Thanks for the corrections and linkage.
what happened to your profile photo? was that drawing also copyrighted?
All the Yoko Ono pics are mine. boldface please.
- Picasso
Jobso, harshing my vibe is a tough order since I have an entire cadre of VPs who's only job is to validate my ego.
I was hoping today's geography lesson would have humbled you a bit.
James Duncan Davidson is just this side of Nick Denton in weeniehood.
Way to go, FS. Listen up kids. FS just showed you the perfect way to weasel out of copyright infringement. This should be taught in our schools.
the picture of me standing not giving a fuck on this, is copyright, to Fake Adam and Laura, and this Fake picture is kindly gifted to Fake Steve. It looks like this:
F.A.K.E. PICTURE << HERE
I'd like my credit in bold, italics (i always look nicer in italics) and preferably updated in main post to credit my fine work...
or just arseholes to the lot, and have a great time laughing at pics without caring who took them.
Ha ha, I may accidentally use your posts verbatim on my blog, if you see that happening rest assured it was an accident and I will give you credit in BIG CAPS.
I am artist and mashing up your content with my template and google ads and six figure salary from my magazine gives me a sense of childlike wonder.
You are losing it, Fakester -- What a rueful post! While I can imagine the Real One apologize for an occasional transgression, I can NEVER imagine him apologizing so profusely. One of the reasons why your blog used to seem so funny was that the fake persona you created was plausibly real. Hope it is not the ForbesTards that are trying to dumb you down.
To the anonymous who harshed on James Duncan Davidson: dude, JDD also wrote two of the best books on Cocoa programming. Indirectly thanks to him, you have more apps for your Mac. Oh, and he also wrote Tomcat, which runs tons of websites from which commenttards like you get your porn and superhero toys. So if he wants credit for his photography, STFU and give it to him.
hey, that b.gates microsoft surface thing, the one on his shoulder? You know, the shit peice of photoshop making a tired point, but in a tired, clichéd kind of way? You know, that one?
Fuck all to do with me.
James Funstand Mavistown
Dude, I took the friggin photo. Have you seen it?
MITCHELL AIDELBAUM?
Namaste Fake Steve. I honor the place where your words become one with my pix. Much love.
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