Comments on: This Is Why You Don’t Steal People’s Artwork

By: Japhy Grant

Japhy Grant — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:26:20 +0000

Creative Commons the Desktop Wallpaper Project! This is the kind of thing Creative Commons was created for.

By: Old Tom

Old Tom — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:01:08 +0000

@ myself:

I should correct myself by noting that everywhere I say the name “melissa” I mean to say “Kristina”. When I say “Sra. Ortiz” That actually refers to Melissa Ortiz. If that got too confusing, just ignore the whole of it. It’s not like it’s anything more than a vent anyway.

By: Old Tom

Old Tom — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:55:09 +0000

This should go straight to court, if there is any advantage for Melissa to do so. I’m guessing there is not, in light of the tedious details of the situation, i.e. use of the image in advertisement combined with the overall free nature of the material. I’m sure it would have been to court a while ago, otherwise, and there would not be so many people talking about what “should” be done. The act of stealing someone’s ideas and creative works is deplorable, detestable, and utterly disgusting. Sra. Ortiz makes me want to vomit. It pleases me to think of her inbox full to the brim of people cursing her very existence, hahaha! Melissa, there are some very simple ways to ensure that your intelectual property is under your full control. I am sure that you know what these are. For those of you that believe just because it’s in the commercial and not on the product it’s “fair game”, imagine that you wrote a song and it was a potential hit. You made five CDs of this song in your home and gave them to five people. Three weeks later, your song is playing on the new Oprah commercial. Is this ok with you?

By: Lucy

Lucy — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:39:32 +0000

wow what the hell kind of response is that. I’m a bit late when I say this, but we’re all with you and Kristina on this issue!

By: mrtnclzd

mrtnclzd — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:39:48 +0000

But *taking* her artwork and using it in an advertisement is bullshit.

By: tania

tania — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:53:37 +0000

Just looking through the persons inventory of bags on their website for Guapa Gloria….they seem to put a lot of work on their bags that I don’t know how they would have gotten the permission to use.
I just read the last post on the Guapa Gloria blog and it looks as if on the 23rd of June 2009 they decided to close shop. I guess all the emails worked.

By: lilV

lilV — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:07:51 +0000

“ Transsexuals are the stormtroopers of evolution. ” Genesis P-Orridge

By: Vik

Vik — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:08:25 +0000

Before someone gets confused following Monoblock’s link: Parquerama’s art on our Designer’s Notebooks is an original art that Matias made for us (you’ll notice is not the same “Electric Angel” used for the Kitsune Wallpaper).

And for your tranquility: we work based on author’s right, through commission’s rates. As in the book-publishing industry.

Live the love!
Besos

By: Vik

Vik — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:58:52 +0000

It’s very sad when you hear about projects or people who are trying to make a profit “out” of others’ intellect, time, money, sweat, imagination, etc. Because is “as simple” to make it actually a profit for both: that lovely creative person, and you. You just have to wish it… want it to be that way.

And the outcome is beautiful: you get to work with amazingly talented people and help sharing what they do with the world. As Bobby did with this project we all love.

I can totally relate to what you are feeling Bobby, I’d feel the same if I notice any of Monoblock’s author’s works is being use without our knowledge. Whether if it’s being sold or just used without notification. I’d feel responsible too, and I’d try to protect the rights of my author. Because we’re their publishers, regardless of the medium we use to publish their work.

And you don’t get to publish someone before saying to that person the words “please” and “love”. This girl behavior was not only rude, but damaging. It ruins the day of the talented creative people. And clearly, we need talent. So as publishers, we have to walk that extra-mile to keep these ungrateful people from upsetting our imaginative minds.

I disagree with those who call on the legal aspects of this being a “free image”, because its purpose its very well explained. Check the concepts of Intellectual Property by the French Right. IP always belongs to its author.

Illustrators should embrace the term “author”, and use it more often. That may help people not to get confuse. These are not just doodles!!!

Besos for all. Good work Bobby!

By: keyboard cat

keyboard cat — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:39:40 +0000

this post work on some level, because as it seems in their blog, they (melissa and partner) shut down the brand, because i was reading with my basic spanish level, and what i can understand is that they´re not gonna make any more tacky bags, and it has being a pleasure doing that stuff with others artwork, this is sad by some way, because we dont know if these kids knew in what they were into, because it looks really childish, but in other way we can think that this post, with all and the tranny incident help to unmask peoples who was making profits with others work, we have to be more easy with these stuff, and the personal shit, but hooray for beatin down a conterfeit brand
xoxoxo