tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post750559310079619753..comments2024-03-17T12:36:51.212-04:00Comments on Caitlyn's Masks: [Question] ...I'm going a bit crazy with this one?Caitlyn Maskedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732033913089350905noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-86219228133322761232011-08-19T23:45:59.726-04:002011-08-19T23:45:59.726-04:00I can understand your frustration with the "s...I can understand your frustration with the "stolen" work. It's annoying really pretty cheap for a person to do that. It's even more annoying and cheap for a person to do that on DA. It is one thing to put other people's stuff on a blog; many blogs act as collection points for captions by many artists. It is something else entirely to put "stolen" work on a DA page where the assumption is that the work is a creation of yours. That's pretty low down.<br /><br />I can see your quandary though with reporting. It isn't really your work originally so that makes it much shakier ground to start from. It feels like you should be able to do something about it though. <br /><br />One thing to consider though is that you are not really out anything. That's why I put the word "stolen" in quotes above. I dislike the theft terminology when used with digital things. There can be an infinite number of copies of a Caitlyn cap spread all over the world and the original is still there on your hard drive. So in that sense nothing was taken from you.<br /><br />I'm not saying that you don't have reason to be mad at this lazy jerk. I am saying though that really you aren't out anything, and that it isn't worth your time and energy to be angry about this. Maybe that's just my ego talking though; I'm a bit ashamed to admit it, but I'm a little annoyed that some of my work wasn't "stolen" as well. What am I, chopped liver? ;) *giggle*<br /><br />As far as the watermark goes, I played around with that for a while when I started capping. After a while I found it to be annoying to add in and annoying when I went back and looked at my caps. It always felt like it was detracting from the story or the image. Like my credit was more important than either of those things. That's why I stopped adding it. <br /><br />Also, it is a really difficult thing to do to add a mark and not have it be distracting. If you put it on the edge, then it is simple enough for someone to crop it out of the image. If you put it in the middle, then it has to be really subtle to not be in the way. I'm sure you could handle it very well, but is it worth the effort? I'd say probably not.Petrahttp://playfulpetra.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-21003931073884293372011-08-16T16:45:36.991-04:002011-08-16T16:45:36.991-04:00I'm sure that you could make a watermark that ...I'm sure that you could make a watermark that was clean enough not to screw with your captions, but yeah, its a pain in the ass, and why I haven't done any of mine. <br /><br />If you do like Simone says though, you (or others) could at least report the person as having posted captions with a watermark you don't think they own the copyright to. That way, they might be able to email you and find out if you gave permission.<br /><br />We've talked about having multiple personas before. Since Dee is pretty much me as a chick, it doesn't usually impact me too much when I'm online, specifically since I don't get nearly as "sexually charged" as you can when you are Caitlyn.Dee Mentiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798903090538917010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-26662201264918348152011-08-16T14:32:58.047-04:002011-08-16T14:32:58.047-04:00my suggestion to you on this is to perhaps waterma...my suggestion to you on this is to perhaps watermark your blog's address into the boarder somehow. I've thought about doing something similar or alter my own watermark with my blog address in it. <br /><br />You have the design chops to make this work for you so I have every faith you can make it happen. It's in your best interests so that you at least get the proper credit for it. People are also less likely to take credit for a caption with a watermark than one that doesn't have one. (however, it didn't seem to stop the person who used yours - several of the caps on their page have water mark/logos on them that belong to established caption artists)Mistress Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830472323307586514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638398317329574756.post-45007342491878586892011-08-16T12:07:19.624-04:002011-08-16T12:07:19.624-04:00Thank you for responding so fast Cait. And yes I d...Thank you for responding so fast Cait. And yes I do know you (both!) a bit better than before ^-^<br />Personally I never gave much insight into Alectra as she has become a part of me at least online, but I know though she was already inside of me. Like a whole person with her own pet peeve and desires...<br /><br />For the other, I would say why not? then again. Your work has imprinted - This is a Caitlyn's work you know! - So I don't see it as a necessary thing. Then again, I follow you and your delightful process and for that I cannot be partial to it. Still I think someone would gladly catch an attempt of thievery if that ever happen again. I've been thinking on doing a watermark too, just in case, but, for now I just put my name on it... <br /><br />I don't even now how to make a cool watermark "giggle" and I'm sure thats take a lot of process and becomes a nuisance after awhile, for both, the reader and the writer.<br /><br />Incidentally Kara's work was posted in that account too. Amy's pond was the cap this subject stolen if you care to know.<br /><br />P.S: Since my next post is going to be the 100th I have something for you as well others who have supported me so far. I know you don't like gifts, but you will have to swallow it all Cait. Nice and clean! "giggle"Alectrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568780951812037124noreply@blogger.com