SUBJECT: Do Artists Actually Want Exposure
Because thatâs the number one argument reposters use
Alright first of all, thank you for always looking up the source when you like an artwork. I speak as a lot of artists would think, but I think that we really appreciate this. Also donât worry about your English.
Now, the thing about artists/writers who sell their creations being copyright infringement has always been a debate. And yes, companies are taking action over it, for example the thing that happened with Funimation at the Artist Alley of AX 2015. Since the stance really depends on the company and there is no right or wrong in this case I will just skip to the next topic, since this is about the online reposting anyways.
First, I think people tend to forget that artists have different opinions about this:
Some artists donât care if you repost their art without permission or source.
Some artists donât care if you repost their art without permission as long as thereâs a source.
Some artists want you to ask permission even though they will agree, just to keep track of where their art ends up.
Some artists donât want their art to be redistributed whether or not you ask their permission.
You know the original post of this thread is not the first of its kind, and I think that what people fail to understand is that people who are extremely defensive about these issues, like chibitetsu, I, and many many many many many many many other artists are, are typically the 3rd or 4th type.Â
As someone with tendencies from the 4th type, I donât care if I get exposure (which people tend to classify as a benefit). You know what people like about posting their art? Reading peopleâs tags, seeing their comments when they reblog their posts, getting likes (yes even those are significant!) because you know what? It makes artists feel good about themselves and their art, and when theyâre not the ones who post it, they have no way of seeing these things. Why would they keep posting for fun if the fun part is taken away from them?
If artists want promotion, they will do it themselves.
And more importantly, if the artists donât want they art shared without source, they HAVE to share it first or allowing reposts a bit more easier than now. The more complicated this shit is, the more people will think âfuck youâ and will begin âstealingâ it.
Most artists do share it. If they want it to be shared somewhere they will share it themselves!! See: Pixiv artists getting Tumblr accounts to avoid reposting. No one is anal about unauthorized reposting for no reason!! Those who allow reposts easily are type 1-3. You are just getting mad at type 4 people who have their own reasons for working like that.Â
If people to whom the art is inaccessible think âfuck youâ when they obstinately refuse to understand artistâs own rules, then the artist doesnât want their art to be available to such people in the first place.
But for that they (and the crazy fangirls who will hunt down ANYONE who even dares to share it!) MUST chill a bit about this whole stealing thing. If youâre making more of a fuss about it, more people will do it just to fuck around. [âŚ] So chill the fuck down.
I have to agree with you on the point that the methods are rarely ever ideal on this website but that is also a grey-zone. People like you are not typically the ones towards whom artists are angry because you say that you always look for the source, so I donât think that you should be defending those people who donât and just blatantly do unauthorized distribution?
And if they really donât want people sharing, than they have to keep their drawings inside their folders or artmaps.
This is⌠exactly what weâre trying to do⌠you know⌠keeping them to our⌠controlled spacesâŚ
Make art easier available for everyone and in the ideal case artists will accept this reality and try to make their art more open.
I donât think you can make art even MORE easily available than to post it on your own blog/website, which contains all your information, all your other artwork at the same time, all the artwork information. Gee! Most people even put a link of all the other websites where you can find the artwork because yes people do cross-post ! What more do people want?
And finally, one last section because you guys seem to like contributing to exposure so much
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Step 1. NEVER assume that they allow reposts. If they donât explicitly write it, still shoot short little message just to  be sure.
Step 2. FIND OUT the artistâs intent (refer to numbers 1 to 4 up there). One easy way you can find out is to look at their profile descriptions or FAQs. If you canât find it, just send them a message or a tweet! Examples:
And here is an example of a type 4. Like I said, people have their reasons.
Step 3. RESPECT what the artist wants. If theyâre type 1 or 2, awesome!! You can go reposting their art and give them that exposure. If theyâre type 3 and they gave you permission, same thing. If theyâre type 4, continue reading below.
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Put up a link to the original without republishing the picture.Â
To the president and aliens !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If your remaining arguments are âItâs bound to happen anyways so donât post it online because itâs in a public spaceâ, then by the same logic I can go push whoever I want off their bikes in the street because theyâre in public space and itâs bound to happen anyways so they donât have the right to be upset.
If your remaining argument is that people wonât listen even if we say this then⌠weâll still say it anyways so they get as annoyed as we get when people repost against our will lolÂ
Also the Hulk BeyoncĂŠ picture: bad analogy. It was an unflattering picture that she did not share herself in the first place. People didnât share it for exposure of said artist but for hilarity?? Also note the difference between a professional personality and some teen posting their art on the internet to have a good time.
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