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| So here's what has happened with nipe, if anyone is interested... |
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| UncleBob:
--- Quote from: jshackles on January 28, 2012, 11:32:56 PM ---Not trying to be petty here, I'm just pointing this out: 5 days ago one of our custom covers was downloaded from our website (in the incorrect DPI) and was posted to the forums here at TCP (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=328.msg69277#msg69277) without any recognition given to the original artist (me) or where it was found besides "the web". Of course, I have the original high resolution version and will be uploading it shortly. Does it make me angry that our case was re-uploaded to mediafire? Not in the least. Before today, nobody had e-mailed me and asked that I share my works with the cover project, which I'm more than happy to do. --- End quote --- I can't speak for the actual artists here on the site - but I don't think the issue is that you're reprinting the covers... it's that you're charging a good amount for them. I think everyone here recognizes the fact that A) It's the internet and people are going to take the artwork and B) the artwork is really owned by the various video game companies anyway... The issue that there seems to be with the reselling of other people's covers is A) they put a lot of work into these and B) reselling of the various video game companies' artwork risks drawing unwanted negative attention to non-for-profit sites like this one. |
| Snowcone:
Oh and in case anyone freaks out about the thought of this site closing, we have not once been contacted regarding copyright violations. We make literally nothing off hosting these covers and if push comes to shove I'll zip it all up and drop it on BT to ensure the community has a copy of all the hard work that you've been putting into this for the last 6 years. |
| irvgotti452:
--- Quote from: jshackles on January 28, 2012, 11:32:56 PM ---Not trying to be petty here, I'm just pointing this out: 5 days ago one of our custom covers was downloaded from our website (in the incorrect DPI) and was posted to the forums here at TCP (http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=328.msg69277#msg69277) without any recognition given to the original artist (me) or where it was found besides "the web". Of course, I have the original high resolution version and will be uploading it shortly. Does it make me angry that our case was re-uploaded to mediafire? Not in the least. Before today, nobody had e-mailed me and asked that I share my works with the cover project, which I'm more than happy to do. --- End quote --- That member in question is not an artist here, but more like a habitual requester. Again not an artist here. So yea no need to be petty. |
| UncleBob:
--- Quote from: Snowcone on January 29, 2012, 02:55:54 AM ---Oh and in case anyone freaks out about the thought of this site closing, we have not once been contacted regarding copyright violations. We make literally nothing off hosting these covers [...] --- End quote --- Yeah, I can't imagine any video game company coming forth with a complaint - We're not making money from the process, we're not misrepresenting ourselves or the companies involved (heck, most all of the covers still have the complete legal text on them!)... At *most*, I could see them launching a complaint about current-generation covers - but I'm sure they realize that the cover art isn't going to make any difference on the piracy aspect of it all. |
| AppleQueso:
I know that if you go on some DVD cover sites a couple can't carry covers of movies owned by FOX. One might argue though that DVD bootlegging is a much bigger problem than 'bootlegging' old games. |
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