Sijun Forums :: View topic - check to see if your artwork is being used without permissio

Lunatique · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 7:19 am

I was surfing for some Icewind Dale 2 artwork when I came upon this site.

Not only do they take artwork they don't have permission to use, they also alter them.

http://chosenofmystra.db-forge.com/the_frozen_north/humanfemale.html

Check to see if any of yours are there.

It's not really that big of a deal, since it's not like they are using them as portfolio pieces, or something bad, but different artists have different levels of tolerance for this kind of stuff. Your guys decide if it bugs you enough.

dr . bang · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 7:50 am

"This site and contents � 2002 Chosen of Mystra. All Portrait Images are copyright � by their respectful owners and if you as an author of these images want to be linked, have your name published. This site is in no way affiliated with Interplay, Bioware, Black Isle Studios or TSR. Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, and Icewind Dale are copyright � 1999 Interplay Productions, Bioware Corporation, Black Isle Studios, and TSR Inc. Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, and Icewind Dale are registered trademarks of TSR Inc, Interplay Productions, Black Isle Studios, and Bioware Corporation. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Banner images � 2002 Mia "

dont know what it means
_________________
Join Roundeye SECRET art forum shhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

ceenda · member Member # Joined: 27 Jun 2000 Posts: 2030

err... we'll, here's one I recognise already, luna:

and the offending page:

http://chosenofmystra.db-forge.com/the_frozen_north/humanfemale2.html

and this, I think, is by Dhabih Eng:

Hehe, Good 'ol "Cos" too:

Novacaptain · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 9:15 am

"respectful owners" lol
_________________
It's nice to be important, but more important to be nice - Scooter

Novacaptain · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 9:18 am

and this? (another one by lunatique)
_________________
It's nice to be important, but more important to be nice - Scooter

AndyT · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 9:24 am

I think I've seen this one @ Sijun as well???

_________________
http://www.conceptworld.org

balistic · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 9:41 am

From their copyright clause:

egerie · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 10:04 am

I was starting to link all the images I knew were from sijuners as well as external artists like Brom and such but there IS WAY TOO MUCH of them. Actually that could nicely kill their bandwith ? Anyways.. it's nice to be appreciated ?..
Rolling Eyes

[/list]

Snakebyte · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 10:42 am

Hahah, yep, one of mine too

SWEEEEET! I feel honored to have work worth taking without permission Wink

http://chosenofmystra.db-forge.com/the_frozen_north/elffemale5.html
_________________
Kevin Moore
www.darkesthorizons.com

Lunatique · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 10:48 am

Hmm. They used one of my pieces twice. That's pretty cheap. With so much stuff on the internet to ripoff, why use the same piece twice? Too lazy?

Wow, another one of mine. Should I be flattered or annoyed? I guess if they didn't alter my artwork, I'd be slightly less annoyed. I like how they managed to take a completely non-fantasy painting of mine and pull her ear out a bit and pass it off as a fantasy portrait for fantasy games. Man, they could've at least butchered it more to make it look more fantsy. Rolling Eyes

Gort · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 11:03 am

AndyT - I think that's Malachi Maloney's piece.
_________________
- Tom Carter

"You can't stop the waves but you can learn to surf" - Jack Kornfield

Inspector Lee · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 12:06 pm

I would think that if you have a "no reproduction or re-use" warning on the site where you posted your work, you could certainly send them a "cease and desist" warning. I would certainly be pissed if they altered my artwork. How are you supposed to ask for a credit and a link if they f**ked up your artwork?
_________________
Smokey, this is not 'Nam this is bowling. There are rules.

Novacaptain · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 4:03 am

http://aimee.wyvernweb.com/copyright/

you can rightfully tell them to take it down also...or notify their ISP about their unrightful art usage and have it taken down for them if they don't cooperate.
_________________
It's nice to be important, but more important to be nice - Scooter

oDD · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 4:44 am

AndyT · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 12:03 pm

Hehe! I went through Malachi Maloney's recent and not so recent posts and I found a thread started by m i n d s i p h o n. That's coincidence but i think it's kinda funny.

oDD: The image isn't on www.mindsiphon.com ... how did you find out that it's his? Or did you remember?
_________________
http://www.conceptworld.org

dr . bang · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 12:32 pm

its done by mindsiphon, rob thomas is mindsiphon

http://digitalart.org/artists/artists.php?ID=351
_________________
Join Roundeye SECRET art forum shhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

oDD · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 12:59 pm

AndyT: i remebered it from digitalart, it's funny because i rarely go to places like that, i remebered it probably beacause its a trace of aria. So i went to digitalart and i found the adress of the artist. I remebered that someone here got the same nick name as the domain, so i cheked it and it was the same person plus i found that pic on his site. Plus i'm not a fan of MM but i'm pathetic enough to know all his works so i knew it wasn't his. All of this happend while i was at work so i had time to do this :/
_________________
portfolio | art blog

dr . bang · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 1:03 pm

BOOOOOOYA
_________________
Join Roundeye SECRET art forum shhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

oDD · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 1:10 pm

that ear looks funny Rolling Eyes

_________________
portfolio | art blog

Ragnarok · Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2002 12:11 am

m i n d s i p h o n has also de RobT account here at sijun. I remember some of his older works.
_________________
"Ever forward, my darling wind." -Master Yuppa
Seigetsu