I saw this post on my dash (with commentary, dw) and there was one thing that I didn’t see addressed in the comment chain that I really feel needs to be
Once an artist creates a work, they own the copyright
None of this “I paid for the art. It is mine.” bullshit, unless the artist actually sells you the copyright (something which has to be stated and never assumed, and something you would have to pay extra for) you can not claim ownership over the piece, even if you paid for it.
And yes, this means you can not alter the work in any way, you can not use it for banners/advertisements/etc., you can not print it, you can not sell copiesunless agreed upon with the artist
and artists are also protected under moral rights
meaning that the artist has the right of attribution (the right to be identified and named as the creator of
their work), the right against false attribution, and the right of integrity. (Source)
so fuck off with your “I paid for the art. It is mine.” crap, it doesn’t stick legally
I actually attended an extremely useful talk at my (design) school held by a professor who’s also a copyright lawyer, and there are a couple more things you should know.
TO EXPAND ON THIS:
Copyright actually is control over the following:
Reproduction
Distribution
Derivative Work
Performance
Public Display
You do not have to give/sell the entire copyright to your work.
You can, for example, license someone to publicly display the work. That would permit them to exclusively use the content with limitations. You can also non-exclusively license others to use your content, which would be a broader “You can do X with my work” statement.
Transfer of copyright ownership has to be in writing.
This does not mean “I asked you to draw X for me and I paid for it so I claim ownership of everything this image is and all rights to it.” It means “the artist explicitly wrote that they’re transferring copyright ownership to me.”
And in case you were wondering when, exactly, copyright attaches, copyright attaches the moment the expression of the idea is fixed in a tangible form. That means I could draw a fast scribble on a piece of paper and I’d own copyrights to it. This also applies to digital mediums.
Of course, it’s best to register copyrights through (if you’re in the US) the US Copyright Office, but copyright applies even without registration.
EXCEPTIONS…
…to copyright laws include employer-employee relationships and “work for hire” agreements, but only when signed before the work is created.
BEFORE you do any work for a client, definitely create a contract in which you claim that “[You] reserve the right to reproduce the work for promotional and online portfolio purposes” if you want to be able to use the work as promotion for yourself. Here’s a wikihow on how to create a freelance contract.
Golly gee I hope when yall preach about normalizing body hair on women it includes trans women and women of color
And like, I’m talking about other than quirky dyed armpit hair. I’m talking facial hair, support girls with mustaches, support girls with 5 o'clock shadow, I’m talking dark thick leg hair, if you’re gonna support women having hair you better be okay with it anywhere and everywhere and not just on conventionally good looking skinny white cis women…
please help briana johnson! she is a 74 year old black trans lady
from my local area who got fired from her last job within an hour of
starting work, and when she filed employment discrimination complaints
with the eeoc they told her that her case wasn’t worth them looking
into. in the meantime she has had trouble finding work but still is
trying to raise the money needed for surgery/hair removal/related
things.
similar posts have been made about her situation in
the past, but after over a year and a half since starting her fundraiser, she
is still only at 1/6th of her goal and donations have slowed down exponentially.
briana is now 75 years old and she has been fundraising for two years now and is still only at 1/6 of her goal. please please signal boost and if you can please donate
Dr. Willie Parker, who is trained as a gynecologist and OBGYN, is a hero for the pro-choice movement because he’s honest about the undiscussed aspects of getting (or not getting) an abortion. Watch how he gives a consultation.
That last statement about regret is so important, because so many people don’t understand what it is or what causes it. Anti-choicers exploit this by manipulating pregnant people and creating doubt, which only increases the likelihood of regret, no matter what decision the pregnant person makes. You know what is best for you, even if it takes some time to figure it out.
so like okay, I don’t know why I’ve been obsessively thinking about the concept of “gaydar” but I have.
Actually no it’s because a straight family member used the term like “oh I have really great gaydar” and it made me feel really gross and it took me like a full hour to realize why. When heterosexual people say that, it feels like they’re bragging about their ability to clock us, you know? like a straight person is telling me that they can spot us queers at 50 paces and i’m immediately going to be uncomfortable with that, whereas when other queer folks talk about being able to spot each other it’s a tool for survival.
Like here’s the thing right? being able to tell is important sometimes. Here’s an example:
A couple summers ago I was in a very very small town in Nova Scotia, Canada (like 6 buildings small) and I met a woman in the library who was probably a little older than my actual mother. She was there most days using the wifi because she lived across the street in an apartment without internet. We sat at the same table a few times and spoke briefly about life in passing and after a few of these not-talking-about-gay-stuff convos I was pretty sure she was a part of the lgbtq community and I slipped in a casual pronoun re: an ex and she just looked at me, stopped completely and said “oh thank fuck, I thought so.” and instantly started talking about her girlfriend, it was like this huge wave of relief washed over both of us because we were in a small rural town and both hovering in this really queer space and unable to talk about it. Anyway she was really rad and took me to the closest big town to buy me a tim hortons coffee because she found it reprehensible that I had been in canada for more than 3 weeks already and hadn’t ever had it. Almost instantly it was like “oh okay we have this thing in common that other people may not be cool with but we can actually exist and not hide shit without the fear of violence or anger”
but when it’s a straight person they’re pretty much just letting you know that they can spot the fact that you seem “abnormal” to them like great thanks for letting me know.
That feeling…when you’ve changed so much since you left, that it isn’t home anymore. That to go back would contaminate the memories you had…the memories you don’t want to touch, because next time they’ll be different.
That feeling when you try to say how much you love your lover. But they are insecure. When they ask you if you’ll ever leave, and you say, of course not. I love you.
But then you want to choke on your tongue because you know you’ll change. You’ve already changed. You’re here now, where you weren’t before.
When the despair gets louder. And the sensitivities are unbearable. And all you want is to see and hear gladness.
