... to share this post on decor8.
Especially ponder the line 'I’m not sure that many are doing an excellent job of pointing out the difference (between inspiration and copying)'. I hear many of my scrapbooking friends moaning about their work being copied without any credit given to them, even I doubt my own handiwork when I see someone else's similar project. While of course unloading frustrations amongst friends is expected, one wonders if addressing the issue with the copy-er at some point in time would be better and healthier for us?
While I would just suck it up, accept that people copy and I really can't do anything about it (except bemoan to my friends, and hope that they realise I'm whining and not trying to be a troublemaker). After all, who am I to think that my work is worthy of being copied?
I think if only we could just have a firmer stand against unethical copying, banding together instead of punishing those who choose to have their say heard ... we could all be better creative individuals. A supportive community of creative souls can be just that - supportive. If Erika Firm can choose ethics over economic sense, why can't other enterprises? Why can't we as creative individuals?
Ponder that.
2 comments:
good thought.... and since our work is usually shared with others on blogs, facebooks, etc, it does make it harder to 'control' the copying part... i agree we always have to reflect and respect with regards to others efforts, ideas, and hard work.
What to do ? I've seen exact lifts of of mini books I make on Scrapbook.com or other US gallery. **GERAM X 100** but what to do ? It's not worth the effort of stewing over this, got better things to do right ? And in the end that scrapper knows it's not their original work.
In a long ago incident over an Ikea scrap class, the idiot actually claimed design is NOT copyright as she used *techniques* in the project while I did not. After fighting it ..... certain people (whom I thought were my friends) said *I wanted the money that's why I made noise*. That idiot was willing to work for Ikea peanuts, but unfortunately I won't.
So you see my dear, it's die if you fight it ... die if you don't.
Better to just let go, less stress, the less white hair the less I spend on Korean hair-dyes !
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