Flounder - Someone's ripping you off - Tiki Carving

P PolynesianPop Tiki Socialite Corona, Ca Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2371	P PolynesianPop Posted posted on Wed, Dec 22, 2004 9:49 PM MTM, I understand what you are saying. I agree with you when you say: On 2004-12-22 17:57, MaiTaiMafia wrote: If you clearly establish the "when" of your creation, you are a lot better off than if you did not. When I said your information was incorrect, I was referring to when you said: On 2004-12-20 23:55, MaiTaiMafia wrote: If there is no symbol, it's pretty much open turf and anyone can reproduce it. This is not true. Again, just because it doesn't have the copyright symbol on it doesn't mean its not protected by copyright laws. I would bet that some artists here on TC (or elsewhere) do not put a copyright symbol when they create and sign an original painting or carve a wall tiki -- but that still doesn't mean its ok for anyone to reproduce it. Poly-Pop * He who dies with the most broken mugs WINS! [ Edited by: polynesianpop on 2004-12-23 08:18 ]

MTM,
I understand what you are saying. I agree with you when you say:

On 2004-12-22 17:57, MaiTaiMafia wrote:
If you clearly establish the "when" of your creation, you are a lot better off than if you did not.

When I said your information was incorrect, I was referring to when you said:

On 2004-12-20 23:55, MaiTaiMafia wrote:
If there is no symbol, it's pretty much open turf and anyone can reproduce it.

This is not true. Again, just because it doesn't have the copyright symbol on it doesn't mean its not protected by copyright laws.

I would bet that some artists here on TC (or elsewhere) do not put a copyright symbol when they create and sign an original painting or carve a wall tiki -- but that still doesn't mean its ok for anyone to reproduce it.

**Poly-Pop ***

He who dies with the most broken mugs WINS!

[ Edited by: polynesianpop on 2004-12-23 08:18 ]

Post #132416 by PolynesianPop on Wed, Dec 22, 2004 9:49 PM