The Lurid low-brow Tiki-Art of Brad (tiki-shark) Parker - Other Crafts

TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Wed, Jan 29, 2014 11:19 AM Aloha Tiki Tribe! Something special today... This was posted on my good friend's and my art -brother's FB page last night . He is my hero! Sam Campos shared a link. 10 hours ago A CALL TO ASSEMBLY If you are a creative person that has tried to take a chance to pursue your dream to become a professional artist, you know how hard it is to make that dream a reality. When it comes to money, people in general tend to undervalue exactly what your skill or craft is worth, or how many years it took to perfect your talent. No matter what it is in the area of creative media, Illustration, Painting, Sculpting, Dancing, Photography, Modeling, Acting or Music. It takes years to perfect your art, and sometimes even more years to make it as a professional. If you make it at all. Nothing is worse than not getting paid for a job, or worse yet…having your work stolen from you and sold. Making a thief some serious cash for your efforts while you lose everything. It is official. On January 22nd 2014 Café Press filed a “motion to dismiss” the complaint that documented their theft of artwork they stole from Hawaii artist Brad “Tiki Shark” Parker. They took his art, removed his name from the artwork and sold it. Details of the original complaint filed by Brad’s Big Island based company can be found here: http//www.bigislandvideonews.com/2013/12/10/video-artist-tiki-shark-sues-cafepress-com/ This happens to artist all the time. When it happens, a lot of us don’t know what to do about it, or who to call or worse yet, have no money to fight it because we were depending on getting paid for the work that was stolen. Big companies count on this. They have a budget for legal work and you don’t. If you as an artist don’t want to be the next victim, here is a chance to make a difference. Come and join us in a peaceful assembly outside the Honolulu Federal Court house 300 Alamoana Blvd. Honolulu, Hi. On February 6th at 8:30am to 11am. I know a lot of you have to work that day, so it might be hard to make it, but think of it this way, what if this happens to you? Will anyone be there to support you? Message me for more details about our peaceful assembly. I will be there. Mahalo. Sam Campos “We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men.” -Boondock Saints VIDEO: Artist Tiki Shark sues CafePress.com http://www.bigislandvideonews.com The material used in this report first aired as a part of a news story on KITV in Honolulu, used here with permission KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii - An internet copyright infringement lawsuit with a local connection is making headlines. Artist Brad Parker - known as Tiki Shark - creates what has been describ...

Aloha Tiki Tribe!
Something special today...

This was posted on my good friend's and my art -brother's FB page last night .
He is my hero!
Sam Campos shared a link.
10 hours ago
A CALL TO ASSEMBLY
If you are a creative person that has tried to take a chance to pursue your dream to become a professional artist, you know how hard it is to make that dream a reality. When it comes to money, people in general tend to undervalue exactly what your skill or craft is worth, or how many years it took to perfect your talent. No matter what it is in the area of creative media, Illustration, Painting, Sculpting, Dancing, Photography, Modeling, Acting or Music. It takes years to perfect your art, and sometimes even more years to make it as a professional. If you make it at all. Nothing is worse than not getting paid for a job, or worse yet…having your work stolen from you and sold. Making a thief some serious cash for your efforts while you lose everything.
It is official.
On January 22nd 2014 Café Press filed a “motion to dismiss” the complaint that documented their theft of artwork they stole from Hawaii artist Brad “Tiki Shark” Parker. They took his art, removed his name from the artwork and sold it. Details of the original complaint filed by Brad’s Big Island based company can be found here:
http//www.bigislandvideonews.com/2013/12/10/video-artist-tiki-shark-sues-cafepress-com/
This happens to artist all the time. When it happens, a lot of us don’t know what to do about it, or who to call or worse yet, have no money to fight it because we were depending on getting paid for the work that was stolen. Big companies count on this. They have a budget for legal work and you don’t.
If you as an artist don’t want to be the next victim, here is a chance to make a difference. Come and join us in a peaceful assembly outside the Honolulu Federal Court house 300 Alamoana Blvd. Honolulu, Hi. On February 6th at 8:30am to 11am. I know a lot of you have to work that day, so it might be hard to make it, but think of it this way, what if this happens to you? Will anyone be there to support you?
Message me for more details about our peaceful assembly.

I will be there.

Mahalo.

Sam Campos

“We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men.”
-Boondock Saints

VIDEO: Artist Tiki Shark sues CafePress.com

http://www.bigislandvideonews.com
The material used in this report first aired as a part of a news story on KITV in Honolulu, used here with permission KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii - An internet copyright infringement lawsuit with a local connection is making headlines. Artist Brad Parker - known as Tiki Shark - creates what has been describ...

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