i would definitely second this idea. Omega
To: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.comFrom: MikeMK4_at_aol.comDate: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:12:30 -0400Subject: RE: [SkunkworksAMA] Re: Just an idea I've been tossing around...
You could also get a paypal account, and then someone here on the group, who's reputable persay, could pay money through paypal, for a downloadable version of the folio, and then they'd be reputable and wouldn't pirate the pictures.
Anything for more JMH art.
-PimpUigi
From: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com [mailto:SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Take a wild, friggin guessSent: Monday, April 28, 2008 11:08 AMTo: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.comSubject: [SkunkworksAMA] Re: Just an idea I've been tossing around...
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, Jippen <cheetahmorph_at_...> wrote:>> As a part-time pirate myself, let me make something clear:> paper is just as vulnerable to a scanner, as CD-ROMs are to copy/paste.> > Also, when you actually look at it, people who would be pirating your> work would also be the people who wouldn't buy it if the "for free"> download was unavailable.> > So, piracy should NOT be the thing warding you off from the CDs.> Alternately, you could look into doing something like: "Click 50 ads,> and I'll ship you a CD", where people can still support you, even if> they don't have spare cash themselves.I don't operate a paysite, so I don't think the "click ads" idea would work (not to mention it'd probably be a pain in the ass come tax-time!). I no longer deal directly with folks when it comes to sales; my stuff is sold through Second Ed instead, and even the new site links to his page for actual sales of the items.The "anti-copy" paper I've been using for the past few years has seemed to put a bit of a dent in things, however. Scans either show up with the word "copy" plastered all over the image, or the pictures get tweaked and adjusted to "filter out" the offending watermarks, resulting in a poorer-quality final image. The downside to this paper, of course, is that it's slight grey color does have an impact on the color of the artwork, and many folks don't like it because they can't scan it in.It's like a vicious circle, man.--JMH
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