It's sad that you have to go through all of this just to protect your
sales.
~Mew~
~Glad of the artwork he has purchased~
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Take a wild, friggin guess"
<a_change_of_plans_at_...> wrote:
>
> --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Tim" <iloveoynx@> wrote:
> >
> > Ok this is for Jim-I started a thread of your art on fchan.us
> > yesterday and a mod named falcon removed it claiming that
> commercially
> > available art wasn't allowed on fchan.He is a new mod and I explained
> > to him that your art is allowed there and that you have even been
> > known to post there but he refused to listen.Whats up with that?
>
> I just checked Fchan, but it seems the moderator who did the removal
> made an apology concerning this event. But his mistake is wholly
> forgivable, given the precarious nature of the situation.
>
> It's true that much of my artwork which gets posted these days is
> still commercially available. In fact, I'd say over 90% of it is.
> And while I have posted numerous pictures over the years (with
> watermarks), some folks didn't think that was good enough. So they
> obtained a copy of whichever folios caught their fancy, then proceeded
> to make high resolution scans of the work. Obviously, my posts
> weren't "good enough" for some people, so they had to ignore the "Do
> Not Copy or Scan" info on every picture I produce, and promptly spread
> illegally pirated copies of my stuff all over the internet.
>
> Despite what some of the cerebrally-challenged pirates continue to
> state (in defense of their habit, of course), this action has cost a
> loss of sales. I had typed up a huge example of this some time ago,
> detailing the cost involved in producing a portfolio, and clearly
> demonstrating how the pirating had a negative effect on the sales, not
> to mention the fact that all the money spent to produce the folios had
> to come straight from my pockets. Piracy led to fewer sales, which
> meant I was now stuck with stock I could not sell. That equals a loss.
>
> Ironically , this led to me using the special anti-scan paper, in an
> effort to halt the pirating. This paper, while mostly effective, has
> cost me a few sales, since some folks get pissed when they discover
> they can't scan the pictures onto their computer. I have little
> reason to believe that these same folks would only keep the files on
> their computer and not spread them all over the internet. After all,
> they only have to send the files to one person. Then it's all over.
>
> I don't like having to use the paper, because it does mute some of
> the colors in the pictures. Recent adjustments in printing production
> have been able to recapture some of the quality that was lost, but not
> having a pure white background as the basis to lay the colors on still
> darkens things up a bit.
>
> I removed myself from the DNP list on Fchan, because that was the
> only chan site which adhered to their rules and would not allow
> posting of my work. But, having seen my work on every other chan
> board on the planet, I figured it wasn't right to exclude Fchan.
> After all, at this point, what was one more image board, right?
>
> Unfortunately, by allowing my images to be posted, this seemed to
> further add fuel to the fire. Folks would scan a folio as soon as the
> damn thing came out, and promptly post it online. This was also done
> with the comics I've produced over the years (despite the fact those
> are clearly commercial works, and are still available).
>
> There's nothing I can do about the pirated work currently floating
> around online, therefore I don't object to it. I have no problem with
> my stuff being posted online now, because I cannot halt what has
> already happened due to careless behavior on the consumer's part. But
> I _can_ prevent future works drom being pirated, and I will be taking
> necessary steps to ensure they stay offline. This is not to say the
> pictures won't be viewable online; they will be. But the difference
> is, they'll be the versions I'll post.
>
> Further steps will be taken to make future piracy of the art more
> work than it's worth. But not to worry, man; folks will still see the
> pictures.
>
> Apparently, the moderator is aware that I do allow posting of my
> work on Fchan, and yes, I do occassionally post stuff there myself.
> Should one of the mods question this, feel free to show them this
> letter or have them contact me. I'm an easy person to deal with. :)
>
> --JMH, holy shit that was a lot of typing.
>
Received on Thu Jul 24 2008 - 12:04:26 CDT