Mikhail

Ran · 03-24-2010

Link was taken down, as stated above. The internet is the place where everything is available to those who can look, copyright or no. It becomes a touchier subject for smaller communities, particularly those with very... specific focus and artists that can have a massive boom followed by sharp withdrawal to a more enclosed state (pisipisi anyone?) or occasional complete removal from the scene.

It being taken down from the forum does not surprise me in any way, once it was clear that the original artist had retired. Not my thing, so I'm not personally going hunting for it, but a googling session and perhaps a look in the right archives and pm(s) to the right people and everything is findable. As an on/off artist it is a sad feeling to lose control of where your work goes, but everything online WILL be reposted without permission somewhere, because people are jerks like that, particuarly if the want is high and repercussions minor.

It's still foolish to act as a whole like it's a right to demand other people's work though, particularly here.

03-24-2010	#27
Ran Unstealthy Lurker Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 122	Re: Mikhail Link was taken down, as stated above. The internet is the place where everything is available to those who can look, copyright or no. It becomes a touchier subject for smaller communities, particularly those with very... specific focus and artists that can have a massive boom followed by sharp withdrawal to a more enclosed state (pisipisi anyone?) or occasional complete removal from the scene. It being taken down from the forum does not surprise me in any way, once it was clear that the original artist had retired. Not my thing, so I'm not personally going hunting for it, but a googling session and perhaps a look in the right archives and pm(s) to the right people and everything is findable. As an on/off artist it is a sad feeling to lose control of where your work goes, but everything online WILL be reposted without permission somewhere, because people are jerks like that, particuarly if the want is high and repercussions minor. It's still foolish to act as a whole like it's a right to demand other people's work though, particularly here.