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*gasp* the truth

Thu Feb 16, 2006, 2:12 PM
guess what? since the hysteria over the Submission Agreement has been more than annoying, i decided to speak with a lawyer last night about whether or not DA is taking our art... the verdict? ABSOLUTELY NOT! in fact, the lawyer has told me that they state in many forms that your art cannot be used without your full consent! the key word is "license" not to be confused with "ownership" or "right". licensing something means you are using it with the EXPRESSED CONSENT of the creator/owner. the lawyer told me that any lawyer willing to take the case for an artist would be nuts, because it would be an easy loss for that plaintiff. so... like i've been saying all along, they're just displaying our art and are only speaking of thumbnails and prints when it comes to resizing your art for distribution. let's stop spreading the rumors... we know better :no:.

i also found it humorous that when i explained all of this to the lawyer (and she's a damn good one) that she busted out laughing that people were willing to try to take this to the courts. she explained that any good lawyer would have been able to understand the key word "license." :shrug:... hell, even i knew that.

anyways, yes, your art is safe on DA :nod: so no more worries about theft conspiracies. and hopefully, people will stop packing their bags and heading for high grounds :O. you're in the clear. and if they do take your art (which i doubt they ever would) you can sue.

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:icon1rusty:
YAY for you!!!! I'm gonna post a links to this in my future journals, fight against da rumours!!! :shakefist:

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:iconkizziesama:
hell yeah! people need to calm down about it, read it for themselves, a look up the legal words they don't understand. :D

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:iconchelsea666akasha:
I knew what they ment .

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:iconkizziesama:
good :) one less person telling everyone otherwise. so far, i think the biggest issue with the agreement is people misinterpret the word "license".

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:icon1rusty:
you can twist words around so much.... that's exactly why I don't ever wanna be a lawyer! but otherwise, I like words... especially long complicated ones I can use to baffle my english teacher :XD: lol I'm so baaad... :no:

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:iconkizziesama:
lawyer's aren't too bad... as long as they have no personal bias towards a case. i can say that those who are being paid to help a client are not so high up on my list, since they're getting paid either way. but also because they will try to find a way to win a case for their client, whether or not they are right or wrong.

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:icondarkstar2093:
Ha! I knew it. =) Hopefully this whole paranoia will end soon. :faint:
:iconchelsea666akasha:
:nod: yeah

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:iconmanawolf:
Woa, were people actually trying to sue DA? and on the grounds of theft?? O_o;; it sounds so far fetched. What made you look into this, if you don't mind my asking.
:iconhigekun:
I actually feel a lot better now :D Thanks a bunch for taking some iniative and talking to an actual lawyer!

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