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stlkr
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stolen graphics 2009-10-15 04:40:03 Reply

again game made by http://vadimgod.newgrounds.com/
gets a game of week and again user won't credit
the artists who originally drawn the CG used in MeetFuck series.
is this legal? is this right thing to do?

Is it harder to answer or easier to try
To make all the questions ask themselves why?

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Response to stolen graphics 2009-10-15 17:05:53 Reply

Well , I'm pretty sure if the art isn't copyrighted or protected in any sort of way , it's legal.
Perhaps he has permission from the author , or quite possibly he does the graphics for him?
And why are you so sure it isn't his drawings in the first place?

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Response to stolen graphics 2009-10-15 17:12:32 Reply

An image is copyrighted the second you draw it, first of all. You automatically hold the copyright. That said, it is much MUCH more difficult to win a legal battle if you do not apply for a copyright document via the copyright office. If you have something worthwhile, it pays to get it copyrighted.

If the original artist is upset, they have every right to have it removed or threaten legal action, should they have not authorized it. Unless they created the original work for hire, rather than for themselves.

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