And for the record.. the morphs are fug :]

Ive done 100′s of Morph pic’s even had some on display even had them printed in media all for free on the provision that my real shots are used

No you do not have to give credit to the owner of the original pic due to the fair use even though it is a nice thing to do

Oh by the way the brother in law is an IP lawyer makes a lot more than i do wonder if i should tell him about SL

have a nice day

Using images you have no permission for, which are under copyright for profit is not fair use, is not personal use and is not legal, which a RL Lawyer would know

Show me some actual evidence that you are correct please

Honestly, this is the first place I have everheard of and critical comments on ATOG artists as a whole. Again, I am of the opinion this is all just jelousy.

I suggest you actually look at copyright law, because you have got virtually everything wrong so far.

if that is not enough L for ya – the I wish you much luck in acheiving the traffic and the sales that ATOG does. Mariposa deserves her cut and anyone fussing over the amountshe makes is just jelous of her success – because they have not figured out how or why she is successful and cannot acheive the same level of success themselves.

You can’t put lipstick on a pig.

Trying to save face when it’s too late. Just go put your tail between your legs Mari and walk off.

The only thing I wish is that you learned your lesson and that you learn to treat people better, otherwise karma is gonna continue kicking you in the ass.

You’re full of shit.

The way you talked to Darkley was rude.
The way you approached Tyr was rude.

Not to mention the way you’ve talked to other business people and have sent your cronies after them. Yeah I know how you handle things in the past. “Darling.”

You still have a poor way of picking up your tracks.

It’s kind of like saying, “Oh yeah I bought that movie for $5 through a friend, I had NO idea it was stolen!”

That you’ve been investigating this from teh beginning? Please.

And just because someone attacked you, doesn’t make it right for you to attack them back.
real business people don’t act that way. Or actually, I should say, SMART business people.

And maybe you’re right. It is personal. Because you’re now starting to listen to people, when it’s already too late. Your head is too big. News flash, you’ve made more enemies then friends. You just have no idea how many and who they are. If you had any idea how much shit is talked behind your back, you might rethink about how you handle your business and “competition.”

I’d wish you good luck. But that’d be a lie.

So I just hope you really are trying to be more diplomatic and not just saving face here.

For everyone else, thanks for helping me through this very hard lesson. I will be doing my best to make sure mistakes like this dont exist in my future or the future of atog. This will be my last post and even my last visit to this site so do try and respect each other and remember that while its quite easy to point out the faults of others, none of us are perfect so would you like your mistakes to be brought to your attention in a constructive helpful manner or trashed all over some website for all to feast on….think about that

Best Wishes to all in your new year
Mariposa Menges

That people really seem to think that if you can download an image from the internet you can do anything with it, including make money off of it, really fucking floors me.

[2009/12/17 13:27] Amira Footman‧: ok, I just got asked to do a morph, and the client said she had the images she wanted morphed and she gave me the link to a couple of pics on deviant art and I was wondering if we had a company policy regarding stealing art for morphs? Because I am not prepared to break the law and I don’t think we should be promoting such practices to our clients. It’s not fair on the reps and it’s not fair on us photographers either to be put in the position where we’re having to turn work down because we won’t commit a crime, no matter how insignificant that crime may be to some people.
[2009/12/17 13:27] Melenda: it is up to you to use them .. if the deviant artist doesnt allow their work to be used then dont use it
[2009/12/17 13:27] Melenda: some might
[2009/12/17 13:27] Melenda: but it is a personal decision
[2009/12/17 13:28] Melenda: explain to the client that is art from someone that doesnt allow you to use it for such a nature
[2009/12/17 13:30] Amira Footman‧: but don’t you think it should be a company decision? To say that the company does not promote breaking the law? If we were working for ourselves then yes, I would agree it was a personal decision, but as a company I can’t help but think it should be something that is a policy, as probably the busiest studio in SL isn’t it our responsibility to set the standard?
[2009/12/17 13:38] Melenda: that is something that you would have to talk to mari about not somethign I can make a call on

Lastly, to the people who have tarred every ATOG photographer as being talentless (Tyr! You’re a good person and you know how long I’ve championed your talent and efforts, from giving you free advertising while I was working for a magazine, to inviting you to take part in widely publicized a fashion show for free, to blogging about your store, to picturing your stuff on my Flickr. I’m shocked that you are so willing to throw everyone, even people you don’t know, into the same basket.) at least hold your condemnation until you’ve made sure you’ve at least made the effort to look at every ATOG photographer’s work, and if that’s too much effort, well then hold your judgements. I’m not proud to have worked for ATOG, but I AM proud of the work I did while I was with them.

Amira Footman
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amirafootman/