Dear iPeace Members
As an artist, I have learned a great deal about copyrights, so I'm sensitive to the subject. It bothers me greatly when I see someone posting art created by someone else without at least giving the artist due credit.
Sometimes people believe that anything, especially images, available on the Internet is theirs for the taking. Not so.
Unless the artwork is your own, in which case you should at least put your copyright on or next to your work, always cite the name of the artist whose work you're showing. If they worked that hard to make the artwork, the lease you can do is give them credit. This also applies to music, poetry and other forms of art.
The only artwork that one can legitimately take/borrow for their own use are (1) their own work or (2) work specifically noted as being in the public domain, usually work that is over 70 years old and the artist is no longer alive and no one else has the rights to the image (e.g. the Mona Lisa)
A good place to look for public domain images is Wikipedia.
To me, honesty and respect are fundamental to peace. Please don't post work without following these guidelines or frankly, we can't be friends until you do and I will delete your posts from my page.
Peace to all especially artists everywhere!
Susan
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