If you've been over to the WCI forum today you've no doubt seen the reaction to a thread I started this morning on copying the work of others. I won't repeat any of it here but I will outline how such a thing should be applied to what appears on this Blog.
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When I post a video, a photographic tutorial or a pattern on this Blog feel free to copy or reproduce it for your own. However, if I just post a photo or series of photos of a recently completed carving it is not meant to be available for duplication. If this seems a little harsh I'm sorry but I have to retain those works as my own. I owe that to myself and to those who collect my work. Hopefully, as time goes on and more videos and tutorials are posted there will be enough to keep your juices flowing, at least I hope so.
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Your acceptance of this request is appreciated. Thanks.
Sounds perfectly logical and reasonable to me.
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Well said Lynn.
ReplyDeleteJohn
Thanks for making your wishes known. And many thanks for sharing your step-by-step instructions and videos!!!
ReplyDeleteOK, by me. Even if I were to attempt to copy one of your pieces directly (which I don't), any idiot could realize that you had nothing to do with my carving. Your style is unbelievably unique and recognizable.
ReplyDeleteI'm just happy to be able to grab the scraps that fall off your carving table -- I guess it is really off your lap -- in the form of videos.
Thanks for sharing.
I agree with you but, you can't post pictures on the internet and expect people to respect your wishes. They don't know you and don't care, who's gonna stop them and its not like you have a patent so it's not against the law.
ReplyDeleteAgain I agree with you but you post them to the public.
I for one have always considered your carvings as "yours" and I would never try to duplicate any of them (because frankly I couldn't begin to). Your carvings are one of a kind and I hope others will be considerate of your artistry.
ReplyDeleteI've always felt that you've most generously supplied us with the techniques you use so that we could create from our own idea in our own creative style and I thank you for that.
I didn't see the rules before.
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in that we all are products of our environment and past history-- we use those things we have seen or experienced for our lives and in the case our art work- i understand where you are coming from and appreciate it. however many of us take pictures or save those online for future reference. I personally think that is what most that may save one of your posted pictures are doing. i enjoy your videos tremendously and marvel at how you take common everyday items to make your pieces, it adds another dimension to your carvings. its just one more of those details that raise your carvings to a higher level-- i have one piece and have often wondered how you "carved" the rowels on the spurs-- well last week i found out. then i thought to myself-- "you dummy, it was there all the time." again-- thanks for sharing your expertise
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, your videos have helped me to become a better carver. I couldn't copy anything you did even if I tried...LOL
ReplyDeleteLynn, be very careful of Carvin' Tom. Sounds like he's got his eye on your scraps and may try to grab some off your table, or from your lap, or out of your pants. You can never tell what a guy like that might do so be very cautious.
ReplyDeleteyour 100% right
ReplyDeleteSure hope the dust settles down soon.
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