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Chris Graham  

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Asking Permission...

Journal Entry: Tue May 20, 2008, 12:17 PM
Those that I watch
:icongodzillasamurai: :iconzeiske: :iconwinterblueart: :icongrincha: :icongeoff123: :iconi-cat: :iconomegagoddess: :iconmajestic-insect: :iconrachelle-mcdonald: :iconunknownangel111388: :icontshansen: :iconclush: :icongroundbase: :iconraiagirl: :icon16stepper: :icondracostarcloud: :iconstonegate: :iconacortesha: :iconsilverspider2005: :iconsnydermus-prime: :iconpsychomud: :iconatomic-chocograph: :iconmonsturra-jake: :iconbills2020: :iconnyhtmare: :icondraw4life: :iconkim3707m: :iconrettemichbabe:

This is something I shouldn't have to even come up and discuss with some of you, but apparently it needs to be discussed.

Within the recent past, I've had found people on message boards and websites and even here using my artwork without my expressed permission. I won't name any names now because I came out and confronted the various individuals. Chris can remember one guy I believe on Godzilla Palace that took one of my banners off of my site, edited it, and then used it on his site without my permission...and even stupidly posted it on the board to which I found out about it and called him down for it in front of the mods and the admins. And they backed me up on it too.

Apparently, something similar has happened here on DA. When I changed my avatar to Pyrothraxus' Eye, and even posted the original speed paint drawing, apparently, that got someone's attention and they decided to download the image, shrink it and then use it as an avatar without my permission. I realize that on DA, there's a lot of people who will state "Do not use without artist's permission' on their deviation when they post something like stock footage and stuff for photo manipulation, but you know, I shouldn't have to say something like that on my art for something I didn't mean to be taken off and used. I shouldn't have to say 'you need my permission to use it', you asking my permission should be the FIRST thing that comes into your mind when you want to use my artwork.

You've seen Donny's photomanipulation of Kiryuu, well some of you have, and wondered if I given my permission, well, I did. He asked me ahead of time. I asked Jeff if I could color one of his deviations ahead of time as well.

The point is, even if I DON'T state 'Ask permission before you use' you should go ahead and ask permission anyways. Because I shouldn't HAVE TO state 'ask permission' on my deviation. Since the image was created by me, asking permission to use something that was created by me should be something you need to do before you use my art. Mostly because well...I love it when people come up and say, 'hey that's cool can I use it for a site I'm building?' Because generally I'll say yes and add 'as long as you also state where you got it and link it to my DA gallery'. Because I love ADVERTISEMENT. I do. I love advertisement. I love it when something I did gets advertised on other sites because it brings in more people to this site see more of my stuff. And I wanna here who's advertising my artwork on what site. If you use one of my avatars that I actually make, state it in every journal on your DA page where you got it from. Because I want people to come and see where and then look at the other cool stuff I make. But that's what I ask.

Ask permission! Whether I state you should or not. If I don't state it, ask anyway, because it's the RIGHT thing to do and it shows you respect the artist who created that thing you liked and wanted to keep. If you're gonna download my stuff, that's fine. But if you upload it and show it to a site, please link my site to that board or site stating where you got it from so that other people can see my DA page and then see my other work.

If you haven't seen this, go see it...



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  • Mood: Rage
  • Reading: Halo Contact Havest
  • Watching: South Park
  • Drinking: Dr. Pepper

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 29
  • Current Residence: Radioactive Armpit of Tennessee
  • Interests: Dragons, Godzilla, What ever sparks my interests
  • Favourite movie: Terror of Mechagodzilla
  • Favourite band or musician: Evanescence
  • Favourite genre of music: Rock
  • Favourite artist: Larry Elmore
  • Favourite poet or writer: Anne McCaffery
  • Favourite style or digital art: Cartooning
  • Operating System: Windows XP and Mac OS X
  • MP3 player of choice: iPod Classic
  • Favourite game: The Halo Trilogy
  • Favourite gaming platform: Xbox 360
  • Favourite cartoon character: Daffey Duck
  • Personal Quote: It's my opinion and I'm sticking to it!
  • Tools of the Trade: A pensil, a pen, and Adobe Photoshop 8.

Devious Comments

*Ghostwalker2061:iconGhostwalker2061: 20 minutes 52 seconds ago
Dude, I shouldn't have to state it in my deviation postings to ask permission to use my artwork. That's something your friend there should have thought of on his own as a good and decent human being should. Decent human beings ask permission regardless because they respect that person. Your friend didn't show very much respect to me.

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*Ghostwalker2061:iconGhostwalker2061: 24 minutes 27 seconds ago
What does my gender have to do with it? You should hear me when I'm pissed. What, I'm a girl and I can't hear cuss words or something? I'm 30 years old, I've heard it all in 3 different languages as well.

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*Ghostwalker2061:iconGhostwalker2061: 25 minutes 54 seconds ago
Well, since he DIDN'T ask, the answer is gonna be 'No'. If he asked me first, I would have said something else, but since he DIDN'T ask, I'm gonna say 'no'.

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~mitsukisama67:iconmitsukisama67: 46 minutes 29 seconds ago
sory he didnt ask but can he use the avatar on his site?

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~mitsukisama67:iconmitsukisama67: 51 minutes 29 seconds ago
those stupid retards they didnt know you were female until they looked on your site. thats why they retaliated like that

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the world is getting older and so are you . . .get over it
~mitsukisama67:iconmitsukisama67: 54 minutes 7 seconds ago Mood: Sadness
sorry about my friend minotaur but hes new to this and sorry for the things they are saying

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the world is getting older and so are you . . .get over it
~Ketegdra:iconKetegdra: 6 days 1 hour ago
Your welcome ^^

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*Ardengrail:iconArdengrail: 6 days 14 hours ago
i'm quite sure I will :D it's very beautiful

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Icon thanx to: ~louizim
*Ghostwalker2061:iconGhostwalker2061: 6 days 14 hours ago
Well, I hope you will enjoy my art.

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*Ardengrail:iconArdengrail: 6 days 14 hours ago
awesome :D

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Icon thanx to: ~louizim
*Ghostwalker2061:iconGhostwalker2061: 6 days 18 hours ago
Go ahead. Thank you.

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*Ardengrail:iconArdengrail: 6 days 19 hours ago
hey awesome gallery!! mind if I watch

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Icon thanx to: ~louizim
~Hellkiller777:iconHellkiller777: May 7, 2008, 1:43:15 PM
♥I promise you my heart♥
♥I promise you my life♥
♥I promise we'll never be apart♥
♥I promise not to hurt you♥
♥I promise to never make you cry♥
♥I promise to always trust you♥
♥I promise not to lie♥
♥I promise you forever♥
♥I promise you tonight♥
♥I promise you my respect♥
♥I promise to do things right♥
♥I promise to always be there♥
♥I promise until the end♥
♥I promise to always love you♥
♥I promise to be your best friend♥
♥I promise you my love♥
♥I promise you my life♥
♥I promise this forever♥
♥I promise our friendship is my life♥
♥your the PEANUT to my BUTTER ,♥
♥your the STAR to my BURST,♥
♥your the M to my M,♥
♥your the POP to my TART,♥
♥your the MILKY to my WAY,♥
♥your the FRUIT to my LOOP,♥
♥your the MILK to my DUDS,♥
♥your the LUCKY to my CHARMS,♥
♥your the ICE to my CREAM,♥
but mostly....
♥your the BEST to my FRIEND♥

♥SEND THIS TO 13 OF YOUR closes FRIENDS (INCLUDING ME) IF YOU GET IT BACK
1-U HAVE BAD FRIENDSHIPS
2-U STILL SUCK
3-U R A GOOD FRIEND
4-U HAVE REALLY GOOD FRIENDSHIPS
5-UR 1 OF THE BEST PEOPLE

* A friend of mine, MikeGTS, send this to me, so whenever you're in the mood to play this "game", go ahead & send this to your friends & show them that you care. Don't forget to add a friendly & nice commit before you send this to your friend*

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Anyone who wants to Brawl or play me in SSBB, COD4, GTA IV, or Halo 3, just let me know. I'll take on All challengers. Lucario owns every fighter in Brawl & SSB History!

Brawl Friend Code:4468-0671-9846
*Ghostwalker2061:iconGhostwalker2061: May 6, 2008, 3:23:20 PM
Sure.

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*davemetlesits:icondavemetlesits: May 6, 2008, 9:39:12 AM
Thank you for the devwatch!

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~Ethlinn:iconEthlinn: May 6, 2008, 2:20:12 AM
thank you for the fav :)
*Ghostwalker2061:iconGhostwalker2061: May 5, 2008, 3:37:25 PM
Sure, hope you return the favor.

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*davemetlesits:icondavemetlesits: May 5, 2008, 9:36:49 AM
Thank you for the fav!

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KITT for easy reference or Kitt if you prefer..."
~lordfercd:iconlordfercd: Apr 17, 2008, 9:18:00 AM
ur art is getting better, and np, i love ur dragons ^^
~Vardami00:iconVardami00: Apr 16, 2008, 4:03:09 PM Mood: Noble
Ty for add my "Vash the Stamped" in your +fav!
I'm Honoring...

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*Ghostwalker2061:iconGhostwalker2061: Apr 15, 2008, 5:22:33 PM
Found them!

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~The-Numb-Skull:iconThe-Numb-Skull: Apr 15, 2008, 3:57:16 PM
I hope you got the pics I forwarded to you in that e-mail. :D

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*Ghostwalker2061:iconGhostwalker2061: Apr 15, 2008, 2:36:59 PM
Sure, hope you return the favor.

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~DarkA117:iconDarkA117: Apr 12, 2008, 10:55:47 AM
I have a little sthg for you ^_^ :[link]

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n'est pas différent de vouloir le changer:blackrose:...