tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996939283255428402.post3739297036377141377..comments2023-04-24T08:06:32.508-07:00Comments on Stamp Out: Different Forms of Copyright InfringementUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996939283255428402.post-14714298005767916182013-07-03T04:41:58.008-07:002013-07-03T04:41:58.008-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sonia Jackson https://www.blogger.com/profile/02651623704340973783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996939283255428402.post-5372497704753634022012-04-02T07:31:10.213-07:002012-04-02T07:31:10.213-07:00pmstamper I am sorry if I did not explain it clea...pmstamper I am sorry if I did not explain it clearly. I do realize there are RAKs that are sending cards or ribbon, and I was not referring to those. There are people that are stamping images or copying their digital files for other crafters and calling them RAKs also.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061294295376713033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996939283255428402.post-58042331916807541942012-04-02T02:06:33.246-07:002012-04-02T02:06:33.246-07:00Hi Michelle - I definitely agree with you on copyr...Hi Michelle - I definitely agree with you on copyright infringement. I just started a blog myself and need to add some citations for images I have used in my stamping creations which I have not done due to inexperience. I disagree with your terminology, however, in the case of RAKs. RAKs are "random acts of kindness" which are not swapping stamped images, but the act of sending a completed card or some other item to another person in either a social group you belong to in real life or an online group. All the groups who have RAK lists are not swapping prestamped, blank images or digital files of images for sharing (which would indeed violate copyright). If you have seen RAK groups which swap images, that is a misnamed group unless they believe RAK stands for something other than "random act of kindness".pmstamperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306152570103159458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996939283255428402.post-68999523967031550272011-11-10T13:54:25.288-08:002011-11-10T13:54:25.288-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Devlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210151879416920073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996939283255428402.post-69424737187538973672011-11-10T07:25:30.040-08:002011-11-10T07:25:30.040-08:00Hi Devlin!
If you buy a rubber stamp you don'...Hi Devlin!<br /><br />If you buy a rubber stamp you don't like, you may resell it because it is "physical property." So if you try it and don't like it you're free to part with it. <br /><br />But Digital Stamps are very different. You do not purchase a "thing" you just purchase the "right to use it yourself" (for a very low price because there is no rubber.) Even if you don't like it, you may not sell or give it away, because it is "intellectual property" and always belongs to the artist. <br /><br />So -- you can not ever legally buy a secondhand digital stamp. You may only receive one firsthand from the company or artist who owns them. This is why companies find it very important to track individuals (through registration on their sites and by making them agree to the Terms of Use.) If you see anyone trying to sell second hand digital stamps, it is a HUGE violation, please report them.<br /><br />You also asked about stamps unavailable because of location -- of course it's illegal to get those through any sort of "black market" operation. There are lots of things that may be unavailable to us even if we want them -- but that doesn't make it okay to get them illegally. If you want a stamp that isn't sold in your country, you should email the company to see if there's a way you can purchase it. :)<br /><br />I hope this makes sense. Please let me know if I wasn't clear or if you still have questions.<br /><br />xoMoMo Manninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14282458244833366952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996939283255428402.post-76999884188810039012011-11-10T06:56:30.421-08:002011-11-10T06:56:30.421-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Devlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210151879416920073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996939283255428402.post-58347668082951428962011-11-09T13:51:05.798-08:002011-11-09T13:51:05.798-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Devlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210151879416920073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996939283255428402.post-85454887685460159882011-10-07T11:53:54.523-07:002011-10-07T11:53:54.523-07:00Donna, we understand. It is perfectly fine if you...Donna, we understand. It is perfectly fine if you don't purchase from companies who don't allow swapping. They don't WANT people who will be violating their ToU to purchase their stamps. <br /><br />You seem like you're a literate person -- so I refuse to believe that you don't understand what is being said to you over and over. Your logic that a ribbon equals a copyrighted image is fatally flawed.<br /><br />Don't forget though - just because a company has not joined Stamp Out (yet) doesn't mean they allow swapping. You need to read each company's Terms of Use.Mo Manninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14282458244833366952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996939283255428402.post-32874348645840719582011-10-07T07:19:59.444-07:002011-10-07T07:19:59.444-07:00Donna you may not see it as different than sharing...Donna you may not see it as different than sharing ribbon, however it is, let me explain.<br /><br /> You can send someone your ribbon, or sell your ribbon for that matter. And, if you choose you can sell your actual stamp or give it to someone. What you cannot do is make multiple copies of an image and sell them or give them away. This is just like a book or a CD, while you can give that book away, or even sell it at a garage sale, you cannot make multiple copies of that book or CD and sell them or give them away.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061294295376713033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996939283255428402.post-89799582337601526032011-10-06T21:57:58.652-07:002011-10-06T21:57:58.652-07:00I looked at the list to the right and I only have ...I looked at the list to the right and I only have products from 3 of those so it makes it easy.Donna C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713824991010064694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996939283255428402.post-67254622886743258352011-10-06T21:56:23.574-07:002011-10-06T21:56:23.574-07:00I have no problem about not mechanically reproduci...I have no problem about not mechanically reproducing or selling stamped images. But--I will no longer buy from a company that does not allow image swaps. I see it as no different than ribbon shares, or other shares of art supplies. Ribbon is also designed by an artist.Donna C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713824991010064694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996939283255428402.post-45602980846376681062011-10-06T19:10:08.105-07:002011-10-06T19:10:08.105-07:00Michelle, I agree with you. And this example is sh...Michelle, I agree with you. And this example is shameful! It's seems as though they are seeking these images to sell, not for personal use. I wish people would consider if they were the artist and seeing their products being sought after for free/swapping. It's hard to control all of this activity, but I'm sure that people don't post on a public forum that they want photocopies of the Twilight series or Harry Potter books.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401701081792131171noreply@blogger.com