Howdy, FFF.
I'm coming to you guys with a question, as when I think of a community with a lot of seasoned graphics artists, I immediately think of you guys.
That being said, I have an issue on my forum that I would like to ask for advice on.
The Situation:
A user who owns a Graphics Shop that is immensely popular on the boards has recently created a series of signatures that she made, and the alarming part is the lack of adjustments made from the original image to her 'signatures.'
Examples:
Original
http://img03.nijigazo.com/2012/01/09/tanpan/0109tanpan_0057.jpg
Original: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l71tcxnMFO1qzexmuo1_500.jpg
Original: http://ww3.sinaimg.cn/bmiddle/6497d556jw1dozpcc1istj.jpg
As you can see, all that's been done is color alteration and slapping on some text.
So my question to you guys is this: at what point can a graphics artist claim a graphic as their own? Are the above minor adjustments enough to warrant them being credited with 'making the signature,' or is it something closer to plagiarism?
I appreciate any responses, this is one of those gray areas that I'm unsure of.
I'm coming to you guys with a question, as when I think of a community with a lot of seasoned graphics artists, I immediately think of you guys.
That being said, I have an issue on my forum that I would like to ask for advice on.
The Situation:
A user who owns a Graphics Shop that is immensely popular on the boards has recently created a series of signatures that she made, and the alarming part is the lack of adjustments made from the original image to her 'signatures.'
Examples:
Original
http://img03.nijigazo.com/2012/01/09/tanpan/0109tanpan_0057.jpg
Original: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l71tcxnMFO1qzexmuo1_500.jpg
Original: http://ww3.sinaimg.cn/bmiddle/6497d556jw1dozpcc1istj.jpg
As you can see, all that's been done is color alteration and slapping on some text.
So my question to you guys is this: at what point can a graphics artist claim a graphic as their own? Are the above minor adjustments enough to warrant them being credited with 'making the signature,' or is it something closer to plagiarism?
I appreciate any responses, this is one of those gray areas that I'm unsure of.
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