Okay, that's no problem. Since you're an admin, I can give you write access to the development server so you can start poking around with that now. Drop me a line on IRC and I'll get you set up. :)
Just a quick note: If something is public domain, you can't actually require attribution. Can you clarify that you're requesting the attribution as a courtesy?
If you'd like to require attribution, I'd recommend changing the license to CC-BY.
IMO, even changing one pixel counts as transforming the work. It seems like a fair mechanism to allow artists to recieve credit where its due for their original work, while at the same time allowing them to freely give their hard work back to the community.
To be blunt, for legal purposes, it doesn't matter what you think -- it matters what a judge and jury would think. Changing a single pixel is most definitely not a transformation of the original work, and OGA will not accept content submitted under the assumption that it is.
I understand your thought process. Computer programmers don't like gray areas, but the law isn't a computer program. It's all about interpretation, and there are gray areas all over the place. The key to operating safely is avoiding those gray areas.
I'd be happy to entertain a discussion about what copyright law ought to be (on the forum or in IRC -- it's kind of off topic here), but for the purpos of art submissions, we have to consider what copyright law is.
@MoilMellah:
Hey, speaking of your art interns, how's Vince doing? I heard he hurt his ear a while back.
@makrohn: Thanks, I updated my post with the info. :)
Wow, this is an old submission. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure. You might try downloading the file and opening it in a paint program.
Okay, that's no problem. Since you're an admin, I can give you write access to the development server so you can start poking around with that now. Drop me a line on IRC and I'll get you set up. :)
Bart
You can view the scores and judge comments with each individual art entry, here.
Awesome. :)
You shouldn't actually be able to mark blog entries as spam. Is that happening? :)
Excellent work! :)
Very nice submission! :)
Just a quick note: If something is public domain, you can't actually require attribution. Can you clarify that you're requesting the attribution as a courtesy?
If you'd like to require attribution, I'd recommend changing the license to CC-BY.
IMO, even changing one pixel counts as transforming the work. It seems like a fair mechanism to allow artists to recieve credit where its due for their original work, while at the same time allowing them to freely give their hard work back to the community.
To be blunt, for legal purposes, it doesn't matter what you think -- it matters what a judge and jury would think. Changing a single pixel is most definitely not a transformation of the original work, and OGA will not accept content submitted under the assumption that it is.
I understand your thought process. Computer programmers don't like gray areas, but the law isn't a computer program. It's all about interpretation, and there are gray areas all over the place. The key to operating safely is avoiding those gray areas.
I'd be happy to entertain a discussion about what copyright law ought to be (on the forum or in IRC -- it's kind of off topic here), but for the purpos of art submissions, we have to consider what copyright law is.
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