It's like that on all the big social networks. On Youtube / Facebook / Twitter.
If the content copied brings the world it is also good for small creators because there will be more money to be made.
On the other hand if the small creator stays between them in a small community they will have no chance of earning a lot of money one day.
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Isn't that why we have things like resteems, reblogs, shares, etc.?
I was kinda wondering the same thing @giuato. I've been seeing a lot of talk about "copyright," content, but I was wondering if some are confusing "resteems," with stealing content? I sometimes resteem posts that I think have a lot of value, just because I believe they deserve more attention, no other reason.
Resteems are great for displaying the artists original work, but what if your post is a spotlight 'this is the top ten pictures of "x" on Steem this week'? In that example, you'll probably get a reply fairly quickly from the original artists, but if it weren't a post about steem art how long will they leave you hanging? Is their art no longer deserving of being included just because they're a prick that week? Maybe they were sick.
My point is that there are community guidelines and unspoken rules of thumb that create a grey area. Strictly adhering to US copyright law on an international community is incredibly short sighted, and the community needs some custom guidelines.
I'm sure we'll get there.
You have to accept that most people do not care about copyright (even TV) and that Steemit needs to attract millions of people if you want your currency to take on value and also be able to earn a lot more Money to tallentuous creators.
Some amateur creators will never attract crowds.
No I don't have to accept that. I sue people over that. This is why youtube takes down videos. This is not good for Steemit. What is good, is for Steemit to attract quality artist and content creators, then it will be know as a place of quality and no one will be able to rival it. If it's just as lame as Twitter or FB what good is that?
U want a Steemit like Vimeo/Deviantart, not very popular.
Money come with user. If u dont want lot of User, artist never get ton of money.
U want ultra strict Steemit without money.. Great vision
How do you recognize if a post is using someone else's photos or content? I mainly use my own pictures and, (what some might call, "art.") When I make videos I use a free share site for music, and list it either in the video or in the description. Some photos can't be traced back to any original artist, like pictures on gify, (where many pictures are taken from news stories and movies and made into funny gifs. If it's a big issue, maybe some user guidelines might be helpful?
I certainly don't want to profit off of anyone's work. I barely profit off my own stuff, which isn't a big deal because I love to share my greatest interests, and having others read it or watch a video is pretty cool to me. Anyway. This is a good post nspart.
All photos have a copyright. So you either ask permission or your find Stock Photos. Some are free some you have to pay to use.
But you can't just take a credit. When you embed a youtube video that's different because they get more view and paid for them in some cases.
But copying and pasting peoples content is different.
I personally haven't seen that done. Well, maybe once, I saw one poster jump on another poster for content, but I didn't investigate it.
I do get the issues involved. A lot of struggling artists out there.
That's not the same thing. People on FB and twitter are sharing posts. And not profiting. It's totally different on here where people are profiting and the creators rarely even get clicked though to.
And people are getting sued on Instagram now for monetizing other peoples work without permission.
People should not be upvoting content theft.
Ppl on Facebook/Twitter/Youtube which copies content from just about everywhere on the contrary gain a lot of money thanks to the sponsored post, the publicity it can offer thanks to their audience etc ... Steemit needs content that pleases to the mass to become very Popular and thus bring more money into the network.
The original posts are fine but will never attract enough people to make steemit popular. We need the best internet content to attract people. + User = + vote + money and therefore + gains for creators.
It's a win-win situation for everyone.
Well I understand the frustration of an artist who does not earn his life properly but not everyone can live from his passion. This is not a reason to go to war with those who share content found on the internet, we need them.
If you steal all the viral content from Steemit, you kill Steemit.
Sorry but you're wrong. And have the same mentality as the thieves. It's not a win-win situation when one person profits from others hard work and the creator gets nothing. And exposure is Bullshit unless it it brings you money.
If your creations do not bring you anything, it might be time to question your buisness model
That's not what this is about.
If a person is profiting from some else work without their permission it's wrong and illegal.
End of Discussion.
Even if they give the source it does not give them permission to use it. They always give the source. That means nothing, it's still not legal or ethical.
I have had my work features in magazines and blogs, they always ask for permission first if they are ethical and complying with the laws.
While the people on Facebook and Twitter aren't profiting, you better believe Facebook and Twitter are! Funny how no small time creators are suing them for the ad revenue and marketing data they get when people post their images.