FAC Pictures and Stories

Ryokou · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:14 pm Post subject: FAC Pictures and Stories

I was just wondering...when we submit pictures and stories here at FAC, are they copyrighted to the user who submitted it?
If so shouldn't it say that on the page where people see it?

( Sorry, I was just wondering. )

Stratadrake · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:27 pm Post subject:

FAC does [b]not[/b] claim a copyright over any artwork you submit, only a [i]permission to use it[/i] (otherwise known as a "license") for display in your FAC gallery.

So, of course, you keep a copyright over the creation of the piece.
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Shiloh · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:06 pm Post subject:

So it pretty much means, like, lets say I drew some Pokemon. Then that means the art piece is copyright to me for drawing it, but Pokemon is still copyright b Nintendo, etc. I pretty much understand that part, which of course is no argument to me.

But what if the characters were created by me? Like, just recently, I created a character and named it Shirofu/Shirofu-san (an original character I made up) Would the art/story [b] and[/b] the characters belong to me if they arent fancharacters?
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Stratadrake · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:46 pm Post subject:

Correct.
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Ryokou · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:06 pm Post subject:

Does that mean we have copyrights on our own work?
I thought you had to buy a copyright or something to protect your work.

Kitzy · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:10 pm Post subject:

If you're really worried about getting copyrights, you can always mail your work to yourself. According to a teacher I talked to, that creates a copyright on your work.
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Key: mail it to yourself and [i]do not open the envelope[/i].
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Ryokou · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 7:34 am Post subject:

[b]Mail[/b] it to yourself?
How does that make a copyright?

( Sorry, I get confused easily on things like this. )

Blade · Still very bored Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 264

[quote="Ryokou"][b]Mail[/b] it to yourself?
How does that make a copyright?

( Sorry, I get confused easily on things like this. )[/quote]

That way it is dated, so if someone else says "ooh! Lookie what I drew!" you have that e-mail and you can say "well I drew it first!" (except more angry or sophisticated) You can also do the same thing with normal mail, the postmark puts a date on it. Yay for cheep copyrighting!

Stratadrake · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:10 am Post subject:

It is called the "poor man's copyright" because as long as the mailed package is left sealed (unopened), its date of postage identifies when it went through the P.O. and, therefore, proof that it has existed for at least that long.

Although last I heard, it isn't as reliable as it used to be.
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Ryokou · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:09 am Post subject:

Oh. Ok, I get it now.
Thanks. ^^