ladyhawke wrote:lol people take so seriously here.
Some of us take it seriously when we make our living off of writing and photography on the web. So when we post our images and state that they are copyrighted to use, please do not post elsewhere without permission, we mean it - because doing so can actually affect the earnings we get from our hard-earned work.
Fandom can be tricky. Lots of us post and share famous/old photos from years gone by, by famous photographers (but will take them down if requested). But we try not to steal from each other. We try not to steal from other bloggers and crafters sharing their recipes, knits, dreamcatchers and other crafts we are working hard to promote to earn a living. And when someone says "hey, this is my work, please credit it or take it down" we respect such wishes. We also don't take kindly to people who claim work as their own when it isn't because it devalues the work of the original artist. At least I don't, as someone who has spent the past 12 years working to build a reputation on my own handicrafts and who respects strongly the work and crafts of others in my field. Claiming you made something, you're wearing something, you're doing something when you might be doing something *similar* but not the thing in the photo? Is not cool.