Wet Canvas

[HappySculpting]

This is a continuation of a discussion in the images gallery.... it's more appropriate in this area of the site.

Here's a full quote from the Wet Canvas user agreement
"With respect to Content you submit to the Reference Image Library, you agree that you took the photograph yourself and own all rights to the photograph you are uploading. You understand you will be held liable if you upload images that are copyrighted by someone else. By submitting work to the Reference Image Library, you grant WetCanvas! members the right to create and sell artwork, (including paintings, sculpture, etc.), using your photograph as a reference image in the creation of the artwork."

This is refering to the reference library that a person willingly donates pics too. I've never posted in that area but know that if I do, I am agreeing that others can use these images in their artwork.

I'm glad to see that while signing the user agreement when I became a member of the WC I wasn't assigning anyone the right to take my images and create and copy my sculptures that I post in the sculpture forum part of the website.

Here's another quote from the user agreement:

"23. NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT
WetCanvas! respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. WetCanvas! may, in appropriate circumstances and at its sole discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who are infringers. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide WetCanvas!'s Copyright Agent the following information.."

Since I use the site a lot- I care about this subject at hand. I'm not worried about any of the points mentioned on the other thread. Each person can make up their mind what they feel comfortable with. As for me- I like it a lot