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ibclare
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Personally, I don't care. The day may come when I consider my work good enough that someone might actually want to plagiarize it. Or when I want to be given credit for a specific work if someone uses it. But since I rarely even get likes, much less comments, when I post my manipulations, I guess I haven't reached that level yet!
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dv8_fx
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That depends, inkpad.
In my line of work, whenever I do post a major work image or client's work project image, I'd add a copyright watermark. This does not guarantee that others will not use it. You'll never know, anyway. But it may come in handy oneday - settle origin disputes, source of image, or at worse, plagiarism lawsuits.
Sometimes the adage rings true - Whatever you post on line is open to public domain. A disadvantage to artists. Which is why it is a good idea to post a reduced size, low-res image online . Never post a hi-res, full size.
In other forums, most especially 3d forums, a copyright watermark is strictly required on ALL submissions before an image is approved for viewing.
In my line of work, whenever I do post a major work image or client's work project image, I'd add a copyright watermark. This does not guarantee that others will not use it. You'll never know, anyway. But it may come in handy oneday - settle origin disputes, source of image, or at worse, plagiarism lawsuits.
Sometimes the adage rings true - Whatever you post on line is open to public domain. A disadvantage to artists. Which is why it is a good idea to post a reduced size, low-res image online . Never post a hi-res, full size.
In other forums, most especially 3d forums, a copyright watermark is strictly required on ALL submissions before an image is approved for viewing.
ComedyLover
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my self i dont xD but i dont do awesome work so i dont really care
ibclare
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Right. We don't have any such requirements except in freelance where it is mandatory to watermark your work, short of a copyright, but protects it from theft as long as it's obscuring enough. Some people water mark other entries. I don't consider mine to be anything but public domain so I don't care either. If you like it, use it. If I ever have a gallery collection I may ask for credit, and I guess if I actually saw something of mine with someone taking credit for it, I'd make a bit of a stink, lol.