@forexposure_txt Honestly, for once I agree that the person isn’t profiting off it, the person getting a tattoo doesn’t owe a commission unless they specifically commissioned it. A tattoo parlour offering it in their catalog though should pay the artist.
@SoupTomatoSoup @forexposure_txt So how about I find a piece of art, go to a tattoo parlour and ask for it to be tattooed on me for free (maybe pay cost of ink) ? Surely that is a valid expectation?
@Rotmm @forexposure_txt No I don’t think it is, because you are commissioning someone’s time and skill.
@SoupTomatoSoup @forexposure_txt So you don't put a value on the time and skill on an artist, but you do on a tattooist?
@Rotmm @forexposure_txt I put value on both, this is why I specify they owe money if it was commissioned, but if not commissioned, already published available for personal enjoyment I don’t see much difference between saving it as a desktop background, printing it or tattoo. No profit being made.
@SoupTomatoSoup @forexposure_txt It's not about profit, it's about theft of intellectual property for personal enjoyment. And if an artist specifically states they expect for their existing art to be considered a commission if used as a tattoo, how can anyone argue?
@Rotmm @forexposure_txt Being for profit in how copyright law works is why I follow that line.