User talk:Art student 8

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Artist removing rights
Just as an FYI, if the artist EVER gave permission to put the photos on here (and it isn't the artist who matters, but the photographer who took the pictures.) Part of the process of uploading pictures onto the page is that they are released under the Creative Commons Licensing---so once given the license is free use for all assuming that certain aspects are followed---that includes referencing who the art is by, but that DOES NOT have to be on the article page, but rather on the page where the photo is kept.--- Balloonman  Poppa Balloon 23:50, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

My father is a copyright attorney. So I know your claim of creative commons licensing does not apply in this matter. (The following is from Wiki) Attribution

Since 2004,[4] all current licenses require attribution of the original author. The attribution must be given to "the best of [one's] ability using the information available".[7] Generally this implies the following:

Include any copyright notices (if applicable). If the work itself contains any copyright notices placed there by the copyright holder, those notices must be left intact, or reproduced in a way that is reasonable to the medium in which the work is being re-published. '''Cite the author's name, screen name, or user ID, etc. If the work is being published on the Internet, it is nice to link that name to the person's profile page, if such a page exists. Cite the work's title or name (if applicable), if such a thing exists. If the work is being published on the Internet, it is nice to link the name or title directly to the original work. Cite the specific CC license the work is under. If the work is being published on the Internet, it is nice if the license citation links to the license on the CC website.''' Mention if the work is a derivative work or adaptation, in addition to the above, one needs to identify that their work is a derivative work i.e., “This is a Finnish translation of [original work] by [author].” or “Screenplay based on [original work] by [author].”

I learned about this balloon artist solely by tracking down the fact he made a George Seurat painting out of balloons. I went to his website and saw his work. I then saw the images on Wiki about a "balloon artist from Waukesha." I tracked him down and found out he was unaware his images were being used here. He told me to pull them, but I offered to add his name and he consented. So I did and it was no problem until you deleted his name. His name on there is not commercial as he uses the business name of Half Twisted/Half Knot. He solely wants his legal name connected to it to stop other balloon artists from stealing his photo and putting it up on their webpages claiming it as their own. If you use his image again without his name attached to it; I will be contacting the artist and have him push this matter with the higher ups at Wikipedia. As an art student, there is nothing worse than stealing someones work or the artist not getting credit for their work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by User: (talk • contribs)
 * You're father being a copyright lawyer doesn't make you one... but this isn't worth fighting over. I know the original artist as well and he has probably lost the copy right protection for this image because he didn't protect it.  He should have had WP remove the image upon learning that it had been posted here without his permission---hell, you should have had it removed as well if you knew that it was taken without his permission.  Because he let WP use it for years after learning that it was on this site, he failed to defend his copyright; which means that others may end up using it.--- Balloonman  Poppa Balloon 14:55, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
 * also the attribution stuff is on the page where the photo is saved. Again, not required on every page where the image is shown.--- Balloonman  Poppa Balloon 22:21, 31 August 2011 (UTC)