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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve Conan Trustrum" data-source="post: 1910811" data-attributes="member: 1620">Copyright FANATIC? Because I happen to know what my legal responsibilities, as a writer and as a publisher, are? Because I understand what could have happened to Justin if nobody had spotted this art and he published, allowing someone to spot the infringement AFTER it went to print? Because I can see Gary's wrong doing by breeching his contract and infringing on someone else's work? That's not fanaticism, my friend, that's responsibility. Because I chose to actually educate myself on how copyright works (you know, by consulting lawyers and the like) and have not just taken for granted every speculation I'd ever read on the matter on the Internet, it's the sort of knowledge that will keep me from being sued."Fanaticism" indeed. :\ In such instances the artist would be required to request permission from the publisher first. If the publisher's contract specifies "entirely original," you're then asking him to assume additional legal responsibility for a third party once he's purchased the work. Just because the artist has the rights doesn't mean they will automatically transfer on to the publisher for publication.Obviously because Justin was not expecting any third party involvement. He's clearly illustrated a desire to give everyone involved with the project their dues and, legality aside, I could see how a publisher would consider it a breech of trust not to include proper attribution. And, again, we return to likely clause concerning original work: without an attribution, regardless of whether or not permission is given, the clear message is one of obfuscating the piece's origins.Quite frankly, I don't think you really have any grasp at all on the artist's responsibilities to the publisher, the publisher's responsibility to the artist, the publisher's responsiblity to their consumers, or the publisher's and artist's legal responsibilities to themselves or to others. You need to become a bit more "fanatical" about educating yourself on copyright and how it relates to publishing before you start accusing publishers of mistreating people.</blockquote>

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