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Angelo Sotira  

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Orphan Works: Must Read

Journal Entry: Fri May 9, 2008, 11:39 AM
First of all, I've let this issue rise too far without addressing it. And deviants continue to come to me asking for my perspective on this. When Orphaned Works popped up as a topic of discussion again a little while back we checked immediately with our lawyers and it was determined by them that this wasn't something we should be seriously concerned with. So my view has been to let the pieces fall where they may knowing that $lolly and $Moonbeam13 have made numerous attempts to explain the situation to deviants one by one.

deviantART takes very seriously the rights of artists and the protection of their work. We have every interest in making you aware of things you should be concerned with and if there is a threat that we perceive we will not mince words in making you aware. If something was of the level of concern some believe this Orphaned Works situation to be, we'd probably take the header of deviantART, place a red bolded link in it and require everyone to read it and take action.

But alas, that's not the case here.

Please, please, educate yourself. I see many posts on this subject that are full of fear. And fear is contagious, so it is spreading. These posts are in some instances just plain foolish and uninformed. I don't know if it is that people just enjoy the drama or what.

Officially, Daniel ( $realitysquared ) has reviewed and responded to this situation on behalf of deviantART with a very informative Journal entry that you should all read.

Orphan Works Act of 2008 - READ THIS! BE INFORMED!

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p.s. That aside, thank you for all of your awesome feedback on Sleek beta testing, and I hope you have enjoyed watching us hard at work fixing the many bugs that are being reported. We continue to do so, so keep checking in on progress! See you on #seniors

  • Mood: Content
  • Listening to: manhattan traffic out of this hotel window
  • Reading: bug reports
  • Watching: the bucket list
  • Playing: GTA4
  • Eating: Carls Famous Cheesesteaks
  • Drinking: LATTE

Devious Information

ROLE

I have the privilege of making the ultimate day-to-day decisions on deviantART in my acting position as Chief Executive Officer. I Co-Founded deviantART in April of 2000 with °jark along with a founding team of individuals including °matteo most of whom joined around launch in August. Honorary founding team members include: $mccann, $chris and $spot.

PERSON

I've had a passion for building online communities since my addiction to game BBS's (doom, doom 2, heretic, hexen, etc.) when I was 12. I co-sysop'd the Netherworld BBS in Northern Virginia at that time (till I was 15) and fell in love with the possibilities; especially as they applied to a global community. deviantART mirrors many aspects of BBS's and as time progresses you will find even closer comparisons to the quality of community MajorBBS and other platforms were able to support. Of course, most of you have no idea what I'm talking about when I say BBS's. Ugh.

I've now spent more than half my life building online communities. Seeking to deliver a mainstream application that captures the depth and passion that I felt for BBS's in my youth youth, rather than my now youth. :D

I'm very proud of the success of deviantART. Especially the fact that we took the road less traveled and arrived a little later, but on our own pure and untainted terms. We're doing it our way.

And that ladies and gentlemen ... feels like a milli-millillion dollars.

FUTURE

Before you read about the future, read about the past. And I think with a past like that and a team like this, it is a bright future indeed.

It is our intention to create the most powerful outlet in the world for known and unknown artists alike.

Most importantly we intend to take our time to do it right. For the first time in history there is connection and communication between artists and fans on a massive scale. deviantART represents a breakthrough for the promotion and exposure of otherwise stranded artists in all corners of the globe. Our job is to make sense of the possibility, and craft it in a responsible manner.

And that's what I'm here to do along with the strong team we've assembled here at deviantART; until the job is done.

(If you have something real and tangible to propose that may help deviantART in one way or another; Feel free to send me a note. I read every note even if I don't respond. Forgive me on the responses, there are thousands of notes!)
  • Current Residence: Hollywood, CA
  • Interests: rock climbing, bball, softball, cooking
  • Favourite movie: kill bill 2, cube, snatch, pulp fiction
  • Favourite band or musician: egoVader.mp3
  • Favourite genre of music: alternative
  • Favourite artist: jasinski, dangeruss
  • Favourite poet or writer: liquify
  • Favourite photographer: olya, lostgirl
  • Favourite style or digital art: ansi/ascii, pixel, 3d
  • Operating System: XP
  • MP3 player of choice: WinAMP or Sonique, depending.
  • Favourite game: CounterStrike, HL2
  • Favourite gaming platform: PC
  • Favourite cartoon character: Bugs Bunny, Cartman, Homer

Devious Comments

`edwheeler:iconedwheeler: 6 hours 9 minutes ago
and?

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Inscribete a =noticias y permanece actualizado de las noticias del mundo hispano en dA :D
~Eaaast:iconEaaast: 13 hours 28 minutes ago
Is there a chance to tottaly erase my account or ban me so no one can see it.
Only reason that I`m so rude are inconveniences I`m having becouse of my account. It`s nothing to do with DA.
Please as a CEO do an exception and tell someone to erase me.

Sorry for bothering
Bolle
~NoPnatzallwd:iconNoPnatzallwd: 16 hours 37 minutes ago
I'M A BIG FAN OF ENCYCLOPEDIA DRAMATICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I'M A FAN OF ENCYCLOPEDIA DRAMATICA!! :D :D
$spyed:iconspyed: 20 hours 6 minutes ago
I do believe $lolly will be addressing this shortly.

I'm sorry for the distress it has caused you and the other folks this clearly seems to affect. We'll correct it shortly.

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comment, because you care.
share your love and not your hate.
love the artist, before yourself.
meditate on this.
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Random Deviant
$spyed:iconspyed: 20 hours 27 minutes ago
I don't understand. Why would you spend a full year submitting art work, participating in the community and generally remaining active only to ultimately.... spam my page with something totally ridiculous?

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comment, because you care.
share your love and not your hate.
love the artist, before yourself.
meditate on this.
:ninja: :meditate: :ninja:

Random Deviant
~sprx77katosei:iconsprx77katosei: 23 hours 13 minutes ago
ur...u..ur spyed:jawdrop:

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if you dwell on the bad memories then what good are the good ones when they turn bad!!
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"silence is golden but ducttape is silver!"
=epicdesigns:iconepicdesigns: 23 hours 31 minutes ago
lololol

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~MissyTheMouse:iconMissyTheMouse: 23 hours 36 minutes ago
Thank you for the +fav!

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~screaM4Dolls:iconscreaM4Dolls: 2 days 3 hours ago
I just want to let you know that I'm thoroughly disgusted that DA has affiliated and collaborated with SG. This latest contest, and SG models sporting DA goods has struck me as extremely coincidental and ironic with current news with SG vs. Lithium Picnic (a highly respected DA user who's brought you countless profits and users to this site).

I feel that this contest should be removed. DA was mine, as well as others, "safe place" from this power trip nonsense that SG has torn between artists.
Bringing it here will only bring trouble, and I feel that this can easily be avoided. ASAP.

Thank you so much for your time.

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~linburk:iconlinburk: 2 days 12 hours ago Mood: Love
I really like your picturese from Greece and California.
~hakuGo:iconhakuGo: 3 days 5 hours ago
srry it wasnt me i swear i JUST GOT GOD DAMNED HACK but i know who it is srry bout the inconvenionce

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~Sanderson-V3:iconSanderson-V3: 3 days 5 hours ago
aloha mr. President
~BrazilianNinja:iconBrazilianNinja: 3 days 9 hours ago
I realy don't know what you mean by that. Nonetheless, good day.

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!jessica26:iconjessica26: 3 days 12 hours ago
i like your art..

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~Eaaast:iconEaaast: 3 days 13 hours ago
Capitalist bastard...give us back Kosovo...you are a jew...a real jew...with that little hat thingy and curls and stuff.......you sell your ass on the street...yes yes for a penny.
~Eaaast:iconEaaast: 3 days 13 hours ago
Capitalist bastard...give us back Kosovo...you are a jew...a real jew...with that little hat thingy and curls and stuff.......you sell your ass on the street...yes yes for a penny.
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=ftpaddict:iconftpaddict: 3 days 17 hours ago
What the fuck is wrong with you people and your spam?

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~jaz:iconjaz: 3 days 21 hours ago
Nevermind, it seems to have worked now.
~jaz:iconjaz: 3 days 21 hours ago
Why do I receive an error message when I try to flag your "red/blue pill" crap as spam?