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118 creative works found
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Found after a hurricane, this little baby squirrel spent a few days with us before going to a wildlife rehab center. He was very sweet.
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My little expressionist :)
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'Mother and child' Northern Rwanda. By Rebecca Zachariah & Melinda Kerr
by Melinda KerrUS$4.84–US$129.20
This is a compilation I have done with Rebecca Zachariah after our trip to Rwanda. In a nation of shattered souls post genocide, hope remains in the form of new life. These people have witnessed death on massive scale. You can see how precious they consider life from this shot. ALL PROCEEDS TO HEAL AFRICA HEAL Africa calendar available now!!! CLICK HERE. / / – Dog photography – Africa photography / - Beach photography - Black & white photography – Dog photography – Africa photography / - Beach photography - Monotone photography
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Every Thursday morning we go out to help the poor, the aged and HIV/Aids sufferers with food, clothing and to do the paperwork for those who are illiterate and eligible for a government pension (about US$20 a month) / This image was for a special occasion… Christmas! Each child received a chocolate, some sweets, toys and clothing, so it was very special for them. This little boy, an AIDS orphan, is looked after by his grandmother who has to survive on the above pension and our ‘handouts’ every Thursday – a loaf of bread, some meal and whatever we have managed to collect during the week. / All the proceeds from the sale of this image will go to the Redhouse Benevolent Society.
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Baby cheetah seeking comfort after death of mother.
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Taken in Tunga/Zuga Village, deep in Kebbe state, Nigeria. Carla Is HIV positive. Since this Photo was taken in Decemcer 2007, Carla has improved, with our help. Sadly her mother died in February 2008. Now her Aunt cares for her. Hello. My name is Trevor and I am a Missionary. I am founder of Philadelphia Mission, a uk Charity. Reg No: 1049410. All money raised from sale of these photographs will go towards helping children and extreme poverty families in Rural Africa. Please visit our charity website below. / http://www.philadelphia33.org/ I would like to Thank CATNIPMEOW For her wonderful Work she has done in taking my Photograph of Carla, and making it very special. God Bless you CATNAPMEOW.
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Comfort Dolls THANK YOU
by John DouglasMy heartfelt thanks to the very kind people who have been purchasing Comfort Dolls...
My heartfelt thanks to the very kind people who have been purchasing Comfort Dolls / / The proceeds will be forwarded directly to Jean so she can continue to help the children of Malawi. /
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“Furby” was an orphaned Rufous Owl. Here he’s only a couple of months old. ID: N1_10DA
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these are the youngest of the orphans / / of the tsunami / / hopefully their lives / / will always be filled with happiness / / / / Muslim Aid shelter for the Orphans / / Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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Something every artist should know about!
by Erin JayCongress is likely going to be considering new Orphan Works legislation in the upcoming session...
Congress is likely going to be considering new Orphan Works legislation in the upcoming session This legislation would require all creative works to be registered, for a fee, with private copyright registration companies. If a work is unregistered or cannot be located with a good faith search, it becomes an ‘orphan work’ and thereby become free for both non-profit and commercial uses. What does this mean for us? Well, if current statements are true and the proposed legislation bears a strong resemblance to the version of the bill put before Congress 2 sessions ago it means that a lot of online artists are going to be boned royally if this passes. Here’s a breakdown of why this legislation, if allowed to go through, is incredibly bad for artists, writers, and musicians, especially those of us who post work online: -It makes no distinction between the work of international artists and the work of American artists. Which means all of you lovely people in Australia and the UK have just lost your copyright in the United States unless you’re willing to pay a fee (and don’t get me started on exchange rates) to at least one, and more likely several, American companies. This is the same reason I detest the current internet gambling laws in the US; American legislation should only affect American citizens. When you start trampling on the intellectual property rights of the citizens of other countries, you are violating international law. And guess what? By allowing American companies to ignore the intellectual property rights of foreign nationals, we allow them to do the same to us under provisions in the international copyright law. -It places an onerous financial obligation on not just working artists, but anyone who shares an image or a piece of writing online. As artists we already have significant expenses related to the creation of our respective works. What this legislation does, in essence, is force artists to pay a fee to a privately owned company for the ‘privilege’ of creating our work and retaining the right to use it as we deem fit. Using myself as an example: Between my fractals, writing, photography, painting, and other pursuits, I create approximately 100 new pieces of art a year. If there is only one registration company, and their fee is a supposedly reasonable $5 per work, that means I’m paying $500 a year to be allowed to retain my copyright. If there are 3 companies, I’ll have to pay $1500. This gets even worse if you consider casual posting. Assume the average family takes 300 photos a year, between birthdays, vacations, and other everyday things. If you don’t register your private family photos with these companies (to the tune of well over $1500), you could find little Jimmy’s birthday photos plastered on a billboard without your consent. Which brings me to my next point… -If your work is deemed to be an orphan work, you have little hope of regaining your copyright or of receiving full compensation for its use. If you take someone to court for improper use of your work, the onus is on you as the creator to prove that the work is yours, and if the courts decide in your favor, there is no allowance in the legislation for the recovery of legal fees. Not only that, but the legislation does not require that a company cease commercial use of your work, even if a court rules in your favor! The only requirement is that the violator of your copyright pays you ‘fair value’ of your work. You lose your right to damages, and you lose your right to tell them to stop. -Anyone can register an image without proof that they actually hold copyright. Which means that Billy Joe Artthief from down the street can register your works and steal your copyright. Once again, if you sue and manage to win your copyright back, you are not entitled to damages. -The technology being proposed for use of enforcement of the law has a woefully high failure rate. On March 13, 2008, PicScout, the creators of one of the software applications used in the registries, stated to the House IP subcommittee: “Our technology can match images, or partial information of an image, with 99% success.” Please turn that around, and notice that 1% failure rate. That means for every million works that actually are registered, 10,000 of them are going to not be found in a search and deemed to be an orphan work anyway, in spite of being properly registered. This is just the tip of the iceberg, folks—the problems with this legislation are myriad. But what it all boils down to is that IT IS LEGALIZING THE THEFT OF YOUR WORK! This is the reason why international copyright law expressly forbids coerced registration as a condition of maintaining copyright. So please, if you live in the US, get in contact with your local US representative and let them know why they need to vote against this legislation. It doesn’t need to be as long or as detailed as what I just wrote, but it does need to be heartfelt. Let our government know that we do not want them legalizing the theft of our creations! More links: Mind Your Business: You Will Lose All The Rights to Your Own Art an editorial about the proposed legislation. Makes many of the same points I just did, plus several more. The ASMP page monitoring the status of the current Orphan Works legislation. The thread in the RedBubble General Discussion Forum Helen Bascom’s journal article with commentary and a sample letter to your legislator EDIT: There are two online petitions now circulating to petition against the Orphan Works legislation. Please click the links below if you wish to sign them. Deviants Against the ‘Orphaned Works’ Bill Say ‘NO!’ to the Orphan Works Act
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It’s just another Thursday…............... for some / But to these little orphans it’s the highlight of their week / They line up when they see us arrive / Definitely getting a sweet, a biscuit…..... a slice of bread / With luck, some warm clothing / And next week, a blanket each, thanks to the Rotarians / Their chances of education, of a good future? / A chance for us, the more privileged, to give to those who don’t have…...... Proceeds from the sale of this image go towards helping these kids. /
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A member of an orphans group in rural Uganda who was happy enough to pose for me. / . / . /
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300 million in sub-Saharan Africa, live on less than $2/day, more than double the level 20 years ago, and having gone up by around 100 million over the last 10 years. Nearly two-thirds of people who have AIDS live in sub-Saharan Africa. 90 percent of the world’s daily 3,000 malaria deaths occur here. One-third of boys and one-half of girls do not complete high school on the subcontinent. Two-thirds of the poorest countries in the world are in Africa. 34 of the 35 states with the lowest life expectancy are in Africa. The Democratic Republic of Congo is twice the size of Britain, France and Germany, but with only 500 km of paved roads. Over 4 million people were killed during the war of 1998-2003, but the conflict had actually begun even earlier. Maman Jeanne Banyere and her husband, Prosper Mulengetsi, began their mercy mission in Masisi (in the mountains northwest of Goma) in 1996. Prosper directed a secondary school at the time, where Jeanne taught. Their ministry of compassion began with one four-month old orphan. People noticed and began dropping off other war orphans. Their centre of compassion grew. In 1998 while Maman Jeanne attended a national women’s conference in Kinshasa, Rwandan soldiers attacked Masisi. Prosper fled with 60 orphans. As fighting intensified, Prosper and the children slipped deeper into the forest. He happened across a band of pygmies, outcasts in the Congo. The pygmies fed and cared for Prosper and his orphans for six months. Maman Jeanne and Prosper then relocated their orphanage to Goma in 1999 and were adopted by HEAL Africa. They have successfully placed 70 orphans with foster families. Eighty orphans still remain under their care. Even in 2007 in DR Congo, 1,200 people still die every day from hunger, disease or violence. Over 50% of them are children. You can support Maman Jeanne’s through their child sponsorship program or by supporting the ministry directly. www.cnecpi.com ALL PROFITS OF SALE TO CHARITY.
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Say "NO!" to the Orphan Works Act
by bchrisdesignsI found about this ludicrous proposed law on Red Bubble...
I found about this ludicrous proposed law on Red Bubble and wanted to let everyone else know what they can do about it! If you have not heard about the Orphan Works Act, then you should research it and speak out before it is too late (especially if you are an artist, writer, and/or musician)! No, this Act is not about displaced children or found animals. It revolves around works of art (including fine art, photography, writing, music, etc.) that are not registered with newly proposed agencies. ANY work not registered would be considered in the public domain. This is a dangerous concept and just goes to show how greedy and capitalistic our society, government, and big businesses have become. According to GoPetition.com: “If the Orphan Works legislation passes, you and I and all creatives will lose virtually all the rights to not only our future work but to everything we’ve created over the past 34 years, unless we register it with the new, untested and privately run (by the friends and cronies of the U.S. government) registries. Even then, there is no guarantee that someone wishing to steal your personal creations won’t successfully call your work an orphan work, and then legally use it for free. In short, if Congress passes this law, YOU WILL LOSE THE RIGHT TO MAKE MONEY FROM YOUR OWN CREATIONS!” We would be forced into a world where big business can bully us and use whatever they wanted and not be penalized for it. And, this law not only affects artists, writers, and musicians. It also affect the everyday consumer! If you are planning to get your the photographs of your cousin’s wedding developed at a Wal-Mart or other big box retailer, then you better be prepared to get every image copyrighted or you may just end up seeing them on Wal-Mart’s billboards! Gone would be the days of having rights the minute you create something. Now, if you don’t pay to protect it, then it is like no one created the image and it is up for grabs! Who wants to live in this kind of world other than greedy politicians and businesses? And, it does not surprise me that this has all happened under the Bush administration. Who were the idiots that voted for him and thought he would do us some good? Well, seems like the joke’s on YOU! In an April 10th article in Animation World Magazine, award-winning animation producer/director and speaker, Mark Simon, writes: “It is currently against international law to coerce people to register their work for copyright because there are so many inherent problems with it. But because big business can push through laws in the United States, our country is about to break with the rest of the world, again, and take your rights away. With the tens of millions of photos and pieces of artwork created each year, the bounty for forcing everyone to pay a registration fee would be enormous. We lose our rights and our creations, and someone else makes money at our expense. This includes every sketch, painting, photo, sculpture, drawing, video, song and every other type of creative endeavor. All of it is at risk! If the Orphan Works legislation passes, you and I and all creatives will lose virtually all the rights to not only our future work but to everything we’ve created over the past 34 years, unless we register it with the new, untested and privately run (by the friends and cronies of the U.S. government) registries. Even then, there is no guarantee that someone wishing to steal your personal creations won’t successfully call your work an orphan work, and then legally use it for free.” So, what can you do about it? Well educate yourself on the issues, write to your congress men and women, and sign as many petitions as your can. To get your started, check out this petition, which I have already signed: Say ‘NO!’ to the Orphan Works Act on GoPetition.com Also, be sure to check out these resources for more information: Say ‘NO!’ to the Orphan Works Act on GoPetition.com Mark Simon’s Mind Your Business: You Will Lose All The Rights to Your Own Art IPA Orphan Works Resource Page for Artists U.S. Copyright’s Office Orphan Works Page ASMP’s Update on the 2008 Orphan Works Act You can also find more information about the Orphan Works Act on Red Bubble: Helen Bascom’s Protect Your Copyright – URGENT ACTION REQUIRED Erin Jay’s Something every artist should know about! Crockpot’s The Orphan Works Act of 2008 ~ RELEASE WanderingAuthor’s Writers’ Concerns bchrisdesigns’ Say ‘NO!’ to the Orphan Works Act The Red Bubble forum dedicated to this discussion
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The Orphan Works Act of 2008 ~ RELEASE
by CrockpotFROM THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARTNERSHIP The Orphan Works Act of 2008 will be officially released momentarily. The language in the draf…
FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARTNERSHIP The Orphan Works Act of 2008 will be officially released momentarily. The language in the draft confirms our warnings. If this bill passes, you’ll be forced to clear all your secondary licensing rights through at least two government certified databases – or risk orphaning your art. Despite its masquerade as the “last resort” to search for a rights owner, these databases will likely become the only source many users will rely on for finding a rights owner. Reason: it will give users the legal right to infringe any copyright not in the databases. We’re working with our attorney now to prepare opposition letters. We have contracted CapWiz, a service that will allow you to send these letters to Congress with a push of the button. CapWiz will also provide us with “digital stickers” that anyone else – organizations, individual artists, blogs, etc. – can put on their sites that create a direct link to the command center to write their Congressman and Senators to defeat this radical change to U.S. Copyright law Please stay tuned and we’ll tell you in a day or so what you can do to register your opposition. For additional background on Orphan Works, go to the IPA Orphan Works Resource Page for Artists If you wish to be added to our mailing list, email us at: illustratorspartnership@cnymail.com / Place “Add Name” in the subject line, and provide your name and the email address you want used in the message area. For more info here on the Bubble, please check out Helen Bascom’s comprehensive journal entry about it, which includes action that can be taken. I also recommend signing up with Illustrators’ Partnership which is doing a lot to put a stop to this. They also have a lot of great interviews with prominent artists about what all this means.
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Earth s initial orphans from all corners of the globe emigrated here to repopulate
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This little girl had these beautiful hair extensions which is really unusual but the ends were knotted and unkept and with her once beautiful dress now a dirty, ragged affair immediately gave her an enchanting look. Although looking deep into her eyes, gave the impression of an old soul, one that has seen too much for her current age!
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And orphaned elephant at feeding time in the Nairobi elephant orphanage. Each day the baby elephants are brought out for a public feeding to help fund the orphanage. Of course everyone is kept back but it is very cool to be that close! / . / . /
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She is one of the survivors in Rwanda. She lost her parents during the genocide. A mere child herself, she became a parent to her siblings. Letting go of her chance to be a child, a chance of an education, a chance of a happy childhood. Instead she gave that to her siblings. so that they may have a better chance at life, a life that fills with equality and acceptance. / There were many childheaded households in Rwanda post genocide. There were not enough orphanages to house all the orphans. Bishop Alexis founded the Barakabaho foundation that coordinated and assisted these orphans so they might stay with their own families and relatives. Those who did not have any distant relatives were put in different housing facilities. The eldest sibling became the head of the household. Some were as young as 10 years old at the time. Now they are adults and we had the opportunity to meet up and to spend a day with some of these courageous people. We played games with them. The hesitation soon turned to laughter and childlike excitement. On that day they were happy, On that day they had something to eat. On that day, they live for that moment. / Addition: sadly the problem still persists. There are still many family headed by children as the HIV/AIDS epidemic takes its toll.
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redbubble replaces your copyright information - do you want your work orphanned?
by Mike FinleyAs has been said in several places recently, if you upload images to redbubble, they are almost inevitably going to get copied around the…
As has been said in several places recently, if you upload images to redbubble, they are almost inevitably going to get copied around the internet, and eventually the connection back to where you posted them will get lost. One way to try to alleviate this problem is to embed within your update files information about the author, copyright, and links to connect back to the author. This is easy to do with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, and is probably easy to do with other packages. (There is a long-standing standard place to put this information in JPG, TIFF and other imaging formats – the IPTC data within the image metadata.) It makes a good deal of sense to add this information to you files before uploading. Much of the copying is done not to steal the image, but initially to reference in some way the original site/artist. (I’m aware that much of my work related to Lower Moss Wood has been copied in this way, for example, and have no problem with this). / Its unlikely that anyone doing this innocently will remove the relevant data from the file. Having the information in the file allows someone further down the line who wants to contact the original author to do so. I like to believe that the majority of potential users of images are honest, and if they can easily find the original author will contact them if they want to make commercial use of an image. If they can’t easily locate them, however, they are not going to put a great deal of effort into searching for the author – they’ll either decide not to use the image, or that the author simply doesn’t care. redbubble are now allowing this information to remain in the files on the website (other than the tumbnails, I think). Thankyou, redbubble the rest of the original forum post is now irrelevant, and has been deleted deleting it was a mistake, sorry! redbubble didn’t do what they said they had, and still, several weeks later, haven’t corrected what they did. however on the sample I’ve looked at, redbubble are claiming a part of the copyright in the work, by putting their URL in the copyright statement, and not providing a direct contact link back to the artist anywhere at all. I’m not happy with this. no action from redbubble to correct this, and no apparent plans to do so (from Dave Cheney) As far as I know there is nothing scheduled in the next few iterations. / So, two months after this problem was brought to their attention (here , where they locked the topic to prevent further discussion) redbubble still remove all links back to the artist from image metadata replace your copyright message with one that contains a spurious link back to redbubble and have no timescale to correct this For those of you concerned about orphan works on the internet, redbubble are still busily turning your work into orphans if you upload them here, even if you put identifying data into your images.
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For those of you who think that the Orphan Works Bill is in your best interest, may your smile never fade as you bend over and grab your ankles. / © 2008 Dave Moilanen (at least for the moment)
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These children are orphans of Congo. They are looked after by a couple who treat many of these children like their own. Mama jeanne and Papa Prosper cared for them and schooled them with the financial help of child sponsorship. Many of these are orphaned due to civil unrest and AIDS. / Some of Melinda Kerr’s pictures are also taken at the same place and she has written story about Mama Jeanne, an inspiring woman. Please check it out. These children feel fortunate. They belonged, they are safe and they have hope for the future.
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