Monsters Ink

Some simple questions … Do you believe you should have the right to OWN YOUR CREATIVE PROPERTY, affectively defend that right, have that right respected world wide, and have that right protected? I see people talk about copyright infringement and their images being stolen all the time on here and other POD’s. And some get quite upset about it. Will you be able to afford a per image fee to protect all the images you have created and will create? Will you be able to afford it for the rest of your life or have to stop creating at some point? OR worse … just let others steal your work. We really need to get to work and help stop the Orphan Works Act of 2008. The House subcommittee has already voted in favor of this legislation. The only way to stop it now is to literally flood both Houses of Congress with faxes and letters … phone calls even if you have an ear. We need to convince them we don’t want it and that it is not a good piece of legislation. WE NEED TO FIGHT FOR AND PROTECT OUR RIGHTS … no one is going to do this for us. Keep an eye on this Red Bubble FORUM thread Illustrators Partnership has set up a way to send faxes If the people who want this legislation win … WE ALL LOOSE!

After a week of public voting, the winners of the Spirit Walks multi-group challenge are now finalised. The writing winner is Alison Pearce with The Last Leaves of Autumn, which was the group finalist of In The Beginning – Ancient Practices The writing runner-up is Miri with Schoolgirl Error, which was the group finalist of Short Stories – Spherical Scriptings The image winner is Angela Barnett with Samhain Goddess : The Crone, which was the group finalist of Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales / The image runner-up is GoofyFoot with Remorseless Appetite, which was the group finalist of The Art of 3D / Both winners, Alison Pearce and Angela Barnett, have won a $20 RedBubble voucher. / Both runner-ups, Miri and GoofyFoot, have won a copy of the In the Moment publication. You can see all of the finalists here. Thanks to the hosts of the ten groups that took part in this challenge, and thanks to all of the group members for participating! Hopefully we can do another multi-group challenge in the future.