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WARNING!!!!! Your work may no longer be your's!!!!

~xtutorxheartx:iconxtutorxheartx: reports, 2d 6m ago
Want to keep your work people of the United States? Would you be able to pay for your stuff so it would be protected. Please, read this so you really know what is going on.

Care-Club's Gallery Feature - August

*Care-Club:iconCare-Club: reports, September 2
Featuring the varied submissions made by *Care-Club's members during the month of August.

A World of Stories Book Launch

^guruubii:iconguruubii: reports, August 26
The world of stories book has been published and features illustrations from 3 deviants! join us at the launch and get your book signed!

La nueva era de El Payaso

*Hispanart:iconHispanart: reports, August 20
El payaso, lolly, deja su puesto de Director de Desarrollo de la Comunidad, para convertirse en un deviant más, dejando a la comunidad sin un gran director y unos zapatos muy grandes que llenar.

In memoriam - Magdala Lemoni

*Sirennia:iconSirennia: reports, August 18
Our friend and DA member passed away...she will be missed.

Enjoy food? Enjoy art? ...Enjoy food art?

*KatiBear:iconKatiBear: reports, August 12
A new community dedicated to the food art that is Bento.

Play Time

*pincel3d:iconpincel3d: reports, August 9
If you want to participate on a tombola to win a 3 month subscription

Alaska Wolf Pup Shootings

~TheWolfPack:iconTheWolfPack: reports, August 10
Against state law, Alaska state officials gunned down 14 wolf pups after shooting their mothers. Please read the story below and if you want, I supplied links on how to help.

Seasonal Competition

=morbidthegrim:iconmorbidthegrim: reports, August 9
Open to all

#ThumbsShare Birthday Bash Results!

=lenawargo:iconlenawargo: reports, August 8
After 24 Hours of Partying, we re-cap our day and announce the Candle Scandal Winners!

Happenings This Week

Care-Club's Gallery Feature - August

*Care-Club:iconCare-Club: reports, September 2
Featuring the varied submissions made by *Care-Club's members during the month of August.
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WARNING!!!!! Your work may no longer be your's!!!!

~xtutorxheartx:iconxtutorxheartx: reports, 2d 6m ago
Want to keep your work people of the United States? Would you be able to pay for your stuff so it would be protected. Please, read this so you really know what is going on.

Stop Art Theft from Autumn Sunsets!

*gloomynekochan:icongloomynekochan: reports, September 1
The website Autumn Sunsets has been stealing art from some of our most talented here on deviantART! Let's work together to stop this!

EverybodyPlush Club Newsletter #4

*EverybodyPlush:iconEverybodyPlush: reports, September 3
The going on at the EverybodyPlush club

September blue-club member's birthdays !

*blue-club:iconblue-club: reports, September 1
Please go and wish them "Happy Birthday!" and show them some love if you like their deviations.

why do we leave dA?

=TribalTripleN:iconTribalTripleN: reports, September 1
ive left dA once but came back...life without dA is diffrent and ive seen lots of people leaving for what purpose? do tell me why

Nan Desu Kan 2008

=Hamstertastic:iconHamstertastic: reports, September 1
Nan Desu Kan 2008 DeviantART MeetUP

Join the Alphabet Challenge

*ElizabethParkin:iconElizabethParkin: reports, September 1
I've just started a new club for people taking on the alphabet challenge.
Looking for members to get it up and running :)

And ... who I am?

~anilokip:iconanilokip: reports, August 31
it's all yours

Freedom of Expression x3

Who loved it?

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~The-Real-Syko

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Orphan Works?

~XxSushiNekoxX:iconXxSushiNekoxX: reports, April 12
Hi everyone! I'm really sorry to bother all of you, but I have a very important piece of information that you might want to know about.

Recently, a legislation called "Orphaned Works" has made its way to Congress. This might not sound very important, but listen.

"An Orphaned Work is any creative work of art where the artist or copyright owner has released their copyright, whether on purpose, by passage of time, or by lack of proper registration. In the same way that an orphaned child loses the protection of his or her parents, your creative work can become an orphan for others to use without your permission."

This means that artists, musicians, writers, and others who have persued the fine arts as a profession (or even dabble in them once in a while) no longer have the protection of the law to keep the works under their name. Anyone can use them at any time.

You can read the full article on it at [link]=pageone&article_no=%203605&;page=1 (if it says it's full, click 'refresh' on your browser and it should show up).

Fortunately though, there is still enought time to change this. A petition has been put into circulation with the intent to send it to the legislators and the higher ups to stop the bill from passing. Go to [link] to sign the petition, and to [link] to quickly find the phone number, address and e-mail of every U.S. senator, U.S. representative, governor and state legislator, and don't be afraid to write or call. Every letter and signature makes a difference, so don't hesitate to act now.

Even if you are not an artist, please pass this around to your friends and family and ask them to sign the petition, write and keep creativity free and accessible for future generations. We need art to survive. Don't let it die.

Thank you.

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~pfors:iconpfors: Apr 12, 2008, 1:00:22 PM
Do you have a link to the actual proposed act? That's what I haven't been able to find and I'm not sure it even exists yet. An orphaned works act is not necessarily bad (I just wrote a short journal entry on this), so knowing the precise contents is important before signing any petition against it.
~The-Real-Syko:iconThe-Real-Syko: Apr 12, 2008, 2:43:54 PM
[link] Petition! Although there's like... so many news articles about this already O.o

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Sign plz .__.

The Orphan Works Bill must die or art will. Neither can live while the other survives.
=starfantazy:iconstarfantazy: Apr 12, 2008, 3:41:03 PM
it sucks, but i think there are plenty of news articles on this, try your journal FAQ #687: What is news and what is not news?
and FAQ #711: Can I remove or edit a news article I have submitted?

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