A series of interviews with deviants whose lives are affected by Fibromyalgia
Notices
More Happenings
14
FM/CFS/ME Awareness Day!
=moofied1
reports, May 12
reports, May 12I am featuring a portion of the 91 deviations,
that popped up in my search for "Fibromyalgia"
here on DA...
PLEASE-
Take the time to read the artist descriptions
under the deviations.
Read their poetry, prose, and stories...
There are also links to more info on this debilitating disease,
and a general info section included!
Education is half of the battle in the understanding of any disease-
And I'm willing to bet if you don't suffer from it-
You know someone who does!
that popped up in my search for "Fibromyalgia"
here on DA...
PLEASE-
Take the time to read the artist descriptions
under the deviations.
Read their poetry, prose, and stories...
There are also links to more info on this debilitating disease,
and a general info section included!
Education is half of the battle in the understanding of any disease-
And I'm willing to bet if you don't suffer from it-
You know someone who does!
45
Honey Bee Crisis
=ambird
reports, May 10
reports, May 10Honey bees have been disappearing worldwide. Find out why and ways that you can stop this alarming phenomenon.
43
May: Awareness Months, Weeks, Days
*ItDoesNotHaveMe
reports, April 30
reports, April 30It Does Not Have Me: Awareness Weeks and Days in the month of May.
24
Fav and Win !!
*pincel3d
reports, April 24
reports, April 24If you want to participate on a tombola to win a 3 month subscription donated for *pincel3d ...
51
Earth Day Special
*ProjectEarth
reports, April 21
reports, April 21Some tips to save our mother and a special feature!
83
The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling!
`shell4art
reports, April 13
reports, April 13's ideas regarding the recent dArama regarding the bill, Orphan's Law Make a change if you dare!110
Don't Lose Sleep Over Orphan
=RipfangDragon
reports, April 12
reports, April 12"If you are concerned about the so-called 'orphan works legislation' as I imagine some of you still are, I urge you to read this news article. There is a link to the original news article. This news article also links to several government articles/sites debunking the original article's inflammatory nonsense, and addresses most key points."
51
Sobre los "Orphaned Works" (Trabajos Huérfanos)
*noticias
reports, April 12
reports, April 12
Antes de alarmarte y/o publicar journals de protesta, te invitamos a leer estas traducciones de los textos publicados por administradores del dA sobre el tema de los "Trabajos Huérfanos".
This NEWS is a Spanish translation of the $Moonbeam13s journal [link] about the "Orphan Works" subject, along with views from other dA Admins. If you wish to know more about the Orphan Works please visit [link]39
April: Awareness Months, Weeks, Days
*ItDoesNotHaveMe reports, April 7
reports, April 7It Does Not Have Me: Awareness Weeks and Days in the month of April.
Happenings This Week
45
Honey Bee Crisis
=ambird reports, May 10
reports, May 10Honey bees have been disappearing worldwide. Find out why and ways that you can stop this alarming phenomenon.
23
Know Fibro: mom-the-bomb
*PotterShareCares
reports, 1d 10h ago
reports, 1d 10h agoA series of interviews with deviants whose lives are affected by Fibromyalgia
14
FM/CFS/ME Awareness Day!
=moofied1 reports, May 12
reports, May 12I am featuring a portion of the 91 deviations,
that popped up in my search for "Fibromyalgia"
here on DA...
PLEASE-
Take the time to read the artist descriptions
under the deviations.
Read their poetry, prose, and stories...
There are also links to more info on this debilitating disease,
and a general info section included!
Education is half of the battle in the understanding of any disease-
And I'm willing to bet if you don't suffer from it-
You know someone who does!
that popped up in my search for "Fibromyalgia"
here on DA...
PLEASE-
Take the time to read the artist descriptions
under the deviations.
Read their poetry, prose, and stories...
There are also links to more info on this debilitating disease,
and a general info section included!
Education is half of the battle in the understanding of any disease-
And I'm willing to bet if you don't suffer from it-
You know someone who does!
9
CFS/ME/FM awareness day: Diamondie's book is out!
*diamondie
reports, May 12
reports, May 12Attention PWCs, MEites and fibromites. Your plight has been answered. Diamondie, your resident medical writer and patient activist, has finally come out with the English version of her book about CFS/ME/FM treatments, which features over 250 medications that can be used to treat these illnesses.
If you're confused by these strange acronyms, don't fret. Check out the article and you will learn more about these dreadful conditions that affect millions of people in the U.S. alone - most likely including people you know who could benefit from this book.
If you're confused by these strange acronyms, don't fret. Check out the article and you will learn more about these dreadful conditions that affect millions of people in the U.S. alone - most likely including people you know who could benefit from this book.
5
deviantART for iPhone/iPod touch
=dandelgrosso
reports, May 11
reports, May 11deviantART is now completely compatible for the iPhone & iPod touch.
5
Puppy Mills.....
*wolfaxel3000
reports, May 9
reports, May 9Try to stop these puppy factories so called "Puppy mills!"
2
Showcase you work on a Global Brand?
=omd
reports, May 10
reports, May 10Want to showcase your own work on a globally recognized brand? If you use an Intel-based system, you can submit your own work, i.e. story to the new Intel Consumer Site. Once it's gone through quality control checks it could potentially be showcased on the site as well. Just sign up and submit your own story.
URL: www.intel.com/consumer
To learn more about the new site, go here: omd.deviantart.com/
URL: www.intel.com/consumer
To learn more about the new site, go here: omd.deviantart.com/
2
Da goes beta for ipod touch
~EternalDragons
reports, May 10
reports, May 10DA beta change on ipod touch, good or bad?
1
KFC- Kentucky Fried Cruelty
=Ninetailedfox350
reports, May 10
reports, May 10I hope you learned something about KFC.
It's not the right place. It's disgusting, and the way they are treated is just sick and wrong.
It's not the right place. It's disgusting, and the way they are treated is just sick and wrong.
Who loved it?
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x 2 devious rejectionsHappenings
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The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling!
`shell4art reports, April 13
reports, April 13We interrupt the regular scheduled program of charities and contests to bring you this
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The Laws, they are a'changing.
Yep, we are talking about the Orphan Law.
I remember a few years back (damn, more years than the average deviant has been alive), my wonderful entertainment attorney who I watched graduate from Law School, a young intern kick ass lawyer was he. He was the kind of guy who underneath his court room fancies was covered in bitchen tribal tattoos. I thought he would be "my guy" for always. He was a freaking genius and just sitting here thinking about him makes my heart warm.
He left entertainment law for something new, cutting edge, exciting and money making beyond belief--Internet Copyright Law. He is still an attorney with Burning Man (I am sure.) But we lost him in the crazy crazy world of words and numbers. The great big world of the World Wide Web. A tangled mess of no laws, rules, or even guidelines.
Then people started to make a change!
Metallica-remember them? Napster--remember? Poor Metallica, their lives have never been the same since they took on the Internet! They won but lost their coolness because we couldn't steal their music anymore.
Grab a National Geographic and scan the images and pass them off as your own. Oh heck grab a few articles too.
That DVD You love so much, burn a copy for you and your friends.
PayPer View, Copy that puppy and distribute it, hell you paid $3.00 for it!
Take a great Queen song and make it your own--Oh Vanilla Ice did that already.
Stock Art? Whose is it really?
Fan Art- Sorry guys but signing your name to a rendering of someone else's image that you copied and drew, well sometimes you do it damned good. I have issue with copyrights though.
I love you guys so much, please don't take this to heart, but Photo Manipulation. So you state your sources, some even pay for usage of stock images, but most images you see in Advertising and Endorsements etc haven't been through the copyrights law wringer. Here on dA 
they really cover the artist much more than the corporate world out there.
Ringtones (if you steal them! They are covered by ASCAP and BMI)
Countless chapbooks, lyrics, poetry.
What can you do? Honestly? Bitch, moan, cry, take your art off the market completely?
Ever steal a video game? Song? Ever think "no one will notice"? How about that pen from work? School? The cigarette lighter of your best friend?
Lets grab a tip of the iceberg: Let's say you wrote a little song, I have more exp. in music and literature than in illustration or photography copyrights.
We are talking about the United States Of America here
..yep that is where I am from. I have no idea about laws in other countries, but they wouldn't be hard to find (I am sure.)
Did you know that prior to 1972 the US had no laws prohibiting the unauthorized reproduction of records?*
Copyright--You own it once you have created tangible copy.
Copyright: Library of Congress--To register it, it must be original and not copied from something else.
Registers the "first of use."
Major Performing Rights Societies-
ASCAP---Actually listen around to see if anyone is using and making money off of your work.
BMI--Competition to ASCAP . They have radio stations log every song played.
SESAC--(smaller but same as above and independently owned)
ASCAP and BMI are non-profit organizations created to help the artist from being ripped off. They actually listen to see if songs are being used illegally.
These companies were created because songs were getting played on the radio and no one was getting paid. Well, the radio station was if you wanted a hit you paid the DJ!
People made a change! They created these groups to protect their rights and their money!
"The big PAYOLA scandal" was the talk of the town. I highly , ok HIGHLY recommend 2 books about this. One from the "old school" days, called "Hit Men" by Fredrick Dannen and "Off The Charts" is a newer version by Bruce Harring. Whew what crazy stories you will read and knowledge you will gain. It was pre-requisite reading for our interns!
Today all the rules are changing, have changed and get increasingly more difficult to understand. What remains the same though, is the bottom line: You own your art the minute you create it. People have been stealing since Jacob stole Esau's birthright somewhere around 2500 B.C.
My advice? Yep, you are gonna get it! (hey I used to charge for this BS lol) #1 Enjoy creating!! Get it out there!
Get educated! Education is so important. It is much easier to rip off the young dumb and ignorant! Know when to fight the fight and pick your battles accordingly. Join a group or organization because united your voice has power. Can't find one? Create one! (There are actually some out there and the Orphan Law has been up before, a number of times. They are ceasing fighting because..well I don't know..I would say educate yourself on it and create your own!)
Adopted Artists! Orphaned no more!
Look at the problem, pick it apart with a fine tooth comb then apply the solution! Find the solution, work together for the solution.
Crying "The Sky is Falling" doesn't help unless someone hears the cry and does something about it! I could stay on this all night but I see this journal is getting pretty big.
Check out the news here [link] Great article, well written and informative! 
Check out the law yourself: Library Of Congress-Orphan Law
Whatcha gonna do about it???
Thanks for listening to my rant!
Please read:
Orphan Works (Center for the Study of Public Domain, Duke University)
Copybites-Copyright Law Blog
Mad Magazine Illustrator Tom Richmond's Blog-Orphan Law "Here We go Again"
I read these dA journals after my rant. There are some wonderful resources here! When I find more I will update my journal with the info. Please do not hesitate to note me with your questions and suggestions.
$realitysquared-Great Journal Article
$lolly's Journal
*Donald Passman: All you Ever Needed to Know About the Music Business
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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list. Thank you. I appreciate your 
Support! By Sporting the Stamps!
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!
WARNING WARNING WARNING
The Sky is Falling!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Laws, they are a'changing.
Yep, we are talking about the Orphan Law.
I remember a few years back (damn, more years than the average deviant has been alive), my wonderful entertainment attorney who I watched graduate from Law School, a young intern kick ass lawyer was he. He was the kind of guy who underneath his court room fancies was covered in bitchen tribal tattoos. I thought he would be "my guy" for always. He was a freaking genius and just sitting here thinking about him makes my heart warm.
He left entertainment law for something new, cutting edge, exciting and money making beyond belief--Internet Copyright Law. He is still an attorney with Burning Man (I am sure.) But we lost him in the crazy crazy world of words and numbers. The great big world of the World Wide Web. A tangled mess of no laws, rules, or even guidelines.
Then people started to make a change!
Metallica-remember them? Napster--remember? Poor Metallica, their lives have never been the same since they took on the Internet! They won but lost their coolness because we couldn't steal their music anymore.
It Takes a Thief:
Grab a National Geographic and scan the images and pass them off as your own. Oh heck grab a few articles too. That DVD You love so much, burn a copy for you and your friends. PayPer View, Copy that puppy and distribute it, hell you paid $3.00 for it! Take a great Queen song and make it your own--Oh Vanilla Ice did that already. Stock Art? Whose is it really? Fan Art- Sorry guys but signing your name to a rendering of someone else's image that you copied and drew, well sometimes you do it damned good. I have issue with copyrights though. I love you guys so much, please don't take this to heart, but Photo Manipulation. So you state your sources, some even pay for usage of stock images, but most images you see in Advertising and Endorsements etc haven't been through the copyrights law wringer. Here on dA they really cover the artist much more than the corporate world out there. Ringtones (if you steal them! They are covered by ASCAP and BMI) Countless chapbooks, lyrics, poetry.What can you do? Honestly? Bitch, moan, cry, take your art off the market completely?
Ever steal a video game? Song? Ever think "no one will notice"? How about that pen from work? School? The cigarette lighter of your best friend?
Lets grab a tip of the iceberg: Let's say you wrote a little song, I have more exp. in music and literature than in illustration or photography copyrights.
We are talking about the United States Of America here
..yep that is where I am from. I have no idea about laws in other countries, but they wouldn't be hard to find (I am sure.)Did you know that prior to 1972 the US had no laws prohibiting the unauthorized reproduction of records?*
Copyright--You own it once you have created tangible copy.
Copyright: Library of Congress--To register it, it must be original and not copied from something else.
Registers the "first of use."
Major Performing Rights Societies-
ASCAP---Actually listen around to see if anyone is using and making money off of your work.
BMI--Competition to ASCAP . They have radio stations log every song played.
SESAC--(smaller but same as above and independently owned)
ASCAP and BMI are non-profit organizations created to help the artist from being ripped off. They actually listen to see if songs are being used illegally.
These companies were created because songs were getting played on the radio and no one was getting paid. Well, the radio station was if you wanted a hit you paid the DJ!
People made a change! They created these groups to protect their rights and their money!
"The big PAYOLA scandal" was the talk of the town. I highly , ok HIGHLY recommend 2 books about this. One from the "old school" days, called "Hit Men" by Fredrick Dannen and "Off The Charts" is a newer version by Bruce Harring. Whew what crazy stories you will read and knowledge you will gain. It was pre-requisite reading for our interns!
Today all the rules are changing, have changed and get increasingly more difficult to understand. What remains the same though, is the bottom line: You own your art the minute you create it. People have been stealing since Jacob stole Esau's birthright somewhere around 2500 B.C.
My advice? Yep, you are gonna get it! (hey I used to charge for this BS lol) #1 Enjoy creating!! Get it out there!
Get educated! Education is so important. It is much easier to rip off the young dumb and ignorant! Know when to fight the fight and pick your battles accordingly. Join a group or organization because united your voice has power. Can't find one? Create one! (There are actually some out there and the Orphan Law has been up before, a number of times. They are ceasing fighting because..well I don't know..I would say educate yourself on it and create your own!)
Adopted Artists! Orphaned no more!
Look at the problem, pick it apart with a fine tooth comb then apply the solution! Find the solution, work together for the solution.
Crying "The Sky is Falling" doesn't help unless someone hears the cry and does something about it! I could stay on this all night but I see this journal is getting pretty big.
Check out the news here [link] Great article, well written and informative! Check out the law yourself: Library Of Congress-Orphan Law
Whatcha gonna do about it???
Thanks for listening to my rant!Please read:
Orphan Works (Center for the Study of Public Domain, Duke University)
Copybites-Copyright Law Blog
Mad Magazine Illustrator Tom Richmond's Blog-Orphan Law "Here We go Again"
I read these dA
journals after my rant. There are some wonderful resources here! When I find more I will update my journal with the info. Please do not hesitate to note me with your questions and suggestions.$realitysquared-Great Journal Article
$lolly's Journal
*Donald Passman: All you Ever Needed to Know About the Music Business
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I just was featured by *deviantSPOTLIGHT
Check it Out!Please note: that when I make NEWS from my journals it is so that my watchers can
it and help me spread it throughout the site, reaching further than my small watchers list. Thank you. I appreciate your Support! By Sporting the Stamps!
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Leave only tracks, take only pictures.
I'd just want to add, that in Canada, we already have the law ( [link] ) and it didn't change anything. Nobody needs to pay the copyright for their work, nobody sees big companies making money from their works...
Art thief is not legalized at all
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So what if i'm a boy who likes to play with dolls / That does not make me Gay It makes me God
I'd say the sensible idea of signing one's own creation won't be a bad idea.. I see people who shunned signing artwork with a visible *sig* (I'm not talking watermark, mind), and then cry the river when their artwork got stolen/reposted elsewhere. Well, own it.
Although this whole hysteria about US copyright law likely won't affect me - be it good or bad - it's always interesting to have detailed, unbiased information on certain things. Me likey.
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so love me for my scars,
hate me up to the stars.
I'll see you around the bridge of no return
forever wanting, fearing the burn.
This is just my two cents:
The original article that I saw that caused the, in my opinion unnecessary, panic did not reference the actual law, it didn't give you anything other than one man's opinion of what he THOUGHT the proposed law was going to do. I understand that reading that might have sounded a few alarm bells and been cause for finding out more, but very few did. Instead of reading more and finding out the rest of the story the one article spread like wildfire as being the gospel truth.
I have been taught my whole life to always question and form my own thoughts on things. So, I read all the journals that ended up in my devwatch and finally found ONE with the link to the copyright site. I read it, I thought about it and then I realized that it was not that bad. Does it have kinks? Yes. Does it maybe need input form artists? Yes. Guess what?? That is why the proposed law is published for all to see. That is why the US is such a grand place to live. Don't sit around saying it is over ad we are doomed, get up and make your voice heard. If you have an issue or a question, get an answer. Write a legislator. Don't know who yours is?? Look it up. If you don't like their answer find a legislator that shares your opinion. You can usually find that information on their website OR by calling them directly and asking where they stand. Once you find good answers and a horse to back then write them. Tell them your concerns. Tell them what you think.
The trouble with this law won't be what it does, it will be how people without all the facts interpret it and spread it around. Get educated. If you still don't like what you see, then do what comes naturally to Americans... let your voice be heard until someone listens and you make a change.
Thanks for posting another view on this and hopefully getting some facts out there instead of mass panic and speculation.
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The only way creativity is wasted is if it is not used. There are no rights or wrongs. There are no imperfections, no limits, no rules. One must simply use the talents one has to the utmost to be a success.
Do you think that its worth its salt and legit? As a single disabled mom, there's no way I could ever possibly pay to copyright all my images.
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Please everyone go and sign it!!! Our art depends on coming together as 1 voice!!!!!!!!!
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