Some have you may have noticed I'm packing up shop, bit by bit. After Miss Laval was kind enough to buy my main gallery from me in Regency, I'm now offering up my gallery in New Toulouse.
Rental rights for a 512sqm right near the teleport hub located in the beautiful New Orleans-style New Toulouse sim! I'm throwing in the building and the glass tower on top (The octopus comes with me, however). You get 234 prims, property is L$7750, and rent is L$450 per week.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
Orphan Works Bill--Works to Steal Your Art!
Fellow artists of Caledon!
Below is an update on the Orphan Works bill.
This bill would, if passed, orphan all of your art whether it has been registered or copyrighted previously.
Artists would have to pay a fee (as yet undetermined) to databases not yet created. The artist would be responsible for submitting work to any and all databases if they want to retain the right to be paid for their art.
The bill gives no provision for creating an official database. The bill leaves it to private enterprise to create businesses that will need to profit from your registering. There are no limits on how many registries that may be created.
If a client wanted to use your work without paying, the client could look for your work on the databases until it found a database that didn't have your work on it. They could claim they looked on that database, didn't find your work. That work is now orphaned and they legally wouldn't have to pay you.
Want to stop this bill?
Below is an auto-fill form that will generate an email to your congressman opposing this bill. I hope everyone will do this is
you haven't already. It's easy. The letter is already written for you.
FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS' PARTNERSHIP
Since yesterday, over 31, 000 letters have gone out from our Orphan Works advocacy site.
Q: What can we do next?
1. Write the House Judiciary Committee. We've set up a special alert to contact members of this important committee.
Go to our Take Action/Alert site
Look for the sample letter labeled "Contact House Judiciary Committee NOW" and send it.
If your Representative is not a member of the House Judiciary Committee, this will send him a message asking him to contact his colleagues on that Committee on your behalf, urging them to oppose the bill.
2. Ask for support from family and friends:
Please ask your friends and family (5 to 10 others) who support your creative work to also go to the site.
They can follow the instructions to easily send a message of opposition to this reckless bill.
Look for the sample letter labeled "For Supporters of Visual Artists - Wrong to Weaken Copyright Law" and send it.
3. Spread the word to the public: Photosharing on Web will now be at risk:
Please alert your friends who post photos to the web their personal property will be at risk.
Look for the sample letter labeled "For the Image-Making Public - Protect Personal Property"and send it.
For more information about the Orphan Works Act of 2008:
IPA Statement to House Subcommittee March 20, 2008
IPA Senate Mark-up Comments April 30, 2008
Geneva/ May 7, 2008 Orphan Works Bill Catches Global Attention/ Intellectual Property Watch/
YouTube
Thanks for your help.
Below is an update on the Orphan Works bill.
This bill would, if passed, orphan all of your art whether it has been registered or copyrighted previously.
Artists would have to pay a fee (as yet undetermined) to databases not yet created. The artist would be responsible for submitting work to any and all databases if they want to retain the right to be paid for their art.
The bill gives no provision for creating an official database. The bill leaves it to private enterprise to create businesses that will need to profit from your registering. There are no limits on how many registries that may be created.
If a client wanted to use your work without paying, the client could look for your work on the databases until it found a database that didn't have your work on it. They could claim they looked on that database, didn't find your work. That work is now orphaned and they legally wouldn't have to pay you.
Want to stop this bill?
Below is an auto-fill form that will generate an email to your congressman opposing this bill. I hope everyone will do this is
you haven't already. It's easy. The letter is already written for you.
FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS' PARTNERSHIP
Since yesterday, over 31, 000 letters have gone out from our Orphan Works advocacy site.
Q: What can we do next?
1. Write the House Judiciary Committee. We've set up a special alert to contact members of this important committee.
Go to our Take Action/Alert site
Look for the sample letter labeled "Contact House Judiciary Committee NOW" and send it.
If your Representative is not a member of the House Judiciary Committee, this will send him a message asking him to contact his colleagues on that Committee on your behalf, urging them to oppose the bill.
2. Ask for support from family and friends:
Please ask your friends and family (5 to 10 others) who support your creative work to also go to the site.
They can follow the instructions to easily send a message of opposition to this reckless bill.
Look for the sample letter labeled "For Supporters of Visual Artists - Wrong to Weaken Copyright Law" and send it.
3. Spread the word to the public: Photosharing on Web will now be at risk:
Please alert your friends who post photos to the web their personal property will be at risk.
Look for the sample letter labeled "For the Image-Making Public - Protect Personal Property"and send it.
For more information about the Orphan Works Act of 2008:
IPA Statement to House Subcommittee March 20, 2008
IPA Senate Mark-up Comments April 30, 2008
Geneva/ May 7, 2008 Orphan Works Bill Catches Global Attention/ Intellectual Property Watch/
YouTube
Thanks for your help.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Burgeonesse
Just in time for Spring: A new exhibit celebrating the blooms and growth of the greening season! Although there's more than just green. The plant world is full of color and vibrancy.
Oh, and I have a little room that I've set aside for the *naughty* plants. For those of you who are interested in that sort of thing.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Come One, Come All!
Twenty-eight new photographs, artfully duotoned, documenting the weathered façades, crumbling stonework, and dusty storefront displays of the French Quarter. Come for the art...stay for the absinthe.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Yes we can.
Free poster in the basement of the Inkyboy Gallery.
This isn't my work, but the work of Shepard Fairey of Obey Giant.
My apologies for the political content.
This isn't my work, but the work of Shepard Fairey of Obey Giant.
My apologies for the political content.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Monday, December 10, 2007
The NEW Inkyboy Gallery!
This is it, folks--the new build!
The main building itself was built by Eladrienne Laval, who also serves as Curator to the Inkyboy Gallery. The design of the building is loosely based on Chicago's Carson Pirie Scott building, which was designed by Louis Sullivan. The texture of the façade and cornice is taken from the Santa Fe building, also of Chicago. I felt that the Windy City's turn-of-the-century architecture complimented the buildings of Regency perfectly.
While you're here, be sure to turn on your radio. The station is WFMT, Chicago's main classical station.
The gallery features an ever-changing array of art styles. My illustrations are from my real-life vocation as a freelance illustrator. You can find more of my work at www.inkyboy.com. You also might find portraits of Caledonians, SL snaps, and RL photos. Faeriographs were something I came up with on a fluke, but they seem to be popular.
On the top of the glass tower at the entrance you will find the distinctive Inkyboy octopus balloon built by my favorite pixie Kandace Commons!
Coming in the spring--a cafe on the back patio and dancing in the rooftop garden!
Come to Caledon Regency. You'll be able to see the sign from the telehub. Hope to see you soon!
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