Brent Berry Arts
People using my art without permission
It feels great when you create something new. It's a reflection of your imagination and skills and it usually has personal meaning. No one else in the world has it. An artist should be the one to decide what's done with their work. They should also be compensated for their work by the people who want to own it or use it. Isn't that fair? My art may come from passion but I'm showing it on this site because I'm trying to find a way to make money at what I do. I'm working hard at this and I show it here hoping people will like my work and will buy something or hire me to do it for them.
This site is basically my art gallery, a place for me to present my art to the public along with the titles and descriptions. There are some images that I only want to be seen on my site. Unfortunately many people have decided for me where and how my work will be used and that it will be used for free. They don't ask for permission and they don't give any credit for the work. They simply come to my site, take my art and use it as if they own it. This website is my way of inviting you to have a look at my art. I'm happy to show it to you here but you don't have the right to take it and use it as your own or to hotlink to it. It's like someone inviting you into their home and then you steal something from them just because you saw it and wanted it.
If you want to use my work (for non-commercial use or hotlink to it) Please help me out. Give me credit where you use my images, link to my site or even better, paypal me at tip or donation ($10. - $20.) for use of my work! I'm struggling to make it and it takes many hours to complete some of these things. If you appreciate my work enough to use it, wouldn't it be fair to give me something in return? I also pay for the bandwidth you use every time me work is viewed on your page or any other pages you've hotlinked it to.
Most of my images are available for commercial use. Prices vary depending on the image and the usage.
My site statistics show many different images being used 1000's of times per month by other people. The list below is just a few that I've noticed. This is not just a hobby, I work hard at what I do. I've invested thousands of hours into my art and this site. I'm in a tough situation and want to give you your money's worth with my art. If you honestly like it, please pay me for it, don't steal it!
Potential Customers?
These people like my work and have decided to go ahead and use it. Great! Thanks! Oops! You forgot to pay me!
These are only a few of the sites where I've caught people using my work, I thought it would be fair to show some of them here.
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This page uses my twisting vegvisir gif as his avatar.
Hotlinked from (members.tiscali.at/kreta)
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This is a nice page but they are using my twisting vegvisir.
They link to a copy of it at photobucket
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"Saucer surfing", used on (myspace.com/die4tibet)
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"Vegvisir on slate" used on (a-xolotl.livejournal.com),
(community.livejournal.com/nordiccountries)
Also posted on several forums and journals.
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"Join the Army" used on (kareasfc.gr/forum)
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This guy uses "Gold Vegvisir" He says he makes over $150,000. per year, too bad he couldn't pay me something for my work.
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This guy uses several of my ufo art images.
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 "Broken Angel"
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I like this site They have a page that links to hundreds of other interesting websites but they don't have a link to mine.
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"Pagan Poetry" used here
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Electricity X uses "Native American Sunrise" for a thank you image on this page and others.
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"The Human Race" and "Goat cloud" used here.
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Thor's Hammer was used on this site
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Saucer Surfing was spotted on this myspace page.
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"Icon corner" was used on therosegarden.freeforums.org
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Bjork Flowers used on: bloglines.com
Registration required
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Hypnotized is used for a background on: myspace.com/kimbodelio
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"Arrival" used on inbox.com
Registration required
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"Embjorkment" & "Burning with passion" used on:
sunpuide1.puide.unam.mx/bjork
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"Nordic Guidance" used on: facebook.com
Registration required
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Quaking Aspen uses "Brass Vegvisir" from my gallery at Deviant Art.
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Bleu at Nextopia uses "Frequency Activated"
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"Through Vincent's Camera" used here and renamed "Off Topic"
Posted as a picture for a thread. Here's what someone says about it:
(This painting is about something no man can ever explain or imagine. It's too real to be a dream and too much of a dream to be real. It is, in fact, the vast area in-between. In a matter of speaking, it's too impossible for mere words or thoughts. Offered to you now, a little fusion into the realm of the unknown, with its vast array of colors and shadows. The painting is called 'Off Topic'. And this friendly house of blogging is called....City-Data.com) Wow! I'm the one who create this image and didn't know any of this!
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Freya's Fire Uses "Thor's Hammer" for a background on Live Journal.
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"Thor's Hammer" also used on racmusicspain.com
Registration required
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"Thor's Hammer" also used by Arecdes on
snow-fr.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18664&st=645
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Nordic Guidance used on
http://groups.msn.com/TheOriginalPhilochat/
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"Thor's Hammer" used on Tiocfaidh Ar La at myspace.
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Kayomat uses "Thor's Hammer" on myspace.
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Agent Of The Watchers Uses "Observation" on youtube.
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Trinity Church used on myspace
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Wulfgrath uses "Thor's Hammer" on myspace.
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"Thor's Hammer" spotted again on myspace.
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"Thor's Hammer" spotted again on youtube as a background
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My stats show "Thor's Hammer" being used in on invisionfree.com
The Course Of Darkness. I went to see how they were using my image but I got a message saying I do not have permission to view it!
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"Thor's Hammer" spotted on jappy.de
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"Bjork Chocolates" was hotlinked to Nicky's page at myspace
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"Thor's Hammer" hotlinked again here Wulfgrath on myspace
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"Thor's Hammer" hotlinked again on die-staemme.de
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Imperial Russian Eagle used on s6.ikariam.org
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This page uses my image "Aegishjalmur"
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"Nordic Guidance" seen here.
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"Thor's Hammer" hotlinked again on jappy
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"Thor's Hammer" used again on Resident Evil
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Viking Compass posted by The Don at Hidden Street
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This myspace member copied my "Brass Thor's Hammer on slate"
from my Deviant Art gallery and has it hosted at her Photobucket account.
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This myspace member copied my repousse "Nordic Guidance"
also taken from Deviant Art and has it hosted at her Photobucket account.
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le concierge is posting "Saucer Surfing" on my space
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 link to evilavatar hotlinked
from my gallery at Deviant Art
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8-13-08 My "Brass Vegvisir" is being used as google image link to this site evilavatar.
I worked hard on this Viking compass and was so glad when google finally linked to it because now people who are looking for this kind of thing would see this image of my work and click on it to visit my site and see more.
Guess again! It now belongs to someone else and their link is ahead of my link on google! So when people search Viking compass and they find my image, they are directed to evilavatar! I've emailed the site and asked for help but no reply yet.
Thanks for using my work to redirect my customers to your site!
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Tudo acerca de KingOfTerror has used my "Thor's Hammer" here,
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And again on myspace Chazward
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"Wind in my sail" used here
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April 2009, I give up!!!
Images are being stolen so often that I have to give up even trying to montor the problem.
I can't stop it and I can no longer keep up with what's being stolen or where it's being used.
I appreciate the few good people who do ask, give credit or buy my work! Thank you!!!
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All images on this website are copyrighted property of Brent Berry & brentberryarts.com 2004 - 08
Please ask for permission before you use my images.
