Exposure.

Monday, April 21, 2008 11:47 AM

Ugh.. The issue of exposure is always a tricky one. As a Deviantart addict, I've heard countless stories of people's artwork getting pinched and plastered all over the net. Also, people's images being used as promotional posters for gigs.

Anywho..

Every now and then, I carry out a google search, to see if any of my work has landed on some random obscure site. Copyright is important. My sis produces her own music, and has faced problems, when her vocals or tunes have been banded around various Myspace sites without her permission.

My work has never really gained much acclaim online. I've been pretty safe over the last four years, (since I began to upload stuff), tucked away in some corner of obscurity. Now, I find one of my pieces of artwork on this site:

http://sarahconnor.wetpaint.com/page/Terminator+Sarah+Connor+Chronicles+Fan+Art+Page?t=anon

Granted, it looks official, and I should be punching the air with glee. (In part, I think that it's cool.) I've made it onto an official site. At the same time, I feel kinda violated.. I was never approached, and never gave my permission.

I guess that I'm a bit miffed, because I'm not too hard to get ahold of online. If one were to google my username, then it would link to various other online galleries, and to my profile here. I have contact details displayed on my profile on this site.

**Sigh.**

Anywho.. I'm going to register to this Terminator Wiki, and slap my official approval on it.

Wish me luck.

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