Talk:Art Theft (copying)/@comment-16268456-20131130025919/@comment-13420856-20131201063646

just wanted to add that yeah in the terms it says disney owns all your art. so pretty much your ideas are disney's and you agreed to let them use it anytime they would like (though most likely they won't, but this allowed them to put it on tv, back when they used to do that)

also in the real world, if you're an artist (or someone who creates things) anything you draw (write, ideas, whatever) can be stolen if you share them. there are books that rip off harry potter (for example) and that's why there's copyright laws, but some of them are pretty crazy. also, there's like creative commons which allows people to use your work for certain things.

back to copying

you'll never be able to stop anyone from copying. some people also get "inspired" by seeing your art. so they're not technically stealing, but they may be inspired by the way you draw noses or something and then use them. so we kind of help each other, but flat out copying is frowned upon because someone worked hard to come up with that idea. but it's not technically illegal and so you have to protect your own ideas and stuff yourself.

also i knew this artist guy who went to art college and he said they sometimes have you trace other artworks in school. you don't get to claim it as your own, but it's practice so you can see how to draw certain ways and stuff. but anyway, pretty much if you never want to be copied, don't ever share what you draw (or create)