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mmm36 · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject: Finally

It has taken 3 sitting's to get my cover up done. As our tattooist will go no longer than an hour and a half.
It looks really great. But in saying that it needs more done to it. So now what started as a cover up. I going to end up as a half sleeve.
Like I said it looks great but there is just that little something that is missing.
I have worked it out and I need a sunset behind it. I'm sorry that I'm not saying what it is but, I want this for only me.
I know its greedy to keep it from you but I'm sorry I don't want it copied.

Garyzda1 · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject:

I don't understand.

You had a cover-up done and don't want to post a pic or even say what it is because you're worried that someone is going to copy it?

Okay. Let me be the first to tell you that I'm sure it looks great! (I think.)

Confused

mmm36 · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:01 am Post subject:

Let just say this and I'm sure you know yourself this happens a lot. People like something they copied it and I know this will happen with this. My nephew seen it and loved it as did the rest of the family. So I don't want it to be copied just yet, But I know oneday it will be seen and copied so I want to keep it to myself for just a while.
Like I said its a greed thing I want to keep it as the only one out there.
And It does look good. Our tattooist said its the very first one of this he has ever done and he's been doing this for many a year.
But thats still not to say it hasn't been done before but not to the way I have got mine done.

Bren · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:44 am Post subject:

Unfortunately we dont have much control over the copyright of pics and peoples tattoos etc. I think it pretty much comes down to a Respect for the artist and collector. If an artist needs to copy another persons idea to make a buck? Thats pretty skum in my book!! Eventually, Yes it will be seen, and bugger it, possibly copied. But hey. Piece of mind i suppose bud.
You had it first! Wink

mmm36 · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:13 am Post subject:

Yer you are right but its not the tattooist Bren, it the person that takes the picture in with the no respect. And I think this is a word that is close to being dead today.
So yes I know oneday it will be copied and yes I will be happy in knowing I the was the first with it.
Our tattooist said that all they have to do is change 17% of a picture to beat the copy right. And to copy right it would cost more than its worth. So he told me.