rather POINTED and CLEAR statement just below the art, in which it was stated that the art was NOT TO BE REPOSTED ANYWHERE without the artist's express permission.
I completely agree with you on this and the frustrating downside of Tumblr, but below the art, it says "do not use it..." The word "repost" is not specifically used. This artwork is the sole property of the artist who created it. Please do not use it, in whole or in part, without the expressed consent of the artist.
For me, I don't see use and repost as synonyms. If others do, then I'm the odd person out here. To me, do not use means do not use the image to make graphics without expressed consent. Do not repost means as you say, someone who's not the artist sticking the original image on Tumblr for example and having people reblog it without the artist knowing the true level of appreciation their artwork is receiving.
I think to better the rule, "do not repost" should explicitly be mentioned to add to the do not use. Since people are reposting on Tumblr, then maybe they've been deciding "do not use" only applies to graphics-making with another's work not to a simple reposting of the unaltered work...
ETA: This issue was brought up at the Merlin art fest comm so the mods are aware of it. Sorry for addressing it here too ... I guess in the end people should take "do not use" as meaning do not repost at all without consent.
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I completely agree with you on this and the frustrating downside of Tumblr, but below the art, it says "do not use it..." The word "repost" is not specifically used.
This artwork is the sole property of the artist who created it.
Please do not use it, in whole or in part, without the expressed consent of the artist.
For me, I don't see use and repost as synonyms. If others do, then I'm the odd person out here. To me, do not use means do not use the image to make graphics without expressed consent. Do not repost means as you say, someone who's not the artist sticking the original image on Tumblr for example and having people reblog it without the artist knowing the true level of appreciation their artwork is receiving.
I think to better the rule, "do not repost" should explicitly be mentioned to add to the do not use. Since people are reposting on Tumblr, then maybe they've been deciding "do not use" only applies to graphics-making with another's work not to a simple reposting of the unaltered work...
ETA: This issue was brought up at the Merlin art fest comm so the mods are aware of it. Sorry for addressing it here too ... I guess in the end people should take "do not use" as meaning do not repost at all without consent.