Archive for June, 2007
It’ s a sign of the times, when there is an entire website devoted to plagiarism, content theft and copyright issues. One article in particular drew my attention, and although I have no work with the website in question, I am still very aware that people think they can help themselves to your work.
Read more here: Art Theft Scandals Rock deviantArt
I know systems are being developed to track these types of copyright theft, but still it’s amazing the number of times I am asked to provide images without a copyright mark “to enhance the customer’s viewing experience” on a Gallery’s website. Granted you can’t assume every viewer is a thief, but equally a girl’s got to make a living.
June 5th, 2007
Now this is much better than the Apprentice! If you are interested in taking your business forward then this has got to be worth a look. I’m not on commission, but I have benefited hugely from Judith’s straight talking coaching in the recent past, so I’d encourage you to read on.
Judith is launching an Entrepreneurs Business School. This is a year-long business coaching programme which can accommodate only 21 Elite Entrepreneurs. Starting September 2007. She will take just 21 highly motivated individuals and work with them in three small groups of 7 for one year, inspiring them to be their best business success, and teaching them everything she knows about how to do that based on 30 years’ experience of her own businesses and running those of her clients as firstly their accountant, and lately as their business coach and mentor.
The format is ten months’ group business coaching delivered over the academic year, including one day-long London workshop each month and a follow-up 1-2-1 coaching call with her and various other fun aspects. Trust me you’ll learn & laugh loads!
Interested? To learn more about the Entrepreneur’s Business School follow me!
June 4th, 2007
I noticed a blog entry by the editor of Computing magazine whilst roaming around the web as you do! He’d been invited to take part in a debate on the overlap between technology and art and found himself on a panel of experts that included the founder of the Stuckist movement - self-appointed guardians of ‘proper’ art and up and coming artist Dan Proops.
You can read more about it here, but what drew my attention was his – comment about photography & art:
“If photography is art, then does technology not make us all potential artists with a digital camera or mobile phone camera in our hands?”
For me that’s a bit like saying that owning a cooker makes us all potential chefs. True it may be fun to try, but doesn’t talent have a role to play? Oh yes and hours of training and then practising too …?
June 1st, 2007
