tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post6599926930630229738..comments2023-11-17T02:36:08.977-06:00Comments on This Little Light Of Mine.....: Careful What You PostLighthousegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03748294078711559186noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-8842995552021424992008-08-10T22:34:00.000-05:002008-08-10T22:34:00.000-05:00Hi. For any of you who do not know me, I am SAJ's ...Hi. <BR/><BR/>For any of you who do not know me, I am SAJ's sister-in-law. <BR/><BR/>If we could all stop picking on the blog owner I think everyone would appreciate it. She has corrected the original post and given Brenda credit. <BR/><BR/>This entire thing has gotten completely out of hand.<BR/><BR/>We figured the blog owner didn't realize what she had done. She obviously wasn't making money off of the image here, and I'm not implying that she was making it somewhere else. The reason that this is an issue is because people pay for images, and I'm not just talking about Brenda's, and when other people use them it can cause legal ramifications for the artist, like being accused of selling the same original work to more than one person. <BR/><BR/>Some comments made here were honest, and informative. Some were just plain spiteful. I want to apologize to the blog owner for comments that were undue. It is obvious that both Brenda and the blog owner have many friends who support them. <BR/><BR/>As for finding out how the image was on this site, someone else told Brenda that they found a link to it here. People who know Brenda's work recognize it and want to make sure that it isn't being used improperly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-88939466072737204482008-08-10T22:20:00.000-05:002008-08-10T22:20:00.000-05:00I say GET OVER IT!!! She made a mistake. I'm sure ...I say GET OVER IT!!! She made a mistake. I'm sure she has taken care of it. She is a very good friend of mine and I know she did'nt mean too after all she just got married and right now she has better things to do than read all this crap. IT"S OVER GET ON WITH YOUR LIFE!!!Maricahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524431285953004742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-85885860978929410522008-08-10T21:06:00.000-05:002008-08-10T21:06:00.000-05:00@ Gloria and A flowered purse:A blog is a blog. If...@ Gloria and A flowered purse:<BR/><BR/>A blog is a blog. If you want it to be a "Family blog" mark it as private and email the url only to those you want seeing it.<BR/><BR/>You are protected as far as copyright on the internet. People aren't allowed to see your content and take it...HOWEVER, you are not protected from others VIEWING your blog unless you take steps to make it so.<BR/><BR/>You are also not protected from people commenting and voicing their opinions unless you moderate or restrict comments on your blogs.<BR/><BR/>There is good and bad to the internet.<BR/><BR/>Public blogs don't always stay private, little family blogs no matter how much you want it to remain so.Loralee Choatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055102094371755499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-64967390834306750242008-08-10T18:14:00.000-05:002008-08-10T18:14:00.000-05:00As someone who DID pay good money for some of SAJ'...As someone who DID pay good money for some of SAJ's artwork (and gladly, her work is that awesome), I felt compelled to comment. It absolutely should be credited and there really is not excuse. Particularly, considering that a quick Google search on "gallbladder sludge" yields SAJ as the 3rd search result, it was not that difficult to figure out who did it.Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-25324598394722827872008-08-10T17:01:00.000-05:002008-08-10T17:01:00.000-05:00Sandy here...just wanted anyone and the probably 5...Sandy here...just wanted anyone and the probably 50 billion or so who read Jeanette's blog that I am not the writer of the other anonymous comments. Unfortunately, I have not been able to use my username and password to post. Maybe someone else is using it....oh no!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-4231890769687823302008-08-10T16:00:00.000-05:002008-08-10T16:00:00.000-05:00Hey everyone....all arguments aside, how in the wo...Hey everyone....all arguments aside, how in the world did SAJ know that Jeanette had used the gall bladder illustration? This blog is about our family and why would someone who doesn't know Jeanette even be reading it? I am sure that there are millions of bloggers out there. How did SAJ come across it? If you put your drawing on Google, are you notified if someone copies it? These questions are burning a hole in my brain. (I'd post a picture but I'm afraid.) SandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-70125505447185357782008-08-10T13:23:00.000-05:002008-08-10T13:23:00.000-05:00All I have to say is...get a life! If you are so ...All I have to say is...get a life! If you are so offended that someone used your sludge-filled gallbladder pic without your permission, maybe you shouldn't be posting it so freely on the internet. Get over it! It isn't like it is going to be hanging in a prestigious art gallery somewhere - it is a gallbladder! You should be delighted that someone thought it was "cute" enough to use it innocently on her blog. Geez!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-10072485526866465882008-08-10T13:02:00.000-05:002008-08-10T13:02:00.000-05:00DEAR PURPLE: Don't know who the anon commenters a...DEAR PURPLE: Don't know who the anon commenters are, and I don't care. But here are a few comments that are completely uncalled for. Your's being one. Jeannette HAS cited SAJ on her blog, but that doesn't seem to matter. Here are the comments that I found offensive, in lieu of the fact that Jeannette did exactly what she was supposed to do when told about the situation:<BR/>OFFENSIVE COMMENTS ARE:<BR/>I think it is immature of you to disregard the law<BR/>you show a lack of respect for another woman's work.<BR/>credit to the illustrator? How rude.<BR/>Anonymous is an idiot. Seriously.<BR/>Maybe you should rename your blog "This Little Light Of Someone Else."<BR/>Try some humility on for size and 1) apologize, 2) give credit where credit is due.<BR/>PURPLE HERSELF SAID: “On the other hand, all bloggers can't have tact and class which your post clearly shows. You're a grown woman with children. I'm shocked this is the way you want people to perceive you.”<BR/><BR/>Enough SaidGloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382028579293671981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-40718881726605272262008-08-10T12:47:00.000-05:002008-08-10T12:47:00.000-05:00These people who commented on here made me laugh o...These people who commented on here made me laugh out loud so hard!!!!!!!!!!! are their lives that pathetically boring that they have to come here and get in an uproar over a freaking picture of sludge??? I wish I had their life for a second where i could take all this time to leave stupid comments on a blog of a woman who is soooooo sweet and caring...... In sane. Hey Jeanette, I am a photographer, you come copy and use my pics all you want. I will go find lots of sludge for you to use. Life is short people Get over yourselves.A Flowered Pursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122318822442174753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-35306502254444522732008-08-10T12:33:00.000-05:002008-08-10T12:33:00.000-05:00gloria: "I am astouded, Jeannette that you have be...gloria: <BR/><BR/>"I am astouded, Jeannette that you have been called everything but a "white whore" by people who don't even know you. Saj is a saint and you are a criminal blah blah blah. You might want to set your blog to not accept anonymous comments."<BR/><BR/>Um, gloria: Maybe you're reading something else, because I haven't seen any name calling by anyone on SAJ's side, but as we all know hyperbole really is the greatest thing ever. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and also, while we're pointing out the obvious, the majority of the anonymous comments have been written by your very own author, or someone on her side. Everyone opposing her is brave enough to comment behind their real sites, because we aren't afraid to stand up for what's right, and to stand behind SAJ. She's a friend, but also a talented artist, and the ridiculousness here is just that. And it's all on you, and the author of this site. <BR/><BR/>The blatant ignorance displayed in the attitudes of the site author and her supporters is astounding. Just because you want it to be right to take another's work and copy and paste it on your site with no links and no mention of an artist's name doesn't mean it IS right. No amount of your attempted villianization of the comments herein will change that. <BR/><BR/>It's amazing to me to see how all of this could have been avoided, had the author of this site simply apologized and given credit for the artwork, without first attempting to justify her actions by making SAJ out to be the bad guy.Kerri Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122209877068112996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-51164287322777665802008-08-10T12:06:00.000-05:002008-08-10T12:06:00.000-05:00I think the blog author (and some commenters) are ...I think the blog author (and some commenters) are completely missing the point here. It doesn't matter if you used the photo on a personal blog with one reader or for profit, it's wrong (illegal, obviously, but also incredibly disrespectful). You obviously liked the photo, well, did it occur to you that's becaue the artist is a talented woman who works very hard at what she does? <BR/><BR/>SAJ created my blog banner FOR FREE. She is one of the most gracious and professional bloggers I've ever interacted with. The fact that you've handled this so poorly is your loss in more than one way.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, all bloggers can't have tact and class which your post clearly shows. You're a grown woman with children. I'm shocked this is the way you want people to perceive you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-31555808156147860932008-08-10T12:03:00.000-05:002008-08-10T12:03:00.000-05:00This pleasant exchange will be remembered when the...This pleasant exchange will be remembered when the gal bladder sludge diagram is hanging in the halls of the Smithsonian or crucial in finding a cure for gal bladder disease.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-34507681351905887752008-08-10T11:54:00.000-05:002008-08-10T11:54:00.000-05:00It's a freakin picture of Gall-Bladder sludge for ...It's a freakin picture of Gall-Bladder sludge for Christ Sakes!!!!! Posted on a family blog while you were sicker than a dog. Man, them California cronies come out of the woodwork don't they. .Jeannette, just continue on. I'll have Nanna draw you some pics for your blog. I'm going to put the credit out there for you and maybe these people will go away. <BR/>CREDIT: THE GALL-BLADDER SLUDGE PICTURE USED IN THIS BLOG WAS DONE BY SAJ (SECRET AGENT JOSEPHINE). IF YOU SEE HER, PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE HER ART-WORK. <BR/><BR/>I am astouded, Jeannette that you have been called everything but a "white whore" by people who don't even know you. Saj is a saint and you are a criminal blah blah blah. You might want to set your blog to not accept anonymous comments.<BR/><BR/>Now can we get on with this family blog and all you California cronies get a life.<BR/><BR/>Auntie GloGloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382028579293671981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-27672711385151126142008-08-10T11:39:00.000-05:002008-08-10T11:39:00.000-05:00I think that someone has too much time on their ha...I think that someone has too much time on their hands searching the internet for a picture that was used in a personal blog for the benefit of mainly family and friends.<BR/><BR/>I could understand if the photograph or diagram was used without obtaining the proper permission and the publisher was making money. It is not the case here.<BR/><BR/>I respect all coyright laws and the purpose behind them; however in this instance I think a certain someone needs to get over it and move on to bigger and better things. Perhaps soliciting Grey's anatomy or other medical publication would be my suggestion and the better focus of your energy. Pehaps that was already done and that is why the energy is focused here?<BR/><BR/>I leave this post with a thought. If I were raising a stink about a photograph that was used in a blog then I would not want my name attached to it becuase it is just embarassing at that point.<BR/><BR/>Grow up and find better things to do with your time. The gal bladder sludge is infecting other things as well. Perhaps there is now brain sludge? Can you diagram that as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-60476977734080013532008-08-10T10:48:00.000-05:002008-08-10T10:48:00.000-05:00I manage a large website for my full-time job and ...I manage a large website for my full-time job and have several content contributors within the company who have at times stolen images, the same way you did. As the site manager, I had the wrath of lawyers come down upon me because of others carelessness. It really is a serious issue and I hope this experience has taught you (and others) the importance of giving credit when it comes to imagery. Many people can plainly see the error in stealing words, the same policy extends to anything created by another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-18237804928988190772008-08-10T10:17:00.000-05:002008-08-10T10:17:00.000-05:00"So I guess, in the future, I need to stick to usi..."So I guess, in the future, I need to stick to using my own pictures in my posts."<BR/><BR/>Excellent idea. Or, you can ask permission to use an image, which also works well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-6201530736313716892008-08-10T07:11:00.000-05:002008-08-10T07:11:00.000-05:00As someone who knows SAJ personally I can attest t...As someone who knows SAJ personally I can attest that she is one of the nicest people I have met. She was merely trying to educate you about copyright and asking you to give her credit for her work. What you did violates copyright law, end of story.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>It would have taken far less time for you to apologize and give her credit than it has taken for you to write another long post about how wronged <I>you</I> are.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous comments? Really? How cowardly. If you can't attach your name to your words maybe you shouldn't be saying them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-58541076030596110122008-08-10T07:07:00.000-05:002008-08-10T07:07:00.000-05:00As a teacher one of the first things that I had to...As a teacher one of the first things that I had to teach older students is about copyright. More importantly it is not simply about copying text and using it as their own work. These days this also means not stealing a photo online. Too many students thought that simply going to Google Images and taking something there was acceptable. Not so! Taking those photos, as others have mentioned, is not only wrong, but illegal. If you find something in Google Images and want to use it you MUST e-mail the owner of the photo to see if you may use it. Plus it is important to give credit to the owner of said photo/graphic/design... you get the picture. Learn from your large mistake and try to rectify it by going back into your archives and fixing it before you get slammed by someone that is not as kind as SAJ.Beth @ TheAngelForeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656102800736469480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-41897927865693030402008-08-10T01:08:00.000-05:002008-08-10T01:08:00.000-05:00There's nothing wrong with using an image you find...There's nothing wrong with using an image you find on google in your posts. You have to realize though that these images were created by someone and that person deserves to acknowledged. It can be simple enough as adding a "photo (or image) by name of person (with a link to the site of the person if possible)" after the image. You can look at it as doing a good turn, and giving publicity to the work of an artist you enjoy.<BR/><BR/>To me it's just as if someone took an entry you wrote that they liked, and quoted it verbatim on their blog, and didn't indicate that it had been written by somebody else. However if the person indicates that the words were written by the author of the blog This Little Light of Mine, for example, you probably wouldn't mind as much that they took your content, but without crediting you, I bet you'd feel a lot like SAJ does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-9745281190154903672008-08-10T00:37:00.000-05:002008-08-10T00:37:00.000-05:00I'd rather deal with a gracious artist "preaching ...I'd rather deal with a gracious artist "preaching to me about copyrights" than being informed by a lawyer that you are WRONG. <BR/><BR/>Try some humility on for size and 1) apologize, 2) give credit where credit is due.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-46551718885828406382008-08-10T00:28:00.000-05:002008-08-10T00:28:00.000-05:00Anonymous is dead, dead wrong.I was guilty of snag...Anonymous is dead, dead wrong.<BR/><BR/>I was guilty of snagging graphics off the web WAY back in the early days of blogging when I truly didn't "Get" that I was downright stealing from people by using their graphics without permission.<BR/><BR/>I learned my lesson very quickly and wouldn't have dreamed of pulling an attitude once I realized I was unwittingly thieving. I just can't get past the attitude here. It is totally bad form.<BR/><BR/>I also am HIGHLY suspect of the identity of "Anonymous" but I'll leave it alone as I don't have any proof.Loralee Choatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055102094371755499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-80862914318165341312008-08-10T00:24:00.000-05:002008-08-10T00:24:00.000-05:00Maybe you should rename your blog "This Little Lig...Maybe you should rename your blog "This Little Light Of Someone Else." Just sayin'...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-33066247758518512652008-08-10T00:15:00.000-05:002008-08-10T00:15:00.000-05:00People who post anonymously are cowards.How hard i...People who post anonymously are cowards.<BR/><BR/>How hard is it to give credit?<BR/><BR/>If you don't want to give credit, use your own work. <BR/><BR/>SIMPLE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-84463575022268038402008-08-10T00:11:00.000-05:002008-08-10T00:11:00.000-05:00I don't think people need to get so upset about it...I don't think people need to get so upset about it. She didn't use it to make money or to profit off of it. YES she should have given Josephine credit but big deal? It's been corrected. End of problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22328962.post-84141157152680425042008-08-10T00:10:00.000-05:002008-08-10T00:10:00.000-05:00OR. You could just be polite, and give credit whe...OR. You could just be polite, and give credit where credit is due. Not a big deal. Just give an artist a tip of the hat, "Image by Joe Schmoe." NOT A BIG DEAL.LVGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00546677175330423205noreply@blogger.com