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Old 10-26-2011, 09:36 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
So would you like it if everyone on MR decided to use your avatar and every time you changed, everyone changed too?

It's akin to identity theft.
I wouldn't care if everyone decided to use my Dangermouse & Penfold avatar.

Suggesting that it's akin to identity theft is a massive exaggeration, in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
If this is your personally-created, copyrighted, image, Jon, then yes, you have a right to ask other people not to use it without your permission. If, however, you do not hold the copyright to the image, then anyone else has just as great a right to use it as you do.
Exactly why I have no objection to anyone else using my avatar. I can't object to someone stealing something from me if it's not mine in the first place.

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The best way to ensure a unique avatar is to create one yourself. That way it's your property, and you can be sure that you are the only person who will use it.
Agreed. I would have a very different opinion if you owned the copyright to your avatar.
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