XPost: rec.arts.anime.misc, it.arti.fumetti   
   From: eshammond@worldnet.att.net   
      
   "Captain Nerd"  wrote in message   
   news:cptnerd-104710.10392012112005@news.giganews.com...   
   > In article ,   
   > "arnold kim"  wrote:   
   >   
   >   I think some people have a problem with condemning someone for tracing   
   >   over copyrighted drawings, and not condemning the original artist for   
   >   tracing over copyrighted photographs to make the "original drawings."   
   >   
   >   Seems to me both could be held liable for copyright infringement,   
   >   since both made copies of original copyrighted works.  The NBA might   
   >   not take too kindly o me making a copy of their artwork and selling   
   >   it, no matter how the copy was made.   
      
   Maybe he is actually talented enough to not trace them.  I have a friend who   
   can look at an anime picture and draw an exact dupilcated w/o tracing.   
      
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