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It seems to me lots of people who are buying NFTs were never that into graphic art in the first place, but they all of a sudden became graphic art aficionados b
by GDC7 5y ago
It seems to me lots of people who are buying NFTs were never that into graphic art in the first place, but they all of a sudden became graphic art aficionados because it's the only type of art that can be distributed via this NFT mechanism that they deem as socially fair because it has a generic "sticking it to the man" vibe.
- originalcvk 5y agoYep - a side effect of this is that NFT art has a distinct aesthetic which is different from prior digital art. I am hoping that as the space settles down, less "lazy" art and more thoughtful art can rise to the forefront again. NFTs are a useful mechanism for the digital art medium, I hope they come to be seen in that light a bit more and a bit less as valuable in and of themselves because of the mechanism.
- GDC7 5y agoThe problem is that the mechanisms that regulate real art are clear. Take a painting. You have to stand in front of it to truly appreciate it. A pic won't do it. So the buyer of the painting has an exclusive asset which produces returns in terms of appreciation but also periodic fees when they lend it to museums. NFTs have nothing of the sort because the enjoyment is essentially the same between owning it and right clicking it. In order to mimic the real world enjoyment you'd have to find a way to immerse the asset in a virtual world in which avatars pay for the privilege of seeing/using that art content. The NFT maybe here, but the virtual world , not yet.
- meheleventyone 5y agoEven then you can bootleg the virtual world, the real world not so much.
- GDC7 5y agoYou technically can do it in the real world! It's called stealing the painting lol. When buying an NFT you are essentially betting that society would come around to equate "right-clicking" with stealing. And that would employ the same social and technological resources to prevent right-clickers to do their bidding as it does today to prevent thief from stealing paintings from museums.
- meheleventyone 5y agoI mean technically speaking IP laws mean that the image is protected and improper use of it can be challenged. It’s just the ownership on the blockchain doesn’t confer that usually.
- GDC7 5y ago> I mean technically speaking IP laws mean that the image is protected and improper use of it can be challenged Let's be real. AP, AFP, Reuters and Getty try to protect their images by charging for the full resolution pics . People will gladly use the 580x830 instead of the pricy 5800x8300. Brands which have been fighting this fight since the 90s such as Ray-Ban, LVMH, Gucci...they all fail to block counterfit physical products from being shipped from China. What chances does one have to have IP laws be enforced on the internet....
- meheleventyone 5y agoTry playing music you don’t own a license to on YouTube or Twitch. IP enforcement on the Internet is having a Renaissance to the point of spuriously punishing people who aren’t violating anything. Fraudulently minted NFTs have been taken down (at least from marketplaces) as well.
- moron4hire 5y agoBut the NFT didn't give you ownership of the image, so what right do you have as the NFT owner to tell people not to right-click?