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The king of exposure scams now owns the website it is run on, and I don't want this account to help him make money he's not paying to either his creators or staff. Do not pay $8 for the exposure of a blue check.]
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Some people expect artists to work for free. These were real quotes from real people who wanted you to work for exposure.
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[On January 1st, Qinni politely turned down a company that wanted to sell merch of her art for too little money. Sadly, she passed away. The company is now using her politeness as a justification to sell her art anyway, for nothing]
You can't expect to get paid for everything you do, sometimes you just have to do your job.
[The person who said this just bought Twitter.]
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"I wish people would stop crediting artists on twitter when any fool can find out who the artist was in seconds. It's destroying the medium."
[Elon Musk, after tracing someone's art for an app loaded into every Tesla and blowing off the original creator, responds to the artist's daughter]
"I wish people would stop crediting artists on twitter when any fool can find out who the artist was in seconds. It's destroying the medium."
[this person spent their first few moments of 2018 attempting to harass a 14 year old into giving free art.]
Within hours of the announcement that all the Sonic the Hedgehog comics had been cancelled.
[hi, I don't usually break character on this account and post things unrelated to unpaid work requests, but since this is the biggest platform I have, I will use it.
Black lives matter.
#씨발경찰
If you disagree, you can't reply to this tweet but unfollowing is an option.]
[a company printed merchandise using art without permission and sold it both online and in stores. This is a greatly abridged version of the conversation that followed.]
[someone requesting a one hour recording from an adult voiceover actor]
[Cadbury wants you to write stories for them to use in a chocolate ad campaign. You will get nothing in return, no credit, and they will own the exclusive rights forever. But they will send you a thank you notification.]
[Adidas has decided that a global pandemic means they no longer have to pay any of the people who made their commercials.]
[warning: this is the most disgusting one we have ever posted.]
"Hello, My fiancée and I are looking for a wedding photographer but are having some issues with the contracts we are coming across. We want a clause that guarantees us a refund should we ever get divorced, since we would not need the photos in that situation."
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[a record label edited 's pictures, cropped out her watermark, and posted them without permission. She asked them to take the photos down. This was the response.]
[Let's get some artists paid today!
Do you do commissions, or are you looking for creative work? Drop your portfolio or commission info in this thread! If you're looking for a collaborator, peek into this thread and find someone to hire! For money!]
[An artist was offered $25 for life. The team in question has cut ties with this person, who was making the offer behind their back, so please don't give them any guff.]
Having a Patreon kinda is a form of assault, but it's nice that you think being complicit with said assault is a neutral position. Privilege must be fun.
