If you buy an NFT, does it include licensing rights, or are those maintained by the creator, or is it a case by case basis. I've never really seen anything on this. For example if I buy a Kozik NFT do I have the rights to reproduce it, like make stickers or open end prints of it?
I saw this mentioned a while ago, I think its a case by case basis, where you presumably are told this info during the sale.
Every time I hear about NFTs I keep thinking about this thing: https://rhizome.org/editorial/2010/mar/01/a-tool-to-deceive-and-slaughter-2009-caleb-larsen/
I would anticipate that being a hard no in the majority of cases. Most of the 'artists' riding this train ain't stupid . . . just chancers!
I've seen you use the word "chancers" a few times over the last eight years and I can't ever figure out exactly what it means. I'm sure it's because you live in a different part of the world and it just isn't a word used where I live so can you explain it to me? I could look it up but I'd very much prefer a true definition from the person I know who uses it. Plus if it's insulting like it sounds I can start using it at work and no one will ever know!
Grifters, Con-artists, Snake-Oil-Salesmen . . Assholes that will do anything for a buck or a free drink!
I hear that! I used to have fun collecting stuff originally (before pricing went crazy), and got/get enjoyment out of displaying it . . . but once the buzz has gone, selling and making a few $$$ is the sofubi swansong. These days it feels better than anything untoward happening and having to leave an attic full of this junk for my wife and kids to have to sort out!
All the time! At least when stuff gets pricey but then I think of Booska crap I still mean to find and RxH stuff I wouldn’t pass up. At least my collections are far along enough to find anything I don’t have (that I’m actually after).
Divorced parents. 80% of my late father's stuff went into two huge dumpsters. And he wasn't a collector, more of a hoarder. So that was a major wakeup call and sign post to avoid that path. My mother? She collects antique iron doorstops among other things. Maybe she's passed 50 or so in her collection. Those are gonna be fun selling on ebay and lugging to a post office when she passes. Plus side, she has very detailed notes of when she bought what and for how much. Moved three times in the last ten years. Moving is a good motivator to cull stuff. Stung for brief period but donated all of my fiction and nonfiction books, and 80% of my vinyl and CDs. But the toy collection? Holding steady for some stupid reason. I suppose because I love rotating stuff around. Static frozen shelves just quickly lose interest to me. I still find the magic and joy when rediscovering a piece. I get most of my collecting fix digitally these days except for unusual art books or graphic novels and the occasional toy. Not NFT bullshit but stuff like ebooks, flac, CBRs, scraping sites etc All that said, I'm in for the long haul. No dependents. No cc debt. etc Why not? As long as I don't buy stupid shit that doesn't spark joy. Then finally balance it all out with other life choices, and lead a well-rounded life IMO.
I am at the "tuning" phase. Since the pandemic and full time WFH I am surrounded by my collection most of the day. Honestly, it's kind of great. To be able to constantly have my favorite art in my periphery at all times it has helped feel like I am in more of a "fun" environment and is a welcome change to the florescent Hellscape the office is. I am also renovating my house, which I hope to make more minimalist and modern....except in the office. I want to go balls to the wall there. I want to buy new displays entirely since you can't even find an Ikea Detolf in stock anymore and I've been sick of them for a hot minute. Once the renovations wrap up I want my office to be my toy museum, and although I will have some more space it is still at a premium. That means I've begun getting rid of toys I like but don't like quite as much as the thing replacing it. I view the toys in my collection as not just visual art to enjoy but experiences I can remember. Having a story to a piece is a unique and fun thing that can make a specific toy become a special feeling; a hookup from a friend. A multi-year long hunt to land a grail trading between friends so everyone is happy. A crazy convention story. And over time those toys I liked 7 out of 10 are replaced with a 9 out of 10 due to that unique circumstance or just a change in tastes. I haven't thought about quitting, but I am certainly out of the "I like this okay" phase of buying. Way easier to sit out if I can't find a fit for it in my head, even if I appreciate it.
