Beyond the Matrix

The image resonated with me because it depicts a bird resting on the woman's left hand (those who known me personally will get the significance).

Now, the the legal stuff:

(1) The use of the image on this page is for educational and instructive purposes only. 

(2) Any attempt to link the views expressed this page with any other activity, endeavor, content, or other are out of context. 

Any "out of context linkages" of this page to any other purpose is prohibited and unauthorized.

We know how y'all are.  Don't be out there searching every crevice of the Internet to find every piece of information about the image and/or the artist and then try to link that information back to this page. And don't be trying to associate this page to the entirety of the artist's personal history. Outside of their role as a seller and function as a vendor there is no other legal, professional, or other link between this page and the artist. So, don't even try it.

Contract - an agreement

Sale - the transfer of fair and reasonable payment in exchange for adequate access

Ethics - a review of whether a  contract for the exchange of digital assets is fair, taking into consideration the strengths of both sides. Within this analysis, due weight will be given to any "deliberate and designed obstacles" imposed upon one side by the other.

Ruling - a delivery of the outcome.

A legal observer (in the current environment) would likely opine that the artist authorized the transfer of a digital copy of the image to the buyer in exchange for the payment of "fair consideration." Under these circumstances, the sale would be deemed "fair and reasonable."

In support of this conclusion, the observer would likely cite the fac that the amount paid was proposed by the artist herself.  They would further note that seller issued a link to a payment site to receive payment, which the buyer used to submit the requested payment.  

Under these facts, the sale would likely be deemed "fair and reasonable." 

When reviewing contracts for the sale of "digital goods" and "other digital items" one must consider the possibility that the "timing" and the circumstances surrounding the "digital transfer" could have been generated "artificially" (meaning, by an outside influence). 

What may look like a "fair deal" to one person (a buyer) could be the result of "something else" (including activities of questionable or nefarious origin).  

It is not an adequate analysis to conclude that a sale was "fair and reasonable" based solely on the fact that the seller quoted a price and the buyer paid it. 

In fact, such a "swift sale" could be indicative of other factors, including desperation or exploitation (an unfortunate co-dependent relationship dynamic in which each prong gives rise to the other).

A review of whether or not a sale "crosses the line" (from an ethics perspective) is performed by an Ethics Committee, which has the authority, capability, and requisite support to halt a sale "midstream" should it fail an Ethics Review.

Until y'all get this shit together, ain't nobody trying to fuck with y'all.

Too much drama. Too many fuck ups.

Good luck.

Y'all have really fucked up.

Yet you have provided a brilliant example of how to destroy an entire planet.