Artists BEWARE: whos been using YOUR art

[Skystrider]

So im not an artist but after seeing this I did it and found one of my commissioned art's of my fursona and my boyfriends posted on 2 Tumblr site's without the consent of me or the artist I commissioned.. its worth your time to try this, even people who arent artists and commission art:

 

How do check were your art is:

http://www.olivierargyle.co.uk/2013/01/09/whos-been-using-your-art/

 

Journal about the theft of my commissioned art:

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4221557/

[Snap E. Tiger]

This is so common that its not even worth fighting for.  Anything put on the internet can be downloaded and saved by anyone.  Think of all of the art people have on their hard drives.  Did they not 'steal' that art as well?  The only way to keep something private is just by doing that… keep it private.  Don't post art, ask the artist to not post it and then and only then will your art not be saved and enjoined by others.

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[Zepaw]

It’s like putting your picture on Facebook. Even on private a friend may post it elsewhere and its gone and out of your control. Posting something online is accepting it will be shared if people enjoy it. As an aspiring artist I would see the proliferation of my work as a success. That’s the tech age we’re in now.

[Skystrider]

Zepaw said:

It's like putting your picture on Facebook. Even on private a friend may post it elsewhere and its gone and out of your control. Posting something online is accepting it will be shared if people enjoy it. As an aspiring artist I would see the proliferation of my work as a success. That's the tech age we're in now.

well problem was they didnt credit the artist at all or provide any links to the artist, if that was done I probably would have cared a bit less since at least the artist would be getting recognition for her work.

[Zepaw]

Skystrider said:

Zepaw said:

It's like putting your picture on Facebook. Even on private a friend may post it elsewhere and its gone and out of your control. Posting something online is accepting it will be shared if people enjoy it. As an aspiring artist I would see the proliferation of my work as a success. That's the tech age we're in now.

well problem was they didnt credit the artist at all or provide any links to the artist, if that was done I probably would have cared a bit less since at least the artist would be getting recognition for her work.

Did the artist put a mark on it and the the reposters removed it? That would be a shame. Past that I don't expect everyone to always post credit, whether it be laziness or just not knowing who to credit. If they make a claim of it as their own thats a concern but I don't fault people if they don't know who to credit on a piece.

[Caltsar]

My experience is that art posted without permission is really only worth fighting for the following reasons:

 

• The poster is claiming credit for the piece
• The poster has removed a watermark or signature
• The poster is uploading a high resolution copy

 

Otherwise, it's simply too much trouble to deal with… I see art of my character posted on tumblr, image boards, and random Russian websites all the time… I've only pursued action/notified the original artist when one of the above points is met… otherwise it'd be a full time job!

[Mouring]

Caltsar said:

My experience is that art posted without permission is really only worth fighting for the following reasons:

 

• The poster is claiming credit for the piece
• The poster has removed a watermark or signature
• The poster is uploading a high resolution copy

 

Only times I care with photography is (a) They are making money by selling copies or (b) they are using it to sell a product or service.

As they both require a license to do so. And I know who has those licenses. =)

[Zepaw]

How handy, Cracked.com wrote about such problems today. Entry 3, Tumblr: The Credit-Removing Fan
http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-types-a2A2A2Aole-invented-by-internet/

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