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Something Not So Funny

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Lately here on deviantART, I've been seeing something that is becoming a lot more common as the years go by.

To many, it seems extremely unimportant while to others, it could possibly mean the difference between continuing to enhance their skills or quit art all together.

"Stealing" is a word that is often thrown around a lot to the people who do this. These users, who have likely not read and fully understood deviantART's terms of agreement, take other users' artwork and post them on their own accounts or steal their character designs. It takes the fun out of making the stuff that we do and makes us, as artists, feel extremely... well, used. Like our artwork doesn't matter.

A lot of us aren't like professionals. We don't get paid for what we do. Our sole gratification for even making the stuff we do is our favorites and comments. Nothing else. Some on this site get paid for it, but I sure as hell don't.

To take the artwork of someone else and post it on your account without permission while racking up the favorites and comments that technically the ARTIST earned is selfish and hurtful.

Even if you don't get the permission, the least you could do is let everyone know that the artwork isn't yours and where to send their favorites to.

But permission is essential. It is against deviantART's rules to post artwork without the artist's permission as it deceives everyone.

So, please... If you're going to post something that isn't yours, please check to make sure you have permission and when you do, even if they say you don't have to, always ALWAYS give them the proper credit. And maybe even give a link to where the original picture is at. I think we owe it to the artists to show them a little respect.

Let's put an end to art thieves once and for all.

Sincerely,

JigokuTsuriana
Something I'm seeing way more often than I should. I'd like to do at least a little something about it, even if it's not much.
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