Anti-ArtThieves-more

As the title says, several times I could see people screaming because someone mimicked their style and illustration technique. First, the illustration technique and the style you used to illustrate something cannot protect it. The same applies to the pose you used to illustrate the character. Here is what the law on copyright protection says about all this: "In a recent decision of the Full Federal Court, the Court reaffirmed the fundamental legal principle that copyright doesn't protect ideas and concepts but only the particular form in which they are expressed. The effect of this principle is that you cannot copyright a style or technique.

**UPDATE! 11/9/18 With the help of a friend + observing the replies of Japanese artists, I have adjusted the template to include better terminology and read more smoothly. While this method can only get one or two works removed at a time, dA has a three-strike system! With enough DMCA takedowns, dA will ban/deactivate the account. As of now I've used this to get 2 art thieves banned. It works, guys! -- I'm sick of seeing art thieves get away with posting work from artists on Pixiv because the process to get a piece taken down isn't exactly easy. The original artist needs to be the one contacting DeviantArt in order for anything to be done

It has been two years since the Administration invented a new way of sending applications via the help desk library. When you want to report a problem, the help desk offers you a list of frequently asked questions. It takes too much time and creates too much stress. I don't understand why the Administration invented this; they probably did it because the company fired many employees who were in charge of receiving applications. (But, that still doesn't give them a reason to invent this ridiculous update.) Anyway, here's a complete list of all categories that you can use to send your applications: 1. General Inquiry: https://help.deviantart.

NOTE: I do not mean the entire entry to use it for unacceptable purposes, such as “wall of shame” and harassment. This entry shows the true colors of the deviantART community and the way they act. The same remains for screenshots. Well, I guess that explains everything; I did not know that the deviantART team improved the reporting system. Does anyone care to explain why or how, besides, why it's only relevant now? What bothers me most is that they didn't inform us about this update. You know how they say, the more you know… the longer you live. [Screenshot belongs to Cassini90125 (https://www.deviantart.com/cassini90125)] The administration has put into place a

Eyyo, time to bring back sauceNAO Stealer: ~Kanako-19 (https://www.deviantart.com/kanako-19) Stolen: http://kanako-19.deviantart.com/art/Inazuma-Eleven-Go-Oc-shindou-kanako-637023382 Original: (it is taken down but the original picture is available at sauceNAO) Stolen: http://kanako-19.deviantart.com/art/Inazuma-Eleven-Go-Oc-Shindou-Kanako-630770450 Original: http://touch.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=manga&illust_id=20580545&ref=touch_manga_button Stolen: http://kanako-19.deviantart.com/art/Inazuma-Eleven-Go-Oc-Shindou-Kanako-636074057 Original: http://touch.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=25055018 Stolen: http://kanako-19.devianta

DeviantART is an art site. If the only images that were ever posted to dA were screenshots (including collages and photo manipulations of multiple screenshots) from movies, games, shows, etc. then deviantART would NOT be an art site. Ponder that for a minute. DeviantART is a place for posting original artwork - that is, artwork that is created entirely by the person who posts it. Basically everyone who ever posts screenshots (and collages of screenshots) on this site DOES NOT OWN THE CONTENT OF THE SCREENSHOTS THAT THEY ARE POSTING. Ponder that for a minute. The "fair use" argument doesn't work here because screenshots and screenshot mashup

!YuuChan0 (https://www.deviantart.com/yuuchan0) is another art thief I am inspecting. STOLEN: http://yuuchan0.deviantart.com/art/Rosas-y-Peris-639056524 ORIGINAL: http://leo0125.deviantart.com/art/stevidot-s-valentine-590836317 STOLEN: http://yuuchan0.deviantart.com/art/Nyah-639047842 ORIGINAL: http://awato.deviantart.com/art/Chiye-598322843 STOLEN: http://yuuchan0.deviantart.com/art/Zafiro-639048722 ORIGINAL: http://stacheterpieces.tumblr.com/post/124109493507/sapphire-confirmed-to-only-have-one-eye-though STOLEN: http://yuuchan0.deviantart.com/art/Helado-639050158 ORIGINAL: http://bunnidex.deviantart.com/art/Just-ignore-the-creeper-in-the-back-there-639049269 STO

~Meltingmaniac999 (https://www.deviantart.com/meltingmaniac999) is stealing artworks and I already saw a journal about it so I'm just gonna find the actual owners. ORIGINAL: http://akusuru.deviantart.com/art/Baking-569202336 STOLEN: http://meltingmaniac999.deviantart.com/art/Sans-Cooking-Lesson-636637136 ORIGINAL: http://rhyssenn.deviantart.com/art/09-14-636638659 STOLEN: http://meltingmaniac999.deviantart.com/art/Jase-Human-Form-636638917 ORIGINAL: http://aoki6311.deviantart.com/art/Halloween03-406398560 STOLEN: http://meltingmaniac999.deviantart.com/art/Epic-Shadow-636639143 ORIGINAL: http://www.mariowiki.com/images/thumb/f/f0/SMWMAYALLuigi.png/180px-SMWMAYALLuigi.png