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So, I've got some spies that let me know when people are using my artwork on yiffy RP sites, usually about every other day, and I find myself putting in ticket after ticket to have them taken down (btw, Thank you F-List's admin team, you guys have been really easy and wonderful to work with). I am not okay with people using my artwork without permission unless they're the commissioner of the piece (Commissioners have final say, though)
So, one day, I get a report of someone using Icee without permission, and I let her know. She knows my plight, so we came up with this. And it was good. I still think it'll get stolen by some moron. (EDIT: It did. Some [redacted] on DA flipped, traced and recoloured it within 24 hours )
"Hey Strype, I want a shirt like that!"
And if anyone sees this on an RP site, note me, please, so I can take care of it
Icee ©
Icee
Art © The guy making a profit from a stupid situation, me!
(Edit again: couldn't remember where I got the background, so I redid it manually, and yes, I get the irony)
So, one day, I get a report of someone using Icee without permission, and I let her know. She knows my plight, so we came up with this. And it was good. I still think it'll get stolen by some moron. (EDIT: It did. Some [redacted] on DA flipped, traced and recoloured it within 24 hours )
"Hey Strype, I want a shirt like that!"
And if anyone sees this on an RP site, note me, please, so I can take care of it
Icee ©
IceeArt © The guy making a profit from a stupid situation, me!
(Edit again: couldn't remember where I got the background, so I redid it manually, and yes, I get the irony)
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since the beginning I had to down 15 peoples who was using her and they're still a lot...
Well played sir, well played.
Still, this is a good way to approach the issues.
I kinda want that t-shirt, to be honest
Sa pose, son design et son anatomie sont très réussis, de même que les couleurs et l'ombre. ^^
Good job young artist. ^^
If youd like i could note you with a small list i know of ^^;
/creepercomment
Also that's some might nice fur she's got there.
They said they wanted to join in.
But ANYWAY...makes me think of the comic that Jollyjack did - http://jollyjack.deviantart.com/art.....lity-103833797
There is that truth though that once something gets out there, people WILL share it if they so choose. Trying to track it down is almost a job in itself.
This is a great piece about the concept.
No hope for these types. I see this crap quite frequently on forums. Someone will straight-up crop and paste a pic of their favorite thing EVAR, and claim it as theirs..... Screw you, you cheap, unethical fucks.
Honestly, half the problem is underage users creating profiles to get to porn...... and desperately selfish people who can't understand the word "no".
I used to take official art and recolour it - when I was 10 years old. I stopped after like a month because I realized actually drawing it myself is more fun anyway but I don't remember one person telling me it was wrong to do.
Right:
Kindness, patience, compassion, caution, caring, respect, courage(to stand up for what you believe in spite of being scared stiff.)
wisdom, love, forgiveness, mercy, perseverance.
-Letting it go, even though it pisses you off no end.
-Giving back to the people around you who have helped you grow and mature as a person.
Wrong:
selfishness, megalomania, arrogance, dishonesty, laziness(Except on warm sunny Sundays when it's just to nice to not sleep out on the lawn), self-entitlement
-I want what I want when I want it. (never mind that I haven't earned it yet.)
-Memememememememeeee
-If you don't like and love me and everything I do, fuck off.
-Stealing
-lying
All these.... well, you get the picture.
Best, shirt, ever.
Is it bad that I kind of hope that someone is stupid enough to use this picture like strype said?
(some very nice work by strype btw and a lovely character)
Some of them I would be kind of eh about but if it happened with one like Jason (sketchy looking unicorn in my icon) I would probably have an aneurysm.
If someone uses this and gets flagged down
POST SCREENSHOTS
I agree though, this will get stolen within a couple days...a week at most. XP
I love the shirt idea. Not entirely sure how well it translates in RL, but it's still a cool idea.
Very clever, sir. ;)
*their in both cases, *it's
Sorry XD when you were talking about correcting someone's grammar, I honestly couldn't resist the urge...
Hey! At least you learn from your mistakes!
though... in this case someone may suspect that russian isn't my native... >.<
Awesome picture, too. :U
"What's a 'yiff'? What's 'RP'? Should... should I call the police?"
My creations are the closest thing I have to offspring. I love them all, dearly.
You realise that's basically 'challenge accepted' to these people, right? This really is bait.
And love making people take down the art without my or your permission.
MWUAHAHAH IT'S THE PERFECT PLAN.
Lol.
This is cute, and a pretty clever idea! As a roleplayer, myself, I was quick to dash to F-list and throw together things for my own characters, and quickly have them verified once I found out you could do such a thing.
Better safe than sorry, yeah? I know there are plenty who don't do the RP, thing, and this is a hilarious method to, well, bait out the thieves into properly being handled!
read everything and am lost?
So yeah i could wear this in a hot blooded heartbeat.
If everyone had these sorts of shirts our jobs over at F-List would be a lot easier.
You have my admiration for handling this the way you did.
http://fchan.us/src/h_1349142706101.....nnie_shoof.jpg
People on RP sites honestly creep me out. >_>; The fact that they are stealing characters and claiming them as their own is simply pathetic. -_-
XD
"This is what I look like!" right?
*SMH* Horny dweebs who cant draw, and dont have the money for even a miniscule commission.
I wonder....if a artists of substandard talent (i.e. me) offered free pics would this cut down on the number of image thefts.....
My hope is that perhaps persistent opposition to character theft will lead to a change in RP site culture where it becomes taboo to do that kind of bullshit. It's probably optimistic, to the point of naivety, but hey, why not try?
Not everyone's gonna know that that RPer isn't me or someone I've drawn for. They're just another face they liked on E621 or something, or in some cases they know exactly who they're pretending to be, because they -want- to experience being someone the community knows or admires but don't have the creativity or personality to do it by themselves. And they see absolutely nothing wrong with this. And I'd like to see that change
But in my online circles, sure I've had my characters and their references copied and used.
(even game/account/Instant messenger names copied)
All it's ever taken is an offical notice on my main site, stating where I usually hang, and what I usually do/not do, to fix the problem.
I mean, I'd assume your fans check your main page pretty regularly?
And yeah, there's a lot of good RP site peeps who use the pics as rough examples, give credit where it's due, and in many cases take the pics down upon request without any fuss. Those peeps are alright.
Step 2: Realize there are people on the internet who will steal that artwork to make a quick buck.
Step 3: Complain, change nothing.
Step 4: Return to Step 1.
You mentioned someone took this and put it on dA?
Would you maybe have any tips on how to get someone to take down something they stole (on dA, I mean)?
Just because.. the person didn't steal my artwork per-say, but they stole my persona; and renamed/slightly altered him in a bunch of different pics.
I tried to reason with her, even offered to help come up with her own character... but she blocked me, so I'm kind of stuck...
And the dA admins say I don't have a good enough reason for them to take them down
(This did happen nearly a year ago; though it still irks me because that particular persona "is" me X/)
But aside from that.
This is a really cute/funny picture
And her hair and eyes are beautiful <3
Er.. sorry if I rambled at all, also...
I'll keep an eye out for your stuff strype, as well as any other artist's work that I recognize.
Went to F-list and used an image on yours once a few months back(Arctic fox/ or white wolf holding some sort of rifle). Almost got the account disabled before I finally figured out it was one of your images that was removed. Fortunately for me someone helped me sort it out, delete the image, and continue on...
I understand and respect your artistic rights and would have happily removed the image myself. It's just that none of your accounts nor your posts had mentioned that. I know now not to use a Strype image, but it caused me a lot of trouble that could have easily been evaded with a simple notice on the original post.
I know some people will do it anyway, but most of us (I hope) don't want to do anything that is against our favorite artists' wishes.
I recognize that in most cases it's peeps like yourself that have borrowed the image because it's approximately what you were looking for in describing a character, and I'm not really bothered too much by that. I know it's an honest mistake, so I just poke the mods to have it taken down, or I'll note the person and ask politely if they've put on their profile that they'll take it down at the artist's request. It's the assholes who remove the signatures or even start claiming that they're the owner of the character or even that they're the artist who drew the pictures that get my blood boiling, and I'm pretty certain that if I simply add "do not redistribute" to the description in the comments it will be thoroughly ignored.
I do suppose it is sad most people will ignore and use anyway. I'll admit myself I've only done one personal request for permission to someone on the account they were an oekeki artist who I considered not distinct enough to be recognised as someone else's.
In all honesty my only qualm with the whole ordeal is I like the "politely asked to take it down" rather than "poking the mods first" But I understand if you went on to contact each and every offender you would end up with a lot of work. All I can say is good luck in your search, but hopefully more people will get asked, and then shut down after they refuse rather than simply being shut down.
Do not underestimate the power of the thieves. They are filthy creatures who are desperate for artistic attention.
I do occasionally color sketches, just for fun, but would give link to original artist, and most important get permission FIRST before posting anywhere. Giving full credit to artist, it is the only fair thing to do.
And do you know why I don't appreciate people using my work? Because I'm working for people who spent damned good money on art of characters they created and have a deep love for and/or a personal connection with, and most of them don't really appreciate that art showing up on roleplay sites, with the characters renamed and given completely different (and often sex-slave) personalities. It's like someone cloning your family or yourself, lobotomizing them and putting them to work in a brothel. And seeing as these people were kind enough to commission my services with their hard-earned money, I'm much more strongly inclined to defend that work on their behalf, even if that offends a handful of little twerps who feel entitled to use my stuff for their own purposes without showing any respect to myself or the owners of the characters in question while they type-fuck eachother
I get that they might not have money, but RP is mostly immagination.. use it to create a character and don't just steal one and pretend your them.
It shouldn't be hard to just ASK for permission, right?