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The Art Infringement Report
Welcome to the Art Infringement Report. Do not spam in this or any other thread in Art Discussion... this is a spam free forum. Spam will be deleted and warned for. Previous incarnations of this thread dealt mainly with Art Arena infringements. Lately more and more reports have been coming in from Picture Post and Minishops so the decision was made to expand the thread to cover all of Gaia. Same reporting practices will apply to the thread. Post links to art and proof of theft/copies. This includes works in which the artist claims to be the author of a pre-existing copyrighted image, uses linework and images obviously copied by eye. Pose jacking by using the skeleton framework is not considered theft unless other aspects such as flesh and clothing design are the same. To aid in investigation, please be sure to include the following information: Art Arena Quote: User Name: (and/or User ID number) Link to Art Arena image: (use the "Link to this page" URL) Link to Proof: Picture Post Please use the Thread Report System to report copies/art thefts in Picture Post. Please include this information in your report: Quote: Name of real artist (or series if official): Link to Proof: If you have a hunch that it's stolen or copied, you may post it here, asking others to help find it. Minishops (and all subforums) Please use the Thread Report System to report copies/art thefts in Minishops and subforums. Please include this information in your report: Quote: Name of real artist (or series if official): Link to Proof: If you have a hunch that it's stolen or copied, you may post it here, asking others to help find it. This thread is not intended as a witch hunt. Continued accusations without facts to back them up are pointless and may be removed. Off topic posts will also be removed. The mods are the ones who punish the users that violate the rules... not the reporters. We appreciate evidence but not judgments. This is an international site... and that means a mingling of cultures. This mingling of cultures may cause misunderstandings and friction. Many people may claim to be ignorant of the rules to try and get out of punishment, but some people just may not be aware of what the rules mean (like the definition of a "copy" wink . This thread is to help us find the rule violaters on Gaia, but it's also here to enlighten users on the difference between inspiration and theft. Places Not Allowing Copied/Traced/Stolen Art Art Arena Minishops (including all the subforums) Picture Post Places It is Tolerated Signatures* Banners* *= UNLESS real artist asks us to take it down. They have that right to decide how and where their art is used and we allow them that right. A Word on Moderators Not all moderators will pop in on the list and announce when something has been moved. Don't assume that if you don't hear from them that they aren't working on a case. Let their actions speak louder than words. Also some infringements may cross into the gray area and be found to be compliant with the rules. Those will stay up. Keep in mind while reporting that providing visual proof as well as the infringement will aid the moderator greatly. Art Arena Resources The Rules Art Arena Guide/FAQ - Everything you ever wanted to know about how to post in the Art Arena. Art Arena Digest - link will be posted when the thread is found. Art Theft Resources The Copied Art FAQ - How Gaia defines "copies." Simple Steps to Reporting Art Theft - How to confront art thieves. Art Theft Act - For reporting non-Gaia art theft. Thread History and Additions Wednesday, September 17, 2003 You are perfectly welcome to post cases about art theft that has occurred in areas outside of Gaia. Provided it follows the same guidelines. Not that we can do anything about it. You should be reporting it to the correct authorities if you have evidence. Tuesday, September 23, 2003 When dealing with suspected art theft in the arena, please link using the url listed after "Link to this page:" Wednesday, September 24, 2003 In addition to the previous update, please make sure to include a direct link or side by side comparison image for future reference. Saturday, November 8, 2003 Collaborations are allowed. However, coloring someone else's work without their knowledge, or original intent to collaborate (such as coloring the linework of a famous artist, or just coloring random linework off of the internet) is not allowed. October 2004 The Art Arena Infringement Report's first post was revised to better accommidate art theft from all of Gaia. Renamed Art Infringement Report. June 2005 Old thread was retired due to a missing first post. This thread started to take its place. Revisions to take into consideration the Reporting System were made. This thread was created by observing the "Art thieves: report them!!!" thread by k|aka|ou and "The -temporary- Art Thieves Thread" by DaftPunk |
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