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So, I just got an update on my recent art theft, and the staff of DA have refused to do anything about it. If I weren't so well-established here, I'd just delete all of my art, deactivate my account, and find someone where else to host my art.
If you're wondering where all my art went, don't worry, I haven't deleted anything. I've just thrown everything into storage until I get around to putting watermarks on all my art. Once that's done, I'll start to systematically pull everything back out. So, please just bear with me at the moment, and everything will be back up as soon as possible. If someone else is going to try to steal my art, I'm sure as heck gonna make them work for it. Unfortunately, due to this whole situation, I will not be granting any use of my art from here on out, just because DA has become so lax about their users' rights.
If you want to blame someone for all this nonsense, I'll give you two for the price of one:
1) the DA staff for not caring one way or another about their users and their rights
2) for stealing my art and claiming it as her own
So, so, SO very mad and upset right now.
If you're wondering where all my art went, don't worry, I haven't deleted anything. I've just thrown everything into storage until I get around to putting watermarks on all my art. Once that's done, I'll start to systematically pull everything back out. So, please just bear with me at the moment, and everything will be back up as soon as possible. If someone else is going to try to steal my art, I'm sure as heck gonna make them work for it. Unfortunately, due to this whole situation, I will not be granting any use of my art from here on out, just because DA has become so lax about their users' rights.
If you want to blame someone for all this nonsense, I'll give you two for the price of one:
1) the DA staff for not caring one way or another about their users and their rights
2) for stealing my art and claiming it as her own
So, so, SO very mad and upset right now.
Never forget...
Today is a very important day. Today we remember all of those who have paid the ultimate price so that we can have our freedom. We must never forget what these brave men and women have sacrificed so that we can have the freedoms we so often take for granted. I saw a sign the other day that perfectly sums up what Memorial Day truly means: "They gave away all their tomorrows for your today."
So, enjoy your Memorial Day, but never, ever forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We owe them that much. God bless America.
I'm not dead!
I thought I should probably give a status update to my watchers as to why I haven't been very active lately. Essentially, life happened.
A couple months ago, I finally managed to secure a full-time 40-hour-a-week job. As such, I don't have near as much time as I did before to dedicate to my artwork. I've also been busy getting back into my cross-stitch, so that takes up a good chunk of my times, as well. That's not to say I've given up on it all together, it just means that I won't be making as much as I used to.
Rest assured, I will periodically be putting stuff up, but when it will happen depends on how much time I have and how many i
Word of warning to everyone.
If you happen to see !hotsteel25 (https://www.deviantart.com/hotsteel25) lurking around your account, beware. He is a recognized art thief and harasser. If he shows up on your account, block him. He also has an alternate account, :iconhotsteelfan:.
You can find more details at this journal of :iconsalvatoremasterdenif:.
Be wary of this user.
Seriously, Deviant Art? Seriously?!
I can't believe that DA has made it so much harder to report art theft.
The only way someone can report an instance of theft is to file a DMCA complaint and give out your name and address. I had to resort to sending the site an email because I wasn't comfortable giving away my personal information.
How could you do this to us, DA? Do you not care about myself and other artists? Why should we have to give out our personal information just to report someone for stealing our art?
If nothing is done about my complaint, I will be sorely tempted to remove all of my art here and find another site that actually cares about its users and their r
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user15432 had taken down the drawings.