Screenshot Art Theft

[VictoriaG]

Just thought I'd let other screenshot artists know about this person : http://viewtifulpi.deviantart.com/

 

Seems he is taking many images from well known artists on Nexus and uploading them as his own work, he is fast to, the one screen I have posted today he has already taken!

[Lisnpuppy]

From the looks of his page there are many of them. I am sorry to see this. I recently banned someone for stealing screenshots from other folks. If you see any of this here I know you will report it Vicky.

[JimboUK]

Surely they have a policy when it comes to image theft? has anyone reported him?

[Georgiegril]

They do, the below is a copy of the part of their TOS that applies. I hope anyone who finds their work has been stolen takes the time to formally complain.

 

 

 

4. Copyright

deviantART is, unless otherwise stated, the owner of all copyright and data rights in the Service and its contents. Individuals who have posted works to deviantART are either the copyright owners of the component parts of that work or are posting the work under license from a copyright owner or his or her agent or otherwise as permitted by law. You may not reproduce, distribute, publicly display or perform, or prepare derivative works based on any of the Content including any such works without the express, written consent of deviantART or the appropriate owner of copyright in such works. deviantART does not claim ownership rights in your works or other materials posted by you to deviantART (Your Content). You agree not to distribute any part of the Service other than Your Content in any medium other than as permitted in these Terms of Service or by use of functions on the Service provided by us. You agree not to alter or modify any part of the Service unless expressly permitted to do so by us or by use of functions on the Service provided by us.

5. Reporting Copyright Violations

deviantART respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the Service to do the same. At deviantART's discretion and in appropriate circumstances, deviantART may remove Your Content submitted to the Site, terminate the accounts of users or prevent access to the Site by users who infringe the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe the copyright in your work or in the work for which you act as an agent has been infringed through this Service, please contact deviantART's agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement, Daniel Sowers who can be reached through [email protected]. You must provide our agent with substantially the following information, which deviantART may then forward to the alleged infringer (see 17 U.S.C. 512 ©(3) for further details):

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material.
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner.
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Please see deviantART's Copyright Policy for further information and details.

 

 

[SineWaveDrox]

There is also a report button on each image's page, which can be used to report an image for a variety of reasons, including the option "Permission Issues", which, as far as I can tell, is for people who are not the owner of the work, to report wrongful use. The actual owner whose work has been posted is directed to file a DMCA Notice.

[VictoriaG]

Here's a list of mine, but I can see other works including 83Willow, Amnis, DoubleH in his gallery, what's more when people comment on them he makes out like he created them..

 

http://viewtifulpi.deviantart.com/art/Ryana-372734465

http://viewtifulpi.deviantart.com/art/Ryana-368708083

http://viewtifulpi.deviantart.com/art/Raven-361279612

http://viewtifulpi.deviantart.com/art/Aiming-361278989

http://viewtifulpi.deviantart.com/art/Underworld-348297528

http://viewtifulpi.deviantart.com/art/Elindel-Aiming-348297456

http://viewtifulpi.deviantart.com/art/Lady-Vampire-348104956

http://viewtifulpi.deviantart.com/art/Grace-348104126

http://viewtifulpi.deviantart.com/art/Elindel-2nd-version-348103885

http://viewtifulpi.deviantart.com/art/Elindel-348103644

[Lisnpuppy]

http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/998452-image-theft-on-the-image-share/

 

another thread about this.

 

I am temporarily pinning this topic so people can see it.

[Aynien]

I'm reposting this from the other topic:

 

The profile of the thief is http://viewtifulpi.deviantart.com/ and if you got one of your work posted there, you should report it, so the DA team can ban him. On the image layout right side of it, there's a link called "Report Deviation", clicking on it will open a pop up with some options, his infractions falls under "Permission Issues", wich in turn will open a small form, where the infraction is specified. If you can, please link the original work posted here on nexus, so there's more proof on the report.

[VictoriaG]

All the images are gone and the account has been de-activated, also noticed his account on nexus has been banned also.

 

Also had a note of apology from his real life sister on DA.

[Aynien]

That's good to hear.

 

And may I ask a mod to keep this topic going? In case of another case like this shows up?