Poor Lupin can't get a break...

[disanthus]

So I've been notified by angstyromantic that my Remus Lupin painting "In Partial Darkness" was stolen and claimed by a DeviantArt member as her own. Not only that, but she also offered the painting as a stockimage and I shudder to think what other people have been doing to MY PAINTING, shitdammit

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[britt7094]

Art thieves = bad!
Remus art thieves = even worse!

Poor Moony, getting stolen! I'll be keeping my eyes out for anything suspicious, the problem is DA is so full of art thieves that 9 times out of 10 they get away with it, i think DA should have a special team to deal with this sort of thing properly.

[disanthus]

Remus art thieves are the worst offendors *nods solemnly* But the problem with huge art sites like Deviant Art is that are so many artworks uploaded daily that even the Deviant Art team can't keep up with it. And like I said, art thieves can simply create another account under a different username, so the problem will always persist, I'm afraid. And the worst thing, I find, is that people are praising stolen artwork without knowing it: I would feel like an utter fool if I was praising an artists' skill then find out that it wasn't their own creation. It makes it pretty hard to trust anyone.

[disanthus]

Not again! -_- *sigh*

Good thing someone had spotted it tho'. Just goes to show, we do find out about it when our art gets stolen and posted elsewhere, one way or another.

(love the new LJ layout, btw :)

[lailomeiel]

heya! :D I came across disanthus and saw that you have an lj, so erm... is it okay if I friend you? *hides*

Anyhoo, sorry about your artwork, don't worry, I'll keep my eyes open. ;D Your artwork is so beautiful it's not a wonder that people steal them... poor moony. :(