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Stolen artwork being used on play mats. Sold at multiple comic shops and vendor booths at conventions.
Vendors are told they have permission from the artists which may be true for a few that were questioned, but the majority did not know their art was used.
If you see these mats being sold, kindly remind your comic shop that they are not only bootlegs and unofficial but most of the art is stolen. Meaning the actual artists don't see a cent.
http://yuumei.deviantart.com/journal/Stolen-art-sold-at-conventions-348682251
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This is why I recommended a thread be closed just the other day. It was a thread about character creation ideas etc. But it's dangerous to post artwork, and story ideas because people will snatch up your work.
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That's why you're supposed to stamp and watermark everything you make that you don't want "shared" indiscriminately.
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So scary! a friend of mine sold a sketchbook of art, only to see it next year at the table owned by the very same people who bought it, cept selling for a higher price. Be careful people!
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I'm going to A-Kon soon so I'll keep an eye out for things like this.
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Aiervon wrote:
I'm going to A-Kon soon so I'll keep an eye out for things like this.
Same here, I shall pay attention to this
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kcanopener wrote:
That's why you're supposed to stamp and watermark everything you make that you don't want "shared" indiscriminately.
TLtheArtist wrote:
Aiervon wrote:
I'm going to A-Kon soon so I'll keep an eye out for things like this.
Same here, I shall pay attention to this
I remember seeing these artist and they do actually watermark them. However photoshop can remove these watermarks so it doesnt really matter. This sort of thing pisses me off as these artworks do take a lot of hardwork and experience. The best you really can do is raise awareness and hope the convention that is hosting this sort of thing does not support theft.
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