Xenon313 - Captain of the Sauce Police

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

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REMINDER

don’t use a foreign artist’s bio saying “Reprint is prohibited” as a loophole to say “Well, as long as it’s not *physical reprinting*, it’s fine!”. The closest word in Japanese to “repost” is “転載” (lit. “reproduction”), so “reprint” is a translation error. Even if they don’t use the word “repost/reupload/etc.” specifically,  reposting the image to other websites falls under “reprint”, despite how it may sound like they only forbid “physical reprinting”.

> browse r/ErwinSmith

> notice many of the posts are fanart by Japanese artists who have “reproduction prohibited” in their bios

> make a meta text post calling the sub out

> post is immediately removed by mods despite breaking none of the sub rules

classy …

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Pixiv Permissions FAQ / Masterpost

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This is something I should’ve done long ago, but I’ve compiled a few of the answers to the most common questions regarding pixiv art permissions, as well as some more important posts with details on the whole situation.

Also please read this before sending asks. It’s just a few reminders on some things that I would like and like not to be sent to me.

This post is ever-evolving, so be sure to check back often!

Various Infrequently-Asked Questions (VIAQ) And Probably Some Things That Are Not Questions But I Felt Like Saying

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acrispyapple

but why is reposting BAD?

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i thought i’d make an faq filled with every excuse in the book about reposting, for those who still don’t understand why it’s bad…or for people who don’t know what to say in retaliation to these! so here we go. 


first of all, an artist doesn’t even NEED to explain themselves. in the same way with someone who says “dude, make sure that soda is diet” or “please don’t tickle me”. they don’t want you to do it. you don’t need to test them by ignoring them. the reason doesn’t matter: it’s the person’s wish with THEIR things. if you had any respect for others, you’d just take it at that. 

BUT for some people, they don’t want to respect others at face value, and want their reason. (which, i might add, is rude.) so let’s get into that: 

  • but i’m giving you exposure! isn’t that good?

no. 

you’re not giving artists exposure. for people like myself, freelance artists, you’re hurting us. about a year ago, i sent my portfolio off to an indie game. in it, i had a piece of work that had been reposted (that i didn’t even know about). i was told much later that they “looked into it” and saw that my work was posted by someone else, which means now they have no idea who the artist was, and THEREFORE can’t be sure my work was legit. i lost a potential job to a repost. 

doesn’t matter if you say “i didn’t draw this”. sometimes, they don’t even look. they just look to see if it’s on any site other than your own. and that’s terrifying for artists. so don’t endanger our livelihood for instagram likes. 

besides, you’re not even giving exposure if you didn’t credit, cropped out the signature, or somehow made the resolution so low to where you can’t even see the signature. which brings me to…

  • but i credited you!

some people still don’t want it reposted even with credit. the last answer should show you one of the many reasons why. 

  • you’re dictating what i can/cannot put on my page! this is MY page!

and it’s MY art you posted. you can’t take something i did and do whatever you want with it. imagine if you took someones drawing, photocopied it, and spread it all around the town without their permission. they’d have every right to be angry, right?

  • but you posted it online, which means anyone can do anything with it. so if you don’t want it reposted, don’t post it online!

i have to post my art onto my websites to build a fanbase, something crucial to an artist. it shouldn’t be on ME to not post it in the first place, it should be on YOU to not repost it. you’re just echoing victim-blaming arguments. 

you’re basically saying “if you don’t want to be bullied, don’t exist.” which is a terrible thing to teach people, rather than “be nice and respectful towards others.” yes, i know our world isn’t perfect. but that’s no excuse to contribute to vile things. 

  • well i would be honored if someone reposted my art. and my friend doesn’t mind reposts, so why should you?

good for you! good for them! but did you know there’s more people in the world other than just you and your friend? we have wishes and feelings too, so you don’t get to project your own emotions onto what WE should be feeling as well. i love peaches. some people don’t like them. that doesn’t mean that now they have to eat peaches because i don’t mind them. 

  • what an artist creates automatically belongs to society, though. 

go steal the mona lisa and tell me how that works out. 

everyone can VIEW it, yes. artists want others to view their work! we just don’t want you to do stuff with it we asked you not to do. 

  • WELL THEN SPEAKING OF THAT, since i can’t put your work on redbubble and sell it for myself, why do you have an umbrella of the starry night?? huh?? you STOLE van gogh’s work! (yes people have legit said this to me) 

putting my work on items and selling it is totally illegal. van gogh’s work is owned by companies now, who have authorization to print it on things. and i’m just ONE freelance artist who is, you know, still alive and not giving permission to do that. you can’t compare a dead artist from the 1800s to a digital artist in 2017. apples to oranges, my dude.

  • well i SAID “credit to the artist” so i DID give you credit!

because saying “the artist” really tells people who i am and lets them visit my websites! thank you so much! 

but all sarcasm aside, that doesn’t do anything other than show you were too lazy to find the artist. same thing with “source: the internet” and “who drew this xD” or misspelling my url on purpose or putting the credit under a cut. OR cropping the image to cut off my signature! you didn’t give me credit. 

  • it wasn’t on the website i wanted it on! you should have more social media.

i’ll have the social media i want to have. not up to me to make more accounts on more things just so you won’t disrespect me. 

  • but i don’t remember where i got it. besides, i reposted SOOO much work and saved it all a long time ago. how can i find it now?

reverse google image search is so great.

also, if you didn’t know the artist, that’s a HUGE reason not to repost it in the first place!! you didn’t even know if it was okay since you never got to see their position on that!!

take down your video with stolen fan art. take down your entire fan art twitter account. i don’t care “how hard it was to save those images” or “how many views you have now”. you got all that attention from someone else’s hard work. searching for art will never be as hard as making it. if it were that easy, you’d be drawing all the art yourself. 

  • but i asked the artist and they didn’t say anything! i assumed it was okay. 

yeah, i feel you. it’s the same thing as when you ask your mom if you can borrow some money, she doesn’t answer, so you just steal it from her purse. no answer means the answer you want to hear, right?

wrong. don’t take “unresponsive” as a yes. that’s disgusting. 

  • well i honestly don’t care. artists are just selfish. i’ll repost their art if i want to, just to show them how much i hate their stance on reposting. and (insert another really edgy statement here from someone who only says things to get a rise out of people since their life is empty) 

one day you’re gonna come across an artist who has no chill and wants to sue, and can actually do it, since some people put their work under HEAVY copyright. and i’m gonna kick back in my chair with a nice capri sun and watch it all happen, since you have that kind of attitude towards people. 


yes, this whole thing seems a bit. well. “salty”, as some would put it. and i have every right to be irritated over this. all these questions are asking “WHY should i respect their wishes? give me a reason” or “but here is my excuse rather than just taking it down”. time after time, artists are villainized just for telling people not to repost. 

like i said, the artist not wanting you to repost it SHOULD be reason enough! we’re so tired of having to fight people just to have respect for our art. we have to deal with tracing constantly, so can you please take reposting off our plates? i know bad things will always happen, but that’s no reason to make it worse by contributing. 

artists are generously putting our art out there for free. if you want to keep seeing our art for free (btw we don’t HAVE to, all the big artists could just up and leave and go to patreon), maybe show us some respect? because we get pretty dejected when we see strangers getting attention from something we did, and it makes us want to remove everything we show you guys. you say “don’t post it then!” but would be mad if all fan art disappeared. 

if you want to keep the art, respect the artist making it. there’s a real person behind that drawing. 

acrispyapple

never ever save any fanart i post and process it in any way / use it as your banner or profile picture without permission from the artist. most of them don’t allow it tho tbh. (°▽°)

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i’ve gone on and on again about art theft / art reposting. i know not everyone is aware of it, so when i see someone reposting or editing fanart to make their own post / memes, i don’t think much of it. i usually just message them and explain things / ask them to take it down.

what disappoints me tho is seeing followers of mine who reblog my posts and even my PSAs about art theft– reblogging posts with art theft. like come on, you guys should know better by now.

just because it’s a pretty picture or a funny meme, doesn’t make it any less stolen. just because you weren’t the one who made the post doesn’t mean you’re in the clear when you reblog it. it’s actually worse. you know about art theft, but you reblog art theft.

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i looked at the reblogs of a meme featuring fanart used without permission from a jp artist who DOESN’T PERMIT THE REPRODUCTION of her work, and i saw a bunch of followers that regularly reblog from me. the original poster was easy to talk to but even if she deletes the post, the reblogs will be there.

guys, please try to care more for others. can’t we think of the jp artists? some people here don’t want their work or their friends’ works to get reposted, but then i see them reblogging stolen art from jp artists. sigh. it’s not just about pretty pictures and funny memes. honestly, this is why jp artists mostly dislike the en fandom.

what’s worse is, now i know most people don’t listen because the ones i saw reblogging the post actually reblogged / liked my PSAs about art theft.

just please. if it’s not official art, and it has a signature– it’s fanart. if the original poster isn’t the artist (it’s easy to tell) then it’s probably reposted / used / processed without permission. you may not know or care about the jp artists the fandom reposts from, but please be decent. you wouldn’t want anyone to take anything you worked hard on just like that, right? i’m honestly so disappointed. i mean no one should care what i think, but it’s just so disappointing.

please do not reblog posts / memes that use stolen art. it’s easy to ask the original poster to take the post down, but the reblogs are problematic.

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by @found_it_on_google over on instagram, bless their soul

hope this helps yall artists and friends of artists out!!

drawingden

This is outright illegal and on top of that really intrusive, I would be really pissed if someone did this with my work

You can't file copyright claims on an artist's behalf without their consent, you're not their lawyer and you're now liable for any legal costs that falsely filing this claim could lead to - not to mention it could possibly cause legal problems for the artist too!

You have zero inside knowledge on whether or not the person posting the artwork has permission to do so, if action has already been taken and you're now interfering with it, or if the artist even wants it taken down. There is no excuse to go ahead and make these decisions on the artists behalf, it's their property and you're a stranger on the internet!

The copyright form is asking if you have permission to file a claim because they're following the law and false reports can lead to legal prosecution, not as an "intimidation tactic" (Notice the option OP selected is "my client" which is outright impersonation)

This isn't doing artists any favours, all you're doing is causing a legal headache for everyone involved including yourself when nobody asked you to do this - just contact the artist, leave a comment about it possibly being stolen, and move on because any further than that is none of your business