This art and character are MY LEGAL property and you have no right and no permission to be ripping off my original. You copied the EXACT lines and anatomy features of my character down to the toes and ears. Making it white and adding on a few more crappy tails DOES NOT make it yours. But it does make YOU AND ART THEIF. You are being reported for the illegal reuse and editing of an original work with no permission from the legal owner, ME.
You really need to stop stealing other artists work and characters. You're showing absolutely no respect for the real artists crafts and lying out your arse about who made it. You were already contacted by at least one artist you STOLE from. What you're dong is WRONG and words gone out about this account and you've been labeled an ART THEIF. DeviantArt IS NOT a free-use image resource.
Please honor the artist and not reuse their legal copyrighted artwork without even a mention to the artist that actually did the work and took the time to create it.
"Unauthorized use or redistribution of artwork or photography as well as copying, tracing, altering, or heavily referencing without permission is considered art theft. You and/or your guardians can be sued for plagiarism and/or copyright infringement. Do not assume that little changes will make it all yours and that you will not be held responsible. Re-using the exact piece as-is, such as for online role-playing, even if you do not claim it is your own, is unlawful redistribution. ALWAYS ASK THE ARTIST."
Copyright Facts Links
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Why is Art Theft Illegal(source for above quote)
Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, & Creative Commons
Art and Copyright
Copyright Basics
Simple explanations:
ANSWERING THE "HOW DO I KNOW WHAT IS CONSIDERED ART THEFT" QUESTION and THE "BUT I FOUND IT ONLINE/NO SIGNATURE" EXCUSE:
~*~Only the legal owner of an image or resource has the ability to offer the work for reuse and images taken from print or film, images of celebrities, models or manipulated "renders" are not considered valid stock or resources. Any website offering these materials is not regarded as a valid stock and resources site.
The lack of obvious copyright information does not imply that the imagery is free for use. Images that you have found via internet search engines or in books are commonly protected under copyright.~*~
What is Copyright Infringement?
~*~To simplify this question, copyright infringement occurs when you do certain things with a creative work which someone else produced without first getting the proper permission.~*~
Some examples of copyright infringement (this is only a partial listing) can include:
~*~Placing someone else's photograph or creative work online without proper permission.
~*~Using a creative work commercially without permission.
~*~Adapting someone else's creative work found in one medium to another medium, such as making a book into a movie or a photograph into a painting.
~*~Modifying or editing a creative work without proper permission.
Simply put; if you didn't create it yourself or you don't have the artists permission to use it, don't post it.
Being an artist I know how much stress and strife art theft creates.
Honor the maker, respect the work.
Just FYI: @takethistrivia_ has been stealing and reusing other artists work from DeviantArt without their permission then reuploading them here which is illegal art theft. DA IS NOT a free-use image resource. That user has already been confronted by one artist but they refuse to stop. Please do not support art theft.