Is it normal that my art got stolen?

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When I was in my early 20's jackasses from DeviantArt stole my work and sent their goons to harass me. Since they were kids, I kind of just closed the account and walked away from that mess.

Mid 20's it was a dude on Etsy. I got him to stop selling it with a simple message. It was a brand new adult who apparently didn't know better.

Now here I am in my 30's and now some jackass company is selling my art on a shirt on their website. One would think a larger company would know better, but NOPE! My boyfriend said I should consult a lawyer since this isn't some small fry stuff and they're apparently known for this crap. I'm thinking about it.

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  • PurpleHoneycomb
    1 year ago | pl

    You might want to check where the company is set up. A lot of companies that blatantly do this are either located in Brazil or China; places that don't necessarily care about American and European copyright laws.

    I do think that it's unfortunate. A lot of the artists I have commissioned in the past seem to have this issue.

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  • Yaidin
    1 year ago | pl

    Make sure to watermark your art to shit when you post them online. Not in the corner or smth just a 50% opacity watermark over the entire thing.

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    • bbrown95
      1 year ago | pl

      I second this! People have no problem cropping out watermarks, so this is about the only way to ensure that doesn't happen.

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  • olderdude-xx
    1 year ago | pl

    This is common (and unfortunate). Check the country of origin. If its in what are considered the "western" countries then contact a lawyer as you actually have a good chance of winning your case.

    If its China... there is no chance to win there.

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  • Tinybird
    1 year ago | pl

    People created a whole group on facebook just to harass me and they were stealing my art too and making memes and stupid childish edits out of it.

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  • Curiouskitten444
    1 year ago | pl

    Aw I'm sorry to hear that. I'd be pretty insulted and angry if I saw a piece of mine on some brands products.

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  • bigbudchonger
    1 year ago | pl

    Unfortunatley you have to weigh up geting a lawyer and potentially losing the case verses the cash you would receive. Maybe you could shock them into a cash setlement before a lengthy trial.

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  • Iambillythemenacetosociety
    1 year ago | pl

    Very common.

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