I've read through all these posts and while I sympathize with those that it bothers to have their artwork used without permission, the newest call to arms really bothers me. Now jump had the best idea running and that was to have a group together that if they see a picture that they believe is an infringement, to inform the original artist of that infringement. NOT to go after the infringer as a group, who are not the copyright holders, and therefore do not have jurisdiction or power to make such claims under current law (if such law even applies). DarkElegance makes it sound like a medieval tribunal where the possible infringer is brought before the court in shackles to prove his innocence with WIP's or whatever, without authority. Lord help any group or it's members that takes this tact and winds up wrong, as the organization, it's members and any other group it represents (like Rosity), could all be named in a counter claim from the liability and slander. The bottom line is like Illusions said, you better have a darn good understanding of the law (not just copyright, but slander and other laws that pertain to public accusation) in all countries and how it relates to your images before attempting to serve as some sort of copyright agent, which unless the artists sign such copyrights to you, such a group would not be.

To me personally in regards to my own work, I don't see the fans who want to display it on their site as criminals, but merely art lovers who liked an image and want to share it. Short of selling such artwork as merchandise (t-shirt, prints, which most art is too small to use anyway on Rosity) of course. I appreciate people telling me they've seen it as it gives me a chance to see it and only once have I had to send a letter to someone, and only because they were using my site's bandwidth to serve the image on their site, not because they chose to display it. In that case, I offered to send it to them. The bottom line I think is to weigh what is really going on and try to keep that in perspective before lighting the torches...

ShadowWind

PS: I'm not saying that people don't have a right to be bothered by such practices, just that one should be careful on how they approach these and that it shouldn't be assumed that all artists feel as though they were raped of their art...