I am grateful that Renderosity's staff is thinking about protecting artists rights. No question about that. I just wish it was done in a way that does not disrupt regular use of the site or just not done at all. Just think a minute about what the problem really is : people are downloading images and selling them as their own. No matter how you protect your pictures, once they are online, they are open to misuse by unscrupulous people. Just like your car is open to people stealing it when you park it anywhere. Or anything else that can be stolen. The problem is not with images being available (that is part of how the web is built. period). The problem is with being able to prevent people from claiming images as their own and selling them. Unfortunately, the only efficient way to prevent misuse of your images is to not post them at all. And once images are reported being sold without your consent, there are laws on your side to help you with that type of situation.

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