I really dont like to open discutions in forums...but here I am again...with a problem...

I know to many of us happen this...and to me it just happen the fifth time ! This time was my art only, but in the past, three times a part of my store has been stollen and sold on other sites by other people !

Now, another person, took my identity and my images and posted it on another site, a very well know one also. At least 10 of my images were already posted there ! that thief not only took my name and my images, but she even made conversation with people in my name ! Talking with those people and pretending she is me...well, this is quite scary, believe me !

I dont get it...why these people do this exactelly ? they dont seem to know that a person can get sued for impersonating somebody else, a person can get sued for copyright infrigement ! However, they do this and they dont care !

When i contacted the person and I was polite with her asking her why exactelly is she doing this to me...guess what she did ? Instead of appologissing, she insulted me...even using the "fuck" word ! The message was so insulting that I thought I am gonna fall down off my chair...!
I mean, come on...she steals my art and my identity and she is the one who isults me and makes me feel like a pile of garbage ?

Much later the problem has been solved by the admins...

anyway, I just want to give few advices for the artists:

1...No matter how many art sites you discover, always make an user name on them. Post few of your images and be there before others take your name and put your own art there before you.

2...Always keep the original renders and the high rez images and dont post on any site too large rez images, post small ones that cannot be reproduced by thiefs... Believe me, it is a huge shock to see your own art image on a CD cover, a magazine or a book...when you didnt even sold it to them.

3...sometimes, when you post small sized images there will be new subscribed members who will write you in private and tell you how much they love the image and that they would like to have a high rez version of it to use it on the desktop as a wallpaper... believe me, they will use it for something else. So, never send high rez images to anyone !

well...this is it...I usually dont go in forums to talk about my problems, but this time I am a bit desperate...I mean...5 times stuff have been stollen from me...and this thing happen to many other artists and it can happen to anyone.

Thank you for listening to me !

Valentina

Message edited on: 11/06/2005 03:49