New "free art" website

[shirikdraguinea.livejournal.com]

IMPORTANT EDIT
Just had this comment via FA from one of my watchers:
Major alert - shortly after following that link, my google account has been hijacked and has been mass spammng. I have d/c'ed from the internet (using phone atm), and am virus scanning. Be VERY careful, or avoid altogether.
If anyone thinks they got something nasty I'm really sorry - try running HouseCall ( http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ ) - its an online based virus scanner so it can't be affected by anything on your system. I had no negative consequences from visiting this website but some others have - if you have been affected I am incredibly sorry :(


A friend of mine recently alerted me to yet another art theft rich art site - Never To Much Yiff. You can see it advertised at the owners FurAffinity page and he states:

"You can download and archive of 11,745 sorted by artist. I am not selling it is free to download so enjoy and please donate 2$ every 5$ goes to animal shelter of my choice"
(I took some liberty with this quote... the typos on the picture made me cry).

So in a nutshell, this person Techie9098 is putting up work by other artists without permission, and charging "donation" for them. I haven't checked the artists affected by this though as it requires downloading a torrent with all of these files.

Just a heads up for people.

EDIT:

His main page has been replaced by a Caramelldansen video but the download link remains and the torrent is still on pirate bay.

Comments

[synviver.livejournal.com]

I think it might be good to actually get a list of all the artists that are in said torrent. I can't do any downloading myself right now, as I'm at work, but when I get home, if no one's beaten me to it, I may just toddle over to BitTorrent and snatch that up. :x

Then again, I shudder to think of what might be lurking in there. D:

[keaalu.livejournal.com]

I don't think he understands how torrents work, mind you, since someone on FD_2 pointed out he's not even seeded what he's advertising.

[synviver.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I just saw Ash and Zeddish mentioning that.

As I said - Torrents. You're doing it wrong.

[alpha-orionis-v.livejournal.com]

Guy's a wanker, and has been reported to his host and PayPal.

That said, I'd really love to know who all he was pirating.

[kayla-la.livejournal.com]

Please watch the personal insults! Thank you.

[teahound.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the OT, but was it you that did your mod-hat icon? I'm jealous. <3

[westly-roanoke.livejournal.com]

I'm not a mod here, but mod-hats rock.

[kayla-la.livejournal.com]

It wasn't me, no! I offhandedly mentioned I needed one and my friend starcharmer made it for me. She'd probably make you one for a little cash if you wanted one!