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artistsbeware2_archive2010-06-21 08:09 pm
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New "free art" website
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His main page has been replaced by a Caramelldansen video but the download link remains and the torrent is still on pirate bay.
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.
no subject
* I didn't make that comparison. You talking about your oh-so-important job sounds like the kid claiming he has a lawyer boyfriend. Again I could care less about your job and what qualifies you.
* Don't care. I don't talk about my personal life, I have yet to MAKE this a personal argument. I'm also not here to look good - I'm here to argue a very loud point. "It's not okay." Which you keep reiterating it is, if the artist hadn't turned a profit before the thefter did. That thinking is flat out offensive, no ifs ands or butts. Maybe in Canada they do it different? I don't rightly know.
* Easy route? Troll? I've never said you were a troll. Trolls know when to stop. Nor is this the easy route. Easy would be blowing you off and enjoying myself, easy would be calling you 'crazy' and ignoring you. No, I'm taking the significantly harder route by making an internet argument. One of which I'm ending now.
* I disagree with you. Happy? I thought that was strikingly apparent, especially when you have a group of people giving you good, valid reasons, to rethink your position. You can stand idly by with it, we'll rage and fight and continue being angry when someone yanks our work out from under us.
This is done. You have your own thoughts, I'll stick to the reality of it all. Time for the easy route =).