Sorry Paul haven't been on for a while! Apparently he's back under a different name!

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Being told and informed by others who know is the usual method. In the case of this DA member they were too lazy to remove the JPEG details when they took the work which gave a link back to the DA site and the artists.

Very welcome Paul, perhaps something more will come of it.

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My other half *Weasels-Revenge

"And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door"

You must see: ZeitGeistmovie.com

Many thanks Paula for finally eliciting this from Deviantart Inc. At last we have a response and affirmation in writing from them.

Hopefully now they will foster a reporting philosophy through their admins.

It seemed to take a little while for him to be removed from the site though, how can you find out if any of your work is being used by someone else???

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"And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door"

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Hi Paul, this is the reply I received:

Helper: $realitysquared
Date: May 30, 2007, 3:06 PM

Yes.

Any user caught submitting actual child pornography is immediately reported to the FBI for further investigation.

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Daniel (realitysquared)
Copyright & Etiquette Administration Director,
Community Development Division,
deviantART Inc.

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My other half *Weasels-Revenge

"And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door"

You must see: ZeitGeistmovie.com

You know Paula the process shouldn't be an overly complex one. A complaint comes in. You ask the complainant or victim to prove that the work was theirs. You then give the alleged offender the opportunity for a response. If it is unsatisfactory or in the case of 'Famousde' who openly admitted and boasted that he was stealing them. You then remove that member from this site to prevent the continuance of any further offences and then support your valued policy abiding members in any actions that they wish to pursue civilly or criminally against the offender.

Unless you take strict and appropriate action against the offenders you don't send any clear message to any other potential offenders and there is no detterent factor created for others to not engage in this behaviour.

DA isn't creating a safe and ethical environment for members to post their images into.

I will openly admit that this system that DA has really gets to me. They keep saying that the Help Desk is the only way to communicate with them rather than 'random admins' but where are the replies?

I'm still waiting too.