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Art thieves & another contest.

Journal Entry: Sun May 18, 2008, 10:41 AM




Art Thieves

Please visit this website if you have art on dA - I've already come across several stolen artworks.

`Elandria's recent post about this site is what led me to it. After trying to learn how to report several users who are claiming stolen art as their own, I found out - there's no "Copyright Infringement"! And you can't report the individual art, oh no, that would be too easy! You have to report the user. So I go the person's profile, click "Report to Zedge", and find out I can only report someone for one of the following: Inappropriate Content, Offensive Material, Harassment, Fake Profile, Underage User, Spammers/Spamming/Advertising, Offensive Avatar, Offensive Profile and Inappropriate/Offensive Username. WTF?! You can report someone if you don't like their user name, but not for stealing artwork?!

However, you can contact Zedge using this little form; the form has a drop-down box that says Issue, and it does have a Copyright Issues option - hallelujah! I hate that site - it is obviously run by people who have no idea, or don't care, about copyright. If they knew or cared, surely they would have things in place already to make it easier to report stolen art.

Myself, I think the site should be reported to their web host and/or ISP. Click here to view the information for their domain (including contact info). Guess what? They're stationed here in the states, in Newark, New Jersey.

Here's a list of artworks I'm positive I've seen on dA:
[link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link]

That's by no means a full list of all the stolen artwork - just the ones I recognized from the first six pages of searching for "goth".


KiaraJoy's Stock Contest

Here we go again - another contest, hosted by me. :heart: The contest starts Monday, May 25, 2008 and ends Friday, July 25, 2008. That gives you three months to submit entries and/or donate prizes! Winners will be decided by a poll, which will go up the day the contest is over.

Rules
- There will be one first place winner, one second place winner and one third place winner ("Top Three"). There will also be three runners-up.
- Each contestant may submit as many entries as they desire. You can not win more then one spot in the Top Three, or more then one spot in the Three Runners-up.
- You must use at least one piece of stock per submission from my stock account, located here.
- The entry must have been submitted after the start date of the contest.
- Once your entry is submitted to dA, you must note me with a link to the deviation. Note me on this account, not my stock account.
- You must give credit to any other stock, if used. I will check.
- Voting will be held by a poll. Do not vote for yourself. When you vote, you must leave a comment saying who you voted for and the title of their entry.
- Only voters who leave comments saying who they voted for will be counted. Twelve votes in the poll, but only five comments saying you got voted for? Then that entry only gets five votes. This is to make it as fair as possible.

Prizes
It will be the winners' responsibility to claim their prizes. I'm not going to hold your hand to make sure you claim your prizes. :P If you would like to donate a prize, note me with what you're willing to donate. :) I will keep this list updated. Prize donators can submit entries to the contest. Prizes will be accepted until the end date of the contest.

First (would like 18-21 prizes*):
- A customized stamp using your own artwork by =kiarajoy
- Journal features from =kiarajoy & ~kiarajoy-stock
- One customized devID using your own artwork by =kiarajoy
- Three exclusive stock packs from ~kiarajoy-stock; winner's choice from here

Second (would like 14-17 prizes*):
- A customized stamp using your own artwork by =kiarajoy
- Journal features from =kiarajoy & ~kiarajoy-stock
- One customized devID using your own artwork by =kiarajoy
- Two exclusive stock packs from ~kiarajoy-stock; winner's choice from here

Third (would like 10-13 prizes*):
- Journal features from =kiarajoy & ~kiarajoy-stock
- One customized devID using your own artwork by =kiarajoy
- One exclusive stock pack from ~kiarajoy-stock; winner's choice from here

Runners-up (would like 5-8 prizes*):
- Journal features from =kiarajoy & ~kiarajoy-stock

* - Journal features are not counted individually; they are counted as one prize.

And now, I would like to thank everyone who wants to/has donated prizes for the contest. Thank you all for your support and your generosity. :)

Entries
None yet!


Older Entries


May 11, 2008 - Business and pregnancy.
May 02, 2008 - Featured Art - May
April 25, 2008 - Contest WINNERS!!
April 25, 2008 - Featured Art - Contest Winners
April 10, 2008 - New layout!
April 4, 2008 - Coming to Germany!
April 3, 2008 - About Me
April 2, 2008 - 100 Themes Challenge
April 2, 2008 - My Tattoo Wishlist
April 2, 2008 - Contests
April 2, 2008 - FAQ
April 2, 2008 - Featured Art - April
April 4, 2008 - My Wishlists
February 11, 2008 - DAZ Studio Products


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Devious Information

  • Current Age: 22
  • Current Residence: Roanoke, TX
  • Print preference: 8x10 and 9x12
  • Interests: Graphic design, writing, massage therapy
  • Favourite movie: Serenity, The Princess Bride, Braveheart
  • Favourite band or musician: Redefine, Lifehouse, Faktion, Tim McGraw
  • Favourite genre of music: Rock, alternative, country, pop
  • Favourite artist: Jonathon Earl Bowser, Thomas Kinkade
  • Favourite photographer: Noah Grey (http://www.noahgrey.com)
  • Operating System: Windows XP Pro
  • MP3 player of choice: Winamp
  • Tools of the Trade: Photoshop CS, Fireworks 8, PSP 7, PSP Photo 12, DAZ Studio 2.0, Poser 7, Apophysis 2.07

Devious Comments

~JustForYouStationary:iconJustForYouStationary: May 8, 2008, 5:18:37 PM Mood: Joy
Thank you so much for the watch sweetie! :D
=inkblotfairy:iconinkblotfairy: May 6, 2008, 7:49:14 PM
:wave: so sorry for the orchidarium sheets download thing. I should have typed "full view and save."

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=kiarajoy:iconkiarajoy: May 5, 2008, 6:58:43 PM
Your welcome. :)

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*MellasFenixxes:iconMellasFenixxes: May 5, 2008, 5:45:41 PM
Thank you so very very muchly for the faves!! :glomp::hug::heart:

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=kiarajoy:iconkiarajoy: May 1, 2008, 9:46:22 PM
<3

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=carmi:iconcarmi: Apr 30, 2008, 6:21:46 AM
YOU'VE BEEN HUGGED!! :hug:ssss

Spread the DA love around! (you can copy and paste this message on their userpage!)

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4- Random hugs are perfectly okay! (and sweet)
5- You should most definitely get started hugging right away!

Send This To All Your Friends, And Me If I Am 1.
If You Get 7 Back You Are Loved!

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=kiarajoy:iconkiarajoy: Apr 26, 2008, 1:34:53 PM
Your very welcome. :)

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=morgie39:iconmorgie39: Apr 26, 2008, 7:27:20 AM Mood: Love
Thank you so much for the watch and the prizes :heart: :dance: :blowkiss:

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=kiarajoy:iconkiarajoy: Apr 23, 2008, 5:58:03 PM
Your welcome. :)

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~Gabyangel:iconGabyangel: Apr 23, 2008, 1:50:52 PM
Thank you so much for tha fav :D
=kiarajoy:iconkiarajoy: Apr 23, 2008, 11:48:34 AM
Your welcome. :)

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=kiarajoy:iconkiarajoy: Apr 23, 2008, 11:48:27 AM
Your welcome. :)

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~Torenganger:iconTorenganger: Apr 23, 2008, 9:50:18 AM
tnx for the fav!

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~the-danzor:iconthe-danzor: Apr 22, 2008, 3:29:16 PM
Thanks for the :+fav:

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=kiarajoy:iconkiarajoy: Apr 21, 2008, 10:56:02 PM
Your welcome. :)

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=empyreus:iconempyreus: Apr 21, 2008, 10:47:32 PM
Thanks for the :+fav:! :love:

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=kiarajoy:iconkiarajoy: Apr 21, 2008, 1:43:53 PM
Your welcome! :)

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=kiarajoy:iconkiarajoy: Apr 21, 2008, 1:43:49 PM
Your welcome! :)

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=kiarajoy:iconkiarajoy: Apr 21, 2008, 1:43:46 PM
Your welcome! :)

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"Here's to the moment, and squeezing all you can out of every last single one of them."
=kiarajoy:iconkiarajoy: Apr 21, 2008, 1:43:39 PM
Your welcome! :)

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"Here's to the moment, and squeezing all you can out of every last single one of them."
=kiarajoy:iconkiarajoy: Apr 21, 2008, 1:43:35 PM
Your welcome! :)

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"Here's to the moment, and squeezing all you can out of every last single one of them."
=kiarajoy:iconkiarajoy: Apr 21, 2008, 1:43:25 PM
Your welcome! :)

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*The-Heart:iconThe-Heart: Apr 20, 2008, 7:03:59 AM
Thanks for adding us to your :+devwatch:. We really appreciate it! :D

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:heart:

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*LotD:iconLotD: Apr 20, 2008, 6:35:44 AM
Hiya

Thanks for the fav on my travelling coat
*babymik:iconbabymik: Apr 19, 2008, 12:01:07 PM
Thank u so much :heart: :hug:sss

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