We have decided to delete each and every submission we've ever made to deviantArt. Why? Because I'm sick of watching how they are used as stock-images on the WWW.
I've even found some of our photos on websites selling wallpapers - removing my signature and putting their logos on it.
I think that watermarking a deviation would be a perfect way to prevent people from doing art-piracy - but the watermark should have the size of the picture and be pitch-black. Great definition of art ... and so unique!
Call me egomaniac ... but the deviations were MY works and not those of some clever guys out there on the web.
I don't close my account and be
Versteh ich voll! Trotzdem...deine Fotos fand ich echt gut! Schade hmm...kann man nicht gegen solche Diebe vorgehn? Ich meine Urheberrechtsverletzungen sind ja Spezialgebiete für manche Anwälte. Wenn der 40% oder so von dem Schadensersatz bekommt müsst ihr euch nicht darum kümmern. Keine Ahnung. Kopf hoch!