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Art Theft! Help! Peoples Characters Being Used!

March 3, 2016 - 7:17am — Tiffles
Okay... so I pretty much loveee roleplaying and have visited many jcink sites. I had clicked on one that kind of stunned me for a minute, because not only did I see a lot of art that had been stolen and made into their own personal characters, I saw that they were being used for sexual and lewd roleplays. This is an 18+ site, but either way I got pissed when I saw that some of the art they used were actually from TEF and were STOLEN characters! Now they never claimed the art as their own or said in any way they created the art, they just claimed it and used it as characters. I need TEF, deviantart, I need anyone who is willing to try and stop them from taking more art as a few people were already bringing up art from TEF to use for their sexual roleplays! I don't want peoples art to be shown like this, and I bet you don't either. Mind lending a hand to help take down these people? We might no do much, but if it's really filled with mature 18+ people than maybe they might be understanding and bring it down.
March 3, 2016 - 7:19am — Tiffles

http://chemofmat.jcink.net/in

http://chemofmat.jcink.net/index.php?act=idx

This is the site btw, any help is welcomed. These people make me sick sometimes...
March 3, 2016 - 7:37am — Tiffles

Here are the characters I

Here are the characters I have collected that have been stolen from TEF. Please watch out as one of these may be yours!

http://i.imgur.com/ThnY1uI.png

http://i.imgur.com/Cqk5a7K.png

http://orig13.deviantart.net/8038/f/2013/352/d/4/the_flowerpatch_stag_by_riotineveryone-d6yfj3c.png

http://img10.deviantart.net/5874/i/2015/071/6/f/vavara___stranger__by_hb_s-d8leb3z.png

So far these are the only ones I have found, but I am stil lon the search for others.
March 3, 2016 - 7:41am — TreeDancer
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how did you find the artwork?

how did you find the artwork? I went to the site to look myself but couldn't find any
March 3, 2016 - 7:43am — Tiffles

Most of it is on the admins,

Most of it is on the admins, some of the characters he/she has have links underneath and about 3 of those have links to some of the characters used on TEF. Not only that I went through the chatbox and found they were discussing about using soem characters they found on TEF for roleplays.

http://chemofmat.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=4
March 3, 2016 - 7:47am — TreeDancer
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ah ok but you had to sign up

ah ok
but you had to sign up didn't you?
March 3, 2016 - 7:49am — Tiffles

Ya, I signed up today as I

Ya, I signed up today as I saw that they were pulling up images from deviantart on peoples oc's/art, and I felt upset as I follow some of the artists and they spend hours upon hours on their artwork. I signed up and discovered that the entire site is stealing loads upon loads of art. I also found that TEF was one of the victims.
March 3, 2016 - 8:01am — OshiBoo
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Indeed, looking around in

Indeed, looking around in there it looks like they just Google search and take what they want and 'claim it' on the site. There's no rule against art theft on that site at all.

I'm not finding the Tef stuff though, or at least none that I'm familiar with

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March 3, 2016 - 8:04am — Ammy

Just noting again that this

Just noting again that this is a NSFW website for anyone who is uncomfortable or a minor.
Found a bunch of HB's 6 and of a few of her other ones, sorry to say.

http://chemofmat.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=4 (noting again - super nsfw.)
ctrl+f 'Ameni'
Under 'forms'
1, 2, 3

Then, 'Aker'
1, 2

Directly under, again, 'Seker'
1

And that's just on one profile, ugh.


Based on this, under "II. Content Restrictions"

"d. Content that infringes upon intellectual property rights of others."

http://jcink.com/?p=report
Report here, follow the information and link the infringements - best bet would be screenshotting where you can, I imagine. Either it'll be taken down or they'll be scared enough to do it themselves.
March 3, 2016 - 8:06am — Account under n...

I saw them too. HBs was

I saw them too. HBs was stolen from. Under some of the humans at the bottom of one of the longer posts, they have links to the TEF art stolen directly off DA.

I'll spread the word around on FurAffinity. There's a lot of furries being ripped off too.

Edit: Once the site is back up -_-
March 3, 2016 - 8:09am — Tiffles

@Ammy @WiltedFlower Thanks

@Ammy @WiltedFlower

Thanks for your guys' help, it irritates me that these people are doing this. I am reporting the site right away, and on top of that alerting the members who were stolen from on TEF and on deviantart. I suggest everyone do a thorough search of the site to make sure they haven't taken anything of yours. I'm hoping they will take it down, but some can be stubborn and they might abandon the site altogether after this.
March 3, 2016 - 8:26am — TreeDancer
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also if anyone is signing up

also if anyone is signing up on that site to check things out i highly recommend getting a throw away email (easy to get via google)
March 3, 2016 - 8:35am — TreeDancer
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here's another

here's another X
Ravenflight/apeldile's art
I have reported this place btw but i wanted those people to know their stuff is on here too
March 3, 2016 - 8:36am — Jiaruqa
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Art theft is not a cool thing

Art theft is not a cool thing to do. You have to be logged in to see this?
March 3, 2016 - 8:40am — TreeDancer
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Sadly yes, but i got a

Sadly yes, but i got a temporary/throwaway email to sign up for it so i can't get tracked or anything
March 3, 2016 - 8:41am — Tiffles

Yes, just create a account

Yes, just create a account with a throwaway email. The administrator doesn't require email validation btw in any way
March 3, 2016 - 8:42am — Aivilo
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Hey guys, don't only get a

Hey guys, don't only get a throwaway Email - you need a throwaway password. Be very careful. I've been an admin on Invisionfree and Zetaboard sites (which this forum is hosted by) and admins can see passwords in some cases.
IP addresses, too, but there's not much to be done about that without some know-how and wall-building.
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March 3, 2016 - 8:43am — Jiaruqa
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^^Thanks guys! And thanks

^^Thanks guys! And thanks Aivilo, glad I saw that before I made an account
March 3, 2016 - 8:45am — Tiffles

I am simply staying logged in

I am simply staying logged in after registration, the password was simply a few common letters and numbers. Something I will only remember once to retype when registering XD I have been a admin as well, and it's true that they can see emails, passwords, pretty much nearly everything.
March 3, 2016 - 8:58am — Tiffles

They're taking down the art

They're taking down the art Smiling
March 3, 2016 - 9:04am — TreeDancer
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YAY

YAY
March 3, 2016 - 9:06am — Tiffles

http://heavenlysins.jcink.net

http://heavenlysins.jcink.net/index.php?&act=ST&f=15&t=119

-_-
March 3, 2016 - 9:11am — Aivilo
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lol. May be better they don't

lol. May be better they don't know we can see them chatting there.
Quote:
CStiX: Luckily I saved the art I use for my characters. Better edit my profile :C

SIGH, though.

But it's kinda amusing they think we're some kind of crazy hackers who can get to their passwords and Emails lol.
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March 3, 2016 - 9:11am — TreeDancer
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oh lordy

oh lordy
March 3, 2016 - 9:12am — Tiffles

I agree, just collect as much

I agree, just collect as much info as you can. *I sound like a spy XD or a detective* let them recover a bit perhaps, but we can't just let them move on to this site with all the art and act like nothing happened.
March 3, 2016 - 9:12am — Jiaruqa
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Are they serious right now?

Are they serious right now? Dude.
March 3, 2016 - 9:12am — TreeDancer
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this is terrible

this is terrible
March 3, 2016 - 9:14am — Aivilo
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^ Might be good to save the

^

Might be good to save the chat log before it starts overwriting itself.

Kinda surprised they haven't noticed the flood of 'anonymous users' on the list though.

Edit: lol, spoke too soon. They noticed.
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March 3, 2016 - 9:15am — Tiffles

At first i thought maybe

At first i thought maybe their just nice people, and had a misunderstanding but now they're making me angry. :T

[They just noticed the user list]
March 3, 2016 - 9:21am — TreeDancer
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I sent another report

I sent another report mentioning our concern of them just saving art and reusing it

This Disa person seems reasonable
March 3, 2016 - 9:21am — Aivilo
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Quote:Listen you little

Quote:
Listen you little ******, we are sorry, we are removing the art, now go away... whats the worst you can do anyways?


lol... Tempted to dig up some copyright law information.
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March 3, 2016 - 9:22am — TreeDancer
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is it bad I'm finding this

is it bad I'm finding this mildly amusing in a very sad way....(glad that this disa is keeping things calm at least)
March 3, 2016 - 9:23am — Tiffles

I agree, the Crossstix one

I agree, the Crossstix one seems a bit snappy but I must admit he has his reasons to be. Both sides feel attacked, let's tone it downa bit and try to confront is in a mature and reasonable way, even if they are just taking the art and going site to site. Must remember all these people on that site are maybe 20, they have jobs and are probably exhausted XC
March 3, 2016 - 9:25am — TreeDancer
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Yes true. I'm not mad at all

Yes true. I'm not mad at all actually. At first I was but they are taking it rather well (thank god..cause that is RARE). It just a "I'm tired and this is kinda silly " thing for me. But i am glad they are being somewhat civil. Soon so glad.
March 3, 2016 - 9:26am — Aivilo
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I don't think anyone (of us)

I don't think anyone (of us) has actually said anything since they seemed to understand what we wanted, lol.

And seconding Orin's sentiments.
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March 3, 2016 - 9:26am — TreeDancer
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^ yup they just are talking

^ yup they just are talking to us i think cause they see the count on the chat ..i think
March 3, 2016 - 9:27am — Aivilo
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That's what it looks like.

That's what it looks like.
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March 3, 2016 - 9:28am — Tiffles

Lol I agree, we haven't said

Lol I agree, we haven't said anything since we all came onto the second site. They just received the message and knew that it's something that needs to be done, and it's for the right reason as that art is not theirs and on nearly every piece in the description it says not for rping or for use by anyone else other than ____.
March 3, 2016 - 9:39am — Aivilo
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Kinda worried that one of

Kinda worried that one of their top (or possibly their only?) admins is the worst one about posting all the art...
And these:

Quote:
CStiX: Zero, they actually can. First off if furaffinity gets a hold on our information we can end up being charged by FA for stealing art, deviantart will pretty much skin us alive, it will be just fantastic.

Zero: The FA/DA admins have no jurisdiction outside their respective sites, I'm sure.


The fact that they know it's wrong and they can get in trouble for it, and don't seem to care that much.
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March 3, 2016 - 9:43am — Account under n...

I know on FA they say when

I know on FA they say when you submit to the site, the art also becomes copyrighted to that site (or something along those lines), so using any IMGs off that site IS a chargeable offence. They CAN sue another website for IMG theft.
March 3, 2016 - 9:43am — Phelidae

cstix seems stressed, but IDK



cstix seems stressed, but IDK what to think about that comment on saving the images. Does anyone know if they had stolen art? I'm not exactly sure how to ask them about this without causing some spike to the panic.

also



they [or at least some of them] were likely originally just planning to move things there if we hadn't located the link. [sorry about the highlight, the backlog is nearly impossible to read without it]
March 3, 2016 - 9:49am — Aivilo
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^Yeah. I'm starting to save

^Yeah.
I'm starting to save copies of pages and backlogs as proof, too, just in case.

*sob* there are going to be so many dicks on my computer now WHYYY
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March 3, 2016 - 9:46am — Account under n...

Chances are they will keep

Chances are they will keep going, one site after another. We may need to google for some key words in some of their threads, or a small selection of their usernames for something.
March 3, 2016 - 9:59am — Jiaruqa
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@Aivilo: LOL@bottom note xD

@Aivilo: LOL@bottom note xD
March 3, 2016 - 10:14am — SoliloquyChryseis
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I love that feeling when my

I love that feeling when my newborn character is stolen for sex roleplay..
March 3, 2016 - 10:28am — Aivilo
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^ lol. I had that thought

^ lol. I had that thought too.
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March 3, 2016 - 11:43am — HB
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I don't even know what the

I don't even know what the hell to say.. Except that I really appreciate what you guys are doing about this. This is really disgusting.
March 3, 2016 - 4:32pm — Tiffles

I agree, thank you all for

I agree, thank you all for helping. I just hated to see your guys' artwork being shown on a mating website. People can admire artwork, but they may not take it unless they have permission to do so. I just don't think they understand that these are actual characters that have been developed over years and some of the owners have connections and love these characters as if they were real sometimes, and the fact they took them without even realizing that is quiet disgusting and sad.
March 3, 2016 - 4:54pm — Naremara

This is infuriating to say

This is infuriating to say the least.
I'm so sorry this happened to some of the TEF community members (probably other places too but.. u know)
Though I am not sure any of my art was stolen, I am very glad you guys took the time to hound these cowardly thieves down, honestly the members whom committed the theft should be banned imo
March 3, 2016 - 5:13pm — Pandoras

Keeping an eye on this \: ..

Keeping an eye on this \: ..
March 3, 2016 - 10:51pm — IvyChain
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.... keeping an eye on this

.... keeping an eye on this too.
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