BKennedy-Photography

I hope most of you are watching my journals, so there will be less confusion in the future! If you've been around the last week, you've heard about the big brouhaha the stock community found itself in suddenly. Sorry about that... but not completely sorry. I'm incredibly heartbroken to see some amazing stock artists leave, but I completely understand their decision (I made the same). It was never my intention to cause any hard feelings in a community I love so much. BUT... At least now most everyone is on the same page. Stock artists now know for certain that in order to deal with a violation of their rules, they should contact the Help Desk

If you find your stock being used without credit and notification, send a ticket to the Help Desk. Do not use the Intellectual Property (DMCA) option - for exact reasons unknown, here on deviantART it does not cover this situation. When you fill out the ticket, avoid referring to it as a copyright violation. Regardless of how you might view such a violation, it apparently limits the staff's ability to deal with the deviation. Just clearly state that the user has violated your terms, how they have done so, and link to the violating work and your rules. This should be the easiest and fastest way to get the violation removed. Update: :devreali

According to deviantART $taff, you are NOT protected by the DMCA. Users are allowed to use your work without following your rules - that includes credit and notification. They will not remove your work for "perceived violation of your terms of use for the material which you made available in a gallery area devoted for use by other creative individuals." According this statement, since we have offered our work as stock, we are giving up any copyright protection. This is why I am done. This is why I will no longer offer stock on this site. If you have downloaded my stock, DO NOT USE IT. Any and all works posted on or before 08/19/2013 are safe