So, after looking around for a new wallpaper from MyOtaku, I come across one of my BlueBird's Illusion wallpapers posted on the site. Of course, I'm all "WTF?" and go to check it out. The little sonuvabitch put their own damn signature in the corner of the wallpaper and is pretending that it is THEIR wallpaper. FUCK. I put a lot of effort into my wallpapers and this little bastard just sticks 3 letters in the corner to make it theirs.
I AM LE PISSED.
So now because of this fucking moron, I have to watermark and add my signature to every bloody piece of work I put out. It's not too difficult for artwork, but I have to be especially careful with my fanfiction and my music videos because of bastards like them.
This has happened to me WAY too many times. I know, some of you are all "Well, that's the risk you take when you post stuff online." And I know. I take that risk because I LIKE showing everyone my stuff. I'm a comment/opinion/review whore, I'll admit it. I love hearing what you guys have to say, and I deeply appreciate hearing any criticism about how I can improve. But I'd rather not have the trouble of watermarking every damn thing I post online!
Here's the email that I sent to this art thief . . .
I found your account on MyOtaku, looking through your collection of Fullmetal Alchemist wallpapers, and I happened to notice that you fucking STOLE one of my wallpapers.
What the FUCK is wrong with you?
This is MY wallpaper. I made it MYSELF. All you did was put your stupid "SoS" signature in the corner, and all of a sudden it's your artwork?
FUCK OFF. You got it from the Livejournal BlueBird's Illusion community, http://www.livejournal.com/community/blubrdsillusion/19897.html . That is where I posted the wallpaper, and where you stole it.
You have been reported twice for stealing my artwork. Don't try to defend yourself, because whatever you say isn't true. You did NOT make this wallpaper and you shouldn't go around pretending you did. This is fucking plagiarism, and I hope you fucking rot in Hell for stealing from me.
People like you shouldn't be able to get away with things like this so easily. I'm glad I found this when I did. If you have a program that will let you add your signature to someone else's work, then you should be fucking able to make your own damn artwork.
And just so you know, I'll be posting about this on several Livejournal communities (including the BlueBird's Illusion one). I hope for your sake that you don't think about doing this again, it's never really worth all the embarrasment ^.^
Have a nice life, bitch.
-- Takefuji
So, just so everyone knows now, everything I post is now going to be watermarked and my signature will be on there somewhere. If I post a watermarked wallpaper that you would like to use, just let me know and I can email the original to you. If I trust you, that is. Also, I will be going through my old posts and either taking down images I've posted or adding a watermarked image in it's place.
This also means that I'm getting rather reluctant to post ANYTHING anymore. I've also recently had someone post a chapter of an FMA fic I'm working on under their own FanFicNet account. And any plans I have had for making another BBI music video might also never be posted because of too many theives. Like I've said, this has happened too many times to me, and I'm seriously debating whether this is all really worth it.
Here is a link to this theif's MyOtaku account. I might need your help in taking this wallpaper down and reporting this person if nothing is done about it soon, and if anybody notices anything else that was stolen, report that as well, because I've noticed that person has two wallpapers with a fanart picture I've seen posted on DA (I think . . .).
I think I deserve a cookie for having to go through all of this more than once *pout* T.T
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