Why DeviantART is a joke.
deviantART admins demand people stop talking about art theft -- note that the page has several screens worth of solid evidence of willful art theft, which is apparently too abstract for the dA admins to comprehend.
The funny part here is that they're letting a well-documented art thief continue breaking international copyright law, using their site, but calling the people talking about it names; in fact, there's more name-calling going on in the admin note than there is in the journal entry complained about.
In short, DeviantART doesn't take art and property rights seriously. They're not about that. They have just given a big "fuck you" to anyone who has problems with having their art ripped off.
If you're looking for a place to host your art, maybe this is not that place.
seebs_lawyer | March 11, 2005 08:57 PM
I officially approve of this comment in a very disgraceful way!
Orp! Orp! Orp!
Now give me the damn fish!
Seebs | March 25, 2005 02:24 PM
WHIIINENE WHIINE WHINE WHINE MY ART IS BEING STOLED WHINE WHINE WHINE
edited to add: this comment was posted by some deviantart fanboi, not by an actual person. the humor is entirely unintentional on the author's part.