http://bagheera.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] bagheera.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] artists_beware2011-11-29 08:48 am

Art Theft on Adult Paysite

As posted on my FA journal, I received a message on FA from another user who said they found my art on a certain newly-popped up adult paysite. I Googled the page and it looks like the site has pretty much stolen the entire FA.

http://sites.adult-empire.com/7095/

So, what should we do about it? :)
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[identity profile] bunny-hugger.livejournal.com 2011-12-01 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
A lot of people mix this up, but it's "copyrighted" not "copywritten" because the root word is "copyright" (i.e. the right to copy things) not "copywrite."

I certainly agree with the rest, though. A lot of people mix up copyright and trademark and also don't realize that copyright requires no registration.