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Hey, folks!

Sorry, but I came across this and I have to whore this out really quick:

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How would you like it if someone directly traced an image of yours and DA didn't take it down? DA allows traces. How can tracing be allowed on an art site? It's not art.

The most common offenses are anime screenshots (especially Naruto), which are traced as vectors and then submitted here. It's really just a form of screenshot editing (and vaguely disguised art theft). As to why DA won't take these down, it's beyond me, so I'm supporting anything to get their attention on the matter.

FOR EXAMPLE: This [link] is a direct trace of this [link] . And look at all the favorites it's got (the deviant of that deviation disallows comments because she doesn't like it when people call her on her traces, or I'm sure it would have loads of comments, too). It is an insut to the artists who work hard. I guess DA thinks because it comes from an animated show, it's acceptable? No idea what's going on in their heads. It is a clear violation of copyright law.

Anyway, I had to whore that out, because I think it's wrong and needs to be changed.

And I also joined the Stop Tracing club over at ~stop-tracing and in that gallery are loads of lovely stamps with perfect messages, and some great art to boot.

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