ShopDreamUp AI ArtDreamUp
Deviation Actions
UPDATES FROM realitysquared : "Credit" & "Disclaimers".
This week I'd like to take the time to dispel a little ignorance of our rules and try to once again shake loose a popular myth which has become something of a blanket excuse for many people.
Among many websites and subgroups there is a general "rule" that if you provide proper crediting to the original artist this somehow allows you to then do whatever you wish with the work without fear or restriction. A mutation of this 'rule" is that if you properly state that the images are copyrighted to [proper owner] this will also serve as a free pass to do whatever you wish.
Another very similar belief states that if you write a large disclaimer somewhere and swear on a stack of bibles that the artwork isn't yours, wasn't drawn by you, photographed by you or associated with you in any way shape or form this somehow entitles you to submit it wherever you want.
It is my task today to publically state here that as far as your deviantART submissions are concerned all three of these "rules" are complete junk and make no difference whatsoever in regards to our policies.
Our policies here require that you obtain permission or a legal license to use anything which wasn't originally created by you as part of one of your deviantART submissions. The habits of any other website where you may submit are irrelevant.
No "credit", "copyright to X", or "disclaimer" will prevent the staff from deleting your work if you cannot demonstrate that you have proper permission for use of whatever it is you used.
We accept no excuses as to why it is somehow impossible for you to obtain permission. The fact that you don't speak Japanese or that the company is too big to talk to you or the fact that you simply don't even know who created the work in the first place simply will not be accepted as valid reasons why you should be granted an exception to our policies.
UPDATES FROM damphyr : "Singled Out".
FAQ #302: How does the staff decide to take action? Why does it seem inconsistent?
Sometimes administrative action leaves a deviant feeling ' picked on ', 'singled out,' or just like they've unfairly had their submissions removed. This usually occurs when a deviant comes from a small group of friends who all have a similar style of submissions, such as sprite editing, signature makers, or drag-and-drop or click-and-drop style dolls. Sometimes users find the majority of their gallery removed or moved to scraps, while the galleries of their friends are untouched. Why does this occur?
deviantART is a very large community with thousands of submissions an hour, due to this, not all violations are found and removed immediately. Violations are identified though reports from other users or by free administration browsing. Regardless of how they are found, they are removed as quickly as possible once identified, this sometimes means that one violation may remain longer than another.
If you see violations, you are encouraged to report these violations through our Report Violation Tool. This system is anonymous, meaning the staff will know who filed the report, but the person you reported will not know who reported them, be it a friend or a random deviant. You need only report a submission once, and if the gallery has multiple submissions, you may save yourself some time by reporting two or three and commenting in the field that there are other violations in the gallery. For further information on reporting, please read:
FAQ #155: How do I report a deviation which I think breaks the rules?
:faq192:
"But it's not my job to report and I don't want to rat people out!"
Users who see violations are encouraged to report them, but it is not required. However, please be aware that "my friend does this also" is not a defense for submitting violations, and will likely result in your friends gallery being reviewed for violations as well.
For further reading on deviantART policy to help you avoid administrative action and learn what to report, please review:
FAQ #157: Can I use things created by other people in my submissions?
FAQ #8: What are violations of the DeviantArt copyright policy?
FAQ #60: Do you allow "Adult," explicit sexual or pornographic content on DeviantArt? How about linking off site?
This week I'd like to take the time to dispel a little ignorance of our rules and try to once again shake loose a popular myth which has become something of a blanket excuse for many people.
Among many websites and subgroups there is a general "rule" that if you provide proper crediting to the original artist this somehow allows you to then do whatever you wish with the work without fear or restriction. A mutation of this 'rule" is that if you properly state that the images are copyrighted to [proper owner] this will also serve as a free pass to do whatever you wish.
Another very similar belief states that if you write a large disclaimer somewhere and swear on a stack of bibles that the artwork isn't yours, wasn't drawn by you, photographed by you or associated with you in any way shape or form this somehow entitles you to submit it wherever you want.
It is my task today to publically state here that as far as your deviantART submissions are concerned all three of these "rules" are complete junk and make no difference whatsoever in regards to our policies.
Our policies here require that you obtain permission or a legal license to use anything which wasn't originally created by you as part of one of your deviantART submissions. The habits of any other website where you may submit are irrelevant.
No "credit", "copyright to X", or "disclaimer" will prevent the staff from deleting your work if you cannot demonstrate that you have proper permission for use of whatever it is you used.
We accept no excuses as to why it is somehow impossible for you to obtain permission. The fact that you don't speak Japanese or that the company is too big to talk to you or the fact that you simply don't even know who created the work in the first place simply will not be accepted as valid reasons why you should be granted an exception to our policies.
UPDATES FROM damphyr : "Singled Out".
FAQ #302: How does the staff decide to take action? Why does it seem inconsistent?
Sometimes administrative action leaves a deviant feeling ' picked on ', 'singled out,' or just like they've unfairly had their submissions removed. This usually occurs when a deviant comes from a small group of friends who all have a similar style of submissions, such as sprite editing, signature makers, or drag-and-drop or click-and-drop style dolls. Sometimes users find the majority of their gallery removed or moved to scraps, while the galleries of their friends are untouched. Why does this occur?
deviantART is a very large community with thousands of submissions an hour, due to this, not all violations are found and removed immediately. Violations are identified though reports from other users or by free administration browsing. Regardless of how they are found, they are removed as quickly as possible once identified, this sometimes means that one violation may remain longer than another.
If you see violations, you are encouraged to report these violations through our Report Violation Tool. This system is anonymous, meaning the staff will know who filed the report, but the person you reported will not know who reported them, be it a friend or a random deviant. You need only report a submission once, and if the gallery has multiple submissions, you may save yourself some time by reporting two or three and commenting in the field that there are other violations in the gallery. For further information on reporting, please read:
FAQ #155: How do I report a deviation which I think breaks the rules?
:faq192:
"But it's not my job to report and I don't want to rat people out!"
Users who see violations are encouraged to report them, but it is not required. However, please be aware that "my friend does this also" is not a defense for submitting violations, and will likely result in your friends gallery being reviewed for violations as well.
For further reading on deviantART policy to help you avoid administrative action and learn what to report, please review:
FAQ #157: Can I use things created by other people in my submissions?
FAQ #8: What are violations of the DeviantArt copyright policy?
FAQ #60: Do you allow "Adult," explicit sexual or pornographic content on DeviantArt? How about linking off site?
My DeviantArt Story
So, I know the "My DeviantArt Story" thing was supposed to be done on our actual birthday but on that particular day when I sat down at my computer I had a ton of stuff which needed my attention and my personal journal CSS happened to be broken and I had no time to fix it up to display properly (It serves me right for letting months pass by between journal entries) but I wanted to participate and I decided I would just do it "later" and then somehow it's now August 21st and it's finally "later".
My Story actually starts way back in 1999. I came home from a long day at work at my retail job to discover that some of my friends had upgraded the
Clarifying an Issue with Stock Resources
There appears to be a fair amount of misunderstanding on the subject of stock resources so what I would like to do today is attempt to clarify several issues which are of importance to the artists who generously provide stock resources to the public for use and hopefully dispel the confusion and misinformation which is beginning to circulate.
The first issue at hand is in regards to your personal stock terms
Your Personal Stock Terms
Officially deviantART maintains only one "automatic" restriction and that is "No Commercial Use" and that particular restriction can easily be overridden by the actual stock provider.
As far as official policy
Matters Concerning Archives
As many of you know, archive file types represent a means to collect together a number of computer files and package them together for the purpose of backup, to transport them to some other location, or simply to compress them so that they take up less space. Many of you here in the deviantART community who offer stock resources, applications, themes and other desktop customization options are all very familiar with them and use them extensively, whether your file type of choice be .zip, .rar, or any one of another dozen options.
Depending on how regularly you submit and what sort of file type you use when you do so you may or may not have n
Cyberbullying and Your Deviations
The term "cyberbullying" was first coined and defined by Canadian educator and anti-bullying activist Bill Belsey, as "the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group that is intended to harm others."
While the actions which make up cyberbullying can vary depending on who you are talking with or what website you are on at the time, as far as we here at deviantART are concerned the act of cyberbullying involves a range of behavior from hostile and aggressive communications, to threats, sexual remarks, hate speech, ganging up on victims by making them the sub
© 2007 - 2024 realitysquared
Comments37
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
"Our policies here require that you obtain permission or a legal license to use anything which wasn’t originally created by you as part of one of your deviantART submissions. The habits of any other website where you may submit are irrelevant."
How does this match up with the tracing and stolen fan art on the site?
How does this match up with the tracing and stolen fan art on the site?