If not I am sorry but I thought some of you might want to know this.
For those that are not on DOA or have not seen this yet:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 084&type=1
This guy is taking other peoples pictures, throwing some art filter over them and calling it his paintings. He is in the process of getting fundings for an art book with all these stolen pictures in it through a crowd funding site: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/116 ... war-into-r
He was even that stupid to use company pictures AND pictures of game companies.
People who identify their own pictures among the pictures he's using are encouraged to take action against this thief.
I copied a bit from DOA which I think in its turn was copied from the page where he's trying to get funding, to let you know how you can take action:
How do I report a copyright violation?
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If you believe that your copyright is being infringed, you can file a DMCA notification by completing our DMCA form or by emailing us at copyright@kickstarter.com. Your claim must include the following information:
•an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
•a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
•a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site, sufficient for Kickstarter to locate the material;
•your address, telephone number, and email address;
•a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
•a statement by you that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
Submitting your notification via our form is the fastest way to file your claim, but you may also send the required information to our copyright agent at the following address:
Kickstarter, Inc.
Attn: Copyright Agent
58 Kent Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222
He also has a Deviantart page: http://artistmattnelson.deviantart.com/ ... ?offset=24
On which you can call him out or report him if he used your photo.
Some people have tried reasoning with him but he thinks he can just take what he wants and alter it and then make money off of it. He even said people where harassing him and telling lies about him stealing the pictures. But just look at the evidence. People on DOA see the pictures and immediately see what doll it is, owner and everything!
I'm not sure if he stole pictures from people on here but... better be safe then sorry. And if all doll people stand together and make a fist to this guy it might act as a warning to others who think they can get away with stealing photo's and earning money by it
