/EDIT: I have re-done this journal so that the thief is anonymous.

Hello everyone,

So, my artwork had been stolen by ANONYMOUS. HAD. Refer to my friend 's journal for the details: [link]

I messaged this guy, and prior to deleting my work, he sent me a note. As his English is not so good, I'll basically say that he claimed this: he wasn't actually stealing, but was in fact promoting my work. And by not actually selling my work, technically what he did was not illegal.

Yet when he posted my artwork, he did not credit me at all, and when other users commented on my picture asking for the original artist (me), he claimed that he had forgotten who the artist was since he had so many featured in his gallery.

He also claims that what he does is not plagiarism because he "features" the artists in his gallery with the artist's permission, but he does not have permission.

He does not "feature" the artist. In fact, he doesn't mention the original artist at all.

He says that some of his artwork is actually his own, but I see many works that are actually not his own.

Please, if you see works in ANY THEIF'S gallery that are not his/her own, please notify the original artist!!!

Thanks,
Cathyrox