:::: HELP LARA!!! Lara has a impersonator that is lingering on myspace that is taking her family photos and claiming to be her.

From: Lara Jade, if anyone has myspace, please help me remove this person - [link] that keeps taking work off my facebook (they're on my friendslist but i dont know who) and uploading them.::::


REOPENING!!
i have decided to open the riplist back up seeing as there are more and more rips everyday, and newer artist's that aren't aware that their art is being used for things such as layouts for myspace etc. So if you are browsing and come across some works that you know has been ripped send us a note and we will include it in the "Recent Rips" Log..

Thanks so much!!

Likwid-Lemon-Drop

About.
We are a small community which is against rips and violations.
Have you had your work ripped without permission/credit? Do you want to help others who have been ripped? Then this place is for you.


Staff.
The Staff List. is 1 member of deviantART that take care of this site, will be looking for more deviants to add to the staff at a later time.



Members.
Simply watch us and you are then noted of news/rips through deviantWATCH. Click here to add us.





Want to help out?

Check back on the Recent Rips list to see if any new rips have been put up, you can then help out by emailing or trying to find contacts for the websites where work has been ripped.

If you find a rip, whether the victim be you or someone else; we need you to follow a careful procedure to make us aware of the rip so that we can accurately assess and act on the situation.

You need to:
1. Note us. Please do not leave links on our page. This is less likely for us to see, and thus the rip may go unreported.
2. In the note, please include:
Who the victim of the rip is
A link to the evidence of the rip
A link to the work that has been ripped.
3. Provide any additional details you think are necessary.

Please remember, we only deal with rips outside of deviantART, if it's a rip here please contact the help desk and they will help you with the situation.

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Behaviours and etiquette

Here at riplist, we understand the frustration you go through when you find out your work has been ripped. You will become angry, frustrated, and you will want this to stop immediately.
This does NOT in any way, give you the right to act in an uncivilized manner, and verbally attack the person who ripped your work.
In cases like this, nothing has been solved. Only more anger and frustration has been brewed, and it leads to a very serious mess. This is especially true for more popular artists, who have many fans.

If you are to contact someone who has ripped work, illegally stolen artwork, and either claims it to be thiers, or represents it without written, expressed permission, you must do so in a civilized, calm manner. You must hold down your anger, frustration, and hatred, and bite your tongue. When you speak calmly, people will listen to you. When you speak accurately, people will definitely listen to you. And when you define clear, legitimate rammifications for the theft of your artwork, not only will the person listen to you, but they will most certainly remove the artwork in fear of these consequences.

First and foremost, however, if it is an internal rip- one that took place here in deviantArt, please report it to the PVA. They will handle the issue immediately.

All other incidences (outside of deviantArt) will be handled through us, the administrators and members here at ~riplist.







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