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Since RATF has made DA members aware of so much stolen art, how many of you now watermark your images?

45%
147 deviants said I made my own watermark, and put it on everything.
24%
78 deviants said I use the DA watermark, it is much easier.
22%
71 deviants said I do not like watermarks, so I don't use them.
4%
12 deviants said I don't care one way or the other.
4%
12 deviants said I dispise watermarks and refuse to use them on my work.
2%
7 deviants said What is the point of watermarking?

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Please be advised that ALL displays of any images on the RATF pages which include the External RATF site, are for noncommercial research purposes to further our investigative efforts in connection with possible infringements and we will remove images immediately once we identify the information required or have authorization from the copyright owner to continue displaying the works.


from *im1happy
To :iconrippedarttaskforce: THANKS SO MUCH FOR DOING A GREAT JOB!! The center of it is us the Community bonding together to make a difference

from *beigebuddha
For.......:iconrippedarttaskforce: The Admin'. and Volunteer's........:rose:


NOTICE TO ALL RATF STAFF:
You have all been divided into categories for the special services you are providing. Each one has a distinctive icon which you will need to place in your journals to identify you as a member. These are only for RATF members...if you do not have the ability to post the thumbnail, a link will be great. We want to let our communities know that they can report theft to you as well. If this should happen, please note us, and we will assign the investigation. Thank you to all of you for volunteering your help to Stop Art Theft!

ADMINISTRATORS
`1arcticfox `DWALKER1047 *laurengary `cmptrwhz

ASSISTANT TO ADMINISTRATORS
*anjaleck (Assistant to *anjaleck-=LonesomeFaery) *beigebuddha

INFORMATION AND EDUCATION SERVICES
*droz928 *Marsille *DuckOfDeath

RESEARCH SERVICES AND CORRESPONDENCE
*SethraLavode *KainApophysis =pantherwitch4982

MONITORING AND INVESTIGATIONS
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PROCEDURES-THEFT PREVENTION
*moofied1

TRANSLATORS
=Re-d-D-ot(Dutch & French)
~no-reaction (Chinese simple and traditional)
~The-Real-Syko (Spanish)

GRAPHICS
*MouseRunner =LyinRyan `Sophquest

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

ASSISTANT TO VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
=Illusio-5 *beigebuddha ~frdmlong

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS
*Artress *baba49 ~bcre80v ~BekkaLynn =BleedingPuppet =Druology *ExquisiteDistraction ~eyez409 ~FallingStarOfLight ~Fan-Art =Filliu-Mayragh *Fraxa ~genlisae *im1happy *KK-the-Fox =LeonaWindrider ~Littlebittybonsai =Livana-Deathrose *live2b ~Lleen-Ja `Lovely-Demented *ocelot99992003 =opinionatedelf ~Pawnshopheart00 =PinkMonkeyLove *Rachzee =setkeh *sparx222 *Star-Maiden ~stitchmouth =Sunstone72 ~Trickster4eva =TwilightAmbiance *violettay ~VmtWars ~x-Illia-x :devZimmadonna:

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket


1. Maintain a professional attitude in all comments, and communications with the highest standard of integrity.

2. Stick to facts - operate on the basis of fact, not rumor.

3. Verify with the artist that their work is stolen, and do not under any circumstances assume that it is.

4. Refrain from bashing, foul/obscene language, yelling or calling someone a thief. This will absolutely not be tolerated under any circumstances...EVER!

5. If you are a volunteer, stay dispassionate and neutral in all your communications.

6. Refer all policy issues to the RATF administration.

7. Refer all disputes involving theft accusations, to the Administration staff to handle.

8. Remember that your actions/communications reflect on ALL RATF staff.

9. Refer disagreements about copyright issues to the Administration staff to handle.

10. Be aware that we will not tolerate “unorthodox” or illegal manners of handling theft.
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INTERESTING INFORMATION AND HELPFUL LINKS....PLEASE CHECK OUT!!!!!

Preventing Theft [link]
Online Copyrights [link]
U.S. Copyright Office [link]
Digimarc [link]
deviantART Wikie Entry [link]




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Shoutbox

~sukiyakii-chan:iconsukiyakii-chan:
How horrifying. D:
Sun Jun 8, 2008, 3:27 PM
*fantasydreamer24:iconfantasydreamer24:
:worship: :salute:
Mon Mar 17, 2008, 12:45 PM
~OMFG-Fairy:iconOMFG-Fairy:
O=
Mon Dec 10, 2007, 6:22 PM
~jimmytc25:iconjimmytc25:
~.~
Wed Dec 5, 2007, 7:05 PM
~pipertim:iconpipertim:
Eros+Psyche how do you steal overpaint?
Tue Nov 6, 2007, 7:51 AM
~Krad-Eelav:iconKrad-Eelav:
Keep up the great work! :salute:
Sat Nov 3, 2007, 6:46 PM
~elita141:iconelita141:
Great idea!
Mon Sep 3, 2007, 5:14 PM
=CindeeRoo:iconCindeeRoo:
RATF :worship:
Sat Sep 1, 2007, 12:56 AM
*FrisianDude:iconFrisianDude:
:salute:
Sun Aug 26, 2007, 1:35 AM
=catluvr2:iconcatluvr2:
Another :salute:
Thu Aug 23, 2007, 6:23 PM
=matimoo:iconmatimoo:
KUTAW guys!!! :hug:
Mon Aug 20, 2007, 1:20 AM
~Ash360:iconAsh360:
this club rules, keep up the hard work :D
Sat Aug 18, 2007, 4:52 PM
^znow-white:iconznow-white:
:hug:
Fri Aug 17, 2007, 4:57 PM
~theshadowmistress:icontheshadowmistress:
Just a quick :hug:
Thu Aug 9, 2007, 1:35 PM
=catluvr2:iconcatluvr2:
:salute::police::salute:
Thu Aug 9, 2007, 12:43 PM
~firebird101:iconfirebird101:
Hmm... anyone ever checked fanart.com?
Tue Aug 7, 2007, 1:13 AM
=Zimadonna:iconZimadonna:
GO TEAM GO! :#1:
Sun Aug 5, 2007, 11:35 PM
~SparkzaBme:iconSparkzaBme:
:blowkiss: :smooch: :boogie: :dance: :worship: :hug: :cuddle: :highfive: :w00t: Thank you for the service you're doing, We appreciate it.
Sun Aug 5, 2007, 4:37 PM
*WiseWanderer:iconWiseWanderer:
Congrats to all of you for your work
Sat Aug 4, 2007, 4:17 PM
~Raptor13270:iconRaptor13270:
YESSS..... Get them all :evillaugh:
Tue Jul 31, 2007, 6:28 PM

Disclaimer

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WE NEED YOUR HELP...

Journal Entry: Wed Sep 5, 2007, 8:55 PM


We need your help..
Please help us identify some of the works in the thumbs below. We have many more to upload and will be regularly updating this page.

NOTE: If you recognize any of these pieces of art, please leave the comment on the image, not here on the journal and it would be appreciated very much! Leaving the comment on the image page makes it easier for me to find it later. Thank you!!

UPDATE 9/5/07
FRE-DAI10

FRE-DAI11

FRE-DAI12

FRE-DAI13

FRE-DAI14

FRE-DAI15

FRE-FRA01

FRE-FRA02

FRE-FRA03

FRE-IBA01

FRE-IBA02

FRE-IBA03

FRE-IBA04

FRE-IBA05

FRE-IBA06

FRE-IBA07

FRE-IBA08

FRE-IBA09

MORE TO COME

UPDATE 9/2/07
FRE-ABD01

FRE-ABD02

FRE-ALE01

FRE-ALE02

FRE-ALE03

FRE-ALE04

FRE-ALE06

FRE-ALE07

FRE-ALE08-crop1

FRE-ALE08

FRE-DAI01

FRE-DAI02

FRE-DAI03

FRE-DAI04

FRE-DAI05

FRE-DAI06

FRE-DAI07

FRE-DAI08

FRE-DAI09


UPDATE 8/30/07
PHB-NEL01

PHB-NEL02

PHB-NEL03

PHB-NEL04

PHB-NEL05

PHB-NEL06

PHB-NEL07

PHB-NEL08

PHB-NEL09

PHB-NEL10

PHB-NEL11

PHB-NEL12


If you recognized any of the artworks we weren't able to identify, please leave a message on the image with the artwork.








We are working as hard and as fast as possible to deal with all the information coming in.

We are swamped and apologize - respond times to comments/questions may be slow.

We are not perfect

note us if there is an oversight it is not intentional.

Comments left on the RATF site by others - are THEIR opinions not necessarily ours.

We need volunteers who will uphold the volunteer code of ethics.

We WILL NOT tolerate unprofessional conduct or illegal or unorthodox methods period.

This is not a vigilante task force.

We simply want to help people with their art theft and copyright issues.

We are volunteers and do not deserve abuse, we are merely assisting you to resolve your rip issues!

NOTICE

The Ripped Art Task Force gallery and images contained in it are Copyright ©2007-2008 RippedArtTaskForce. All rights reserved. All the materials contained in this deviantART gallery may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted, borrowed, duplicated, printed, downloaded, or uploaded in any way without the express written permission of the owner of said image. These images do not belong to the public domain.
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~theshadowmistress:icontheshadowmistress: Aug 27, 2007, 7:18:07 PM
I need lots of help but the doctors keep running out of the room after 5 minutes alone with me. Is that a bad sign? =P

Taking a look! Will try my best!
~theshadowmistress:icontheshadowmistress: Aug 27, 2007, 7:47:28 PM
I just reported the William12 guy to Photobucket. Hopefully, they will take it all down.
=LonesomeFaery:iconLonesomeFaery: Aug 27, 2007, 7:49:10 PM
you know I can't help out very much...I'm not that familiar with most of these!

Plus, I found them! LOL

I get a break from THESE at least..lol

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I'm not a faerie but I need
More than this life so I became
This creature representing more to you
Than just another girl
And if I had a chance to change my mind
I wouldn't for the world

#ApoChat #ImagersFractalDDs #Spartans
*RippedArtTaskForce:iconRippedArtTaskForce: Aug 27, 2007, 8:34:02 PM
You got that right, honey. Besides, you've already done your part. I downloaded your spreadsheet and am using it right now to go to these sites on Photobucket. Without it I would be lost. But, oh, boy did I open a can of worms! lol... I think I need to quit trying to keep up and just let it go for a while and THEN go back at get them all at once.
Love,
Anj

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Together We can make a difference!!! Stop ripping by reporting it!
*RippedArtTaskForce:iconRippedArtTaskForce: Aug 27, 2007, 8:36:37 PM
Thank you dear, that's all anyone can ask.
Hugs,
Anj

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Together We can make a difference!!! Stop ripping by reporting it!
=LonesomeFaery:iconLonesomeFaery: Aug 27, 2007, 8:46:39 PM
that might be best

--
I'm not a faerie but I need
More than this life so I became
This creature representing more to you
Than just another girl
And if I had a chance to change my mind
I wouldn't for the world

#ApoChat #ImagersFractalDDs #Spartans
*priteeboy:iconpriteeboy: Aug 27, 2007, 10:59:09 PM
On the 18th page, I recognised this deviation [link] There were some others I've seen before but I don't know who did them.
^znow-white:iconznow-white: Aug 28, 2007, 4:34:59 AM
Found a couple for you ...and if I recognize any more I'll let you know....

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Resources Gallery Director
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
And a large group of professionals built the Titanic.
*katlienc:iconkatlienc: Aug 28, 2007, 5:59:36 AM
I have looked through them and they don't look familiar to me. But I will keep an eye out.
*WarpedOrbit:iconWarpedOrbit: Aug 28, 2007, 6:20:15 AM
in the seventh right frame I think the sad cows were done by :iconlexidh:

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"The human brain is too small to comprehend the universal truth, yet too big to understand itself." WarpedOrbit 1/08
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A man who steals bread is desperate; a man who steals art is pond-scum.