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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%
153 deviants said I made my own watermark, and put it on everything.
24%
81 deviants said I use the DA watermark, it is much easier.
22%
73 deviants said I do not like watermarks, so I don't use them.
4%
13 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
=Almoace =milleniumsentry *davidlee1965 =Illusio-5

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]




:star:WARNING TO VOLUNTEERS:star:
PLEASE BE AWARE, there is the distinct possibility that you may search a site that will put you at the risk to get viruses, Trojans or Spy/Malware!! Please keep your anti-virus signatures up to date and do frequent scans. Having more than one AV and/or Trojan programs is better. There is NO perfect protection, but we recommend (we get nothing from this) that you download the free version of McAfee SiteAdvisor. [link] It resides on your toolbar and warns of problem sites. You STILL must use common sense, though! If you wish to not do searches for RATF because of this we will understand. While searching two nights ago, 1arcticfox had a malware/Trojan deposited on her computer called “Error Safe”. It masquerades as a Microsoft notice box, asking you to download “Error Safe” to check for errors in your registry. She did NOT download this, but still was infected and is still dealing with that – even though she runs 3 Anti-virus programs and has 2 firewalls! More information on this will be available soon.

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~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

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NEW UPDATE!! BAD NEWS!!

Journal Entry: Mon Mar 17, 2008, 6:28 AM


The RATF is taking a long breather at the moment due to 3 of the Administrators dealing with life-threatening illnesses-so we need to take an extended break in order to recuperate and resume at a later date.

The RATF page is still active....so please continue your support of our project, and utilize the information contained on its pages to help your art theft issues. RATF has not forgotten about you....WE PROMISE!!! You are one of our most important concerns. Look at it this way....We had a lot, A LOT of art removed that was posted illegally. Even if we had only 1 piece of work removed....it was worth it! We currently estimate the removed artwork at around 60,000-80,000 pieces which we feel is a conservative estimate, So, that is at least 80,000 works of art thieves cannot steal. At one time we had over 100 active cases, and our Admin was constantly gathering information passing it along and posting to our page and external site. Plus we were coordinating efforts with the volunteer force and dealing with all aspects of copyright infringement to the best of our abilities.

I want to at this time encourage everyone who has had their art stolen on DA-REPORT IT TO DA. If your artwork is off-site-REPORT IT TO THE SITE ADMINISTRATOR using the copyright letter we provided and keep on them until your work is removed!

IT WAS WORTH ALL THE EFFORT OUR WONDERFUL RATF TEAM PUT INTO IT!!!!!! AS THE FOUNDER, I MUST SAY I AM PRIVILEGED TO HAVE WORKED WITH MOST OF YOU AND AM THE BETTER FOR IT. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND EFFORTS IN REPORTING, RESEARCHING, LETTER WRITING, GRAPHICS DESIGN, WEBSITE DESIGN, and UPDATING. WE APPRECIATE IT TREMENDOUSLY!!!

ONE OTHER NOTE TO THE ART THIEVES OUT THERE...WHEN I COME BACK AND AM BACK TO NORMAL.....IT WILL BE WITH BOTH BARRELS BLAZING!!!!......."IT AIN'T OVER UNTIL THE FAT LADY SINGS!!!"

I personally would like to that the following individuals for their hard work and dedication and devotion to the RATF, and its principles:
=laurengary
`1arcticfox
:devanjalek:
`cmptrwhz
=LonesomeFaery
=Almoace
*MouseRunner
:devalbertelf:
*beigebuddha and her son Damien
=pantherwitch4982
=SethraLavode
~KainApophysis
:devnoreaction:

We applaude your efforts and hours and hours of research to help stop art theft from DA members. Thank you! :clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:







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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*katlienc:iconkatlienc: Mar 17, 2008, 6:33:40 AM
I hope everyone feels better soon. In the mean time I will keep my eyes peeled for ripped art and will notify the artist.
=GordAfarid:iconGordAfarid: Mar 17, 2008, 6:45:50 AM
i hope everyone feels better sooner or later! it's not good to hear anyone getting sick at all.
anyway im still helping reporting artthieves for stealing most fanarts, just for you guys to know that.

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~Luniwenor:iconLuniwenor: Mar 17, 2008, 7:15:51 AM
Oh, it's so good to hear anything from you! 8D
Hope you'll feel better soon!

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The Volunteer of *RippedArtTaskForce
Moder of ~BBA-Poland
Member of *polska's ArtMiesięcznik-team
=Geaenie:iconGeaenie: Mar 17, 2008, 7:27:37 AM
Send my prays and love to the families that are not in good spirits at this time. All of you are heaven sent and I thank you for all your hard work. :hug:

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Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
~Scott Adams

Please excuse my typo's. I am a Typo Queen. I even have a crown
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^znow-white:iconznow-white: Mar 17, 2008, 8:30:16 AM
I was thinking about you guys just the other night..
I hope the all goes well for those that are unwell and they are in my thoughts:heart:

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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.
*RippedArtTaskForce:iconRippedArtTaskForce: Mar 17, 2008, 8:45:34 AM
thank you so much, that in itself is a huge help.

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Together We can make a difference!!! Stop ripping by reporting it!
*RippedArtTaskForce:iconRippedArtTaskForce: Mar 17, 2008, 8:47:12 AM
thank you so much any help to stop the thieves is always appreciated. Keep watch on our journal for our announcement of when we will return at full speed. we will need volunteers to help us.

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Together We can make a difference!!! Stop ripping by reporting it!
*RippedArtTaskForce:iconRippedArtTaskForce: Mar 17, 2008, 8:48:14 AM
We hope the best for them too, keep an eye on the journal for when we are up and running at full speed. We will need our volunteers back :)

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Together We can make a difference!!! Stop ripping by reporting it!
*RippedArtTaskForce:iconRippedArtTaskForce: Mar 17, 2008, 8:49:43 AM
keep us in your prayers and thoughts as we are keeping our spirits high and we will kick this.

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Together We can make a difference!!! Stop ripping by reporting it!
*RippedArtTaskForce:iconRippedArtTaskForce: Mar 17, 2008, 8:49:45 AM
Thank you, I will let them know.

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Together We can make a difference!!! Stop ripping by reporting it!