You remember that post about the homestuck t-shirt design contest collaborating with hot topic? And how Hot Topic are the biggest art thieves? This is recent. As you can see above, I stumbled upon Hot Topic’s website and they are selling a very popular fan art put on a t-shirt, and did not ask permission from the original artist (rismo).
This shows Hot Topic still continues their art thievery. Hot Topic are still taking art from artists without their permission. This is disrespectful and appalling.
EXCEPT YOU DID GIVE THEM YOUR PERMISSION.
BY AGREEING TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON DEVIANT ART.
THEY SOLD IT TO A THIRD PARTY ROYALTY-FREE.
woah oops deleting my deviantart account
*instantly puts logo on my best pictures*
6. Payment Unless otherwise agreed between Artist and deviantART in a writing from deviantART, the license granted to deviantART under this Agreement is royalty-free.
DeviantArt you literal piece of shit
Uh what
That’s not okay
yo okay this is REALLY FUCKING IMPORTANT and imma be deleting my DA very soon because of it.
Guys please stop spreading this misinformation, or if anything, spread the CORRECT version which is that the section 6 is entirely out of fucking context to make dA look like a bunch of assholes. Good job guys.
Here’s a REALLY OLD JOURNAL to highlight how old this is (9 years since the submission agreement has been this way) and to go over your concerns. http://spyed.deviantart.com/journal/Submission-Agreement-Concerns-214142945
PLEASE STOP SPREADING MISINFORMATION WITHOUT EVEN SO MUCH AS LOOKING INTO IT.