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FoxKid1302

Fight back!

First of all, greeting to all TMNT fans, old and young, boys and girls, who loves the turtles of all versions. Be it comics, the 80s cartoon, movies, 2k3 or 2k12.

We all loves these green dudes. We write stories, we draw fan art to express our love to them. It's what we fans do in all fandom, not just TMNT. And here's where the problem comes in.

It infuriates me to no end to learn that the work of my friends, my idolized artists are stolen and reposted throughout the internet without their consent. Granted, the TMNT belonged to Peter & Laird, to 4KidsTV, and now to Nickelodeon. The artists have nothing but their talent, effort and time to create wonderful arts of our favorite turtles for us to share and enjoy. They pour their everything into their work, and that means that piece of artwork belongs to them, regardless of what they draw.

Not only are the arts stolen, they are traced over, re-colored and such. It's suffice to say that this is a form of plagiarism, since the original work is re-done, no matter in what way.

I have read enough of my friends' stories during my time in this TMNT fandom, noticing how little the watermark on the piece can protect the artist's creation. So here is what I suggest:

We form an alliance. Notice newcomers, welcome them with open arm and show them the correct way to develop their talent without re-using the work of others. As for re-posters, I'd like for us to create a shared account on other websites such as Facebook and Tumblr. When we discover a stolen art, we will use this account to give them a warning and ask that they remove the piece.

All this steps are formalities that we will use for those who are nice and willing to comply. If they refuse to, then we'll show no mercy and report them using the shared account. We're a group, so we can point out where exactly the piece is stolen from, and the website can take care of the rest.

This is what I have in mind. Share it with everyone and tell me what you think about it. It's about time we artists and fans stick together for our sake.
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