Attention! Important message for all fanartists and forum members! [Archive]

Peace

21-09-07, 08:01 PM

In this announcement we are handing over three fanart theives/plagerisers. The fanart community is sick and tired of this kind of behaviour and we are today taking a stand against all this. We will be giving up three members of this forum as copycats and theives. Due the extent of their theft we have decided to not bring this into the fanart theft thread but bring it to all members on the forum, even those who doesn't frequent the fanart section.
Of course we are not giving up these theives without proof, and below here you can find all the info needed to conclude that these are theives. We will compare layout codes and wallpapers to show you what has been going on in the shadows. Even if this post is made by one person, behind me stands an army of fanartists tired of the crap we're handed every day by those who NEVER LEARN!

FIRST THEIF: Justin
On September 11th it came to several fanartists attention that Justin (http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/member.php?u=256) @ Screencap Madness (http://screencapmadness.com/) had attacked Infinite Illusion on both a fanart level and a website code level. After
a lot of discussion and digging it was discovered that Justin had done this to many other artists and sites as well. Since he came online he has spent his time baggering Screencap Paradise, and almost becoming their personal stalker in terms of sending multiple emails every day wanting to contribute or requesting captures. Even after being turned down on several occasions, he has continued to do so until this day.
He also baggered Amber @ Reflection (http://www.hideous-beauty.com/reflect/) for tutorials and help and then never gave her any credit or thanx for her hard work.

He has stolen layout coding from Infinite Illusion (http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/), Comforting Lie (http://www.comforting-lie.com/) and Until My Dying Day (http://dyingday.all-thats-left.net/). To prove this here is the code in question vs the original.

Justin Code #1 vs Infinite Illusions

Screencap Madness [Justin - stolen]

<html>
<head>
<title>Screencap Madness</title>
<style>
A{
color:#a8878c;
text-decoration:none;
font-weight: bold;
font-style:bold;
letter-spacing: 0pt;
background: #;
font-family: Arial;
text-transform:lowercase;
}

A:visited{
color:#a8878c;
text-decoration:none;
font-family: Arial;
font-style:bold;
letter-spacing: 0pt;
font-weight:bold;
background: #;
}

A:active{
color:#a8878c;
letter-spacing: 0pt;
font-family: Arial;
font-style:bold;
background: #;
font-weight:bold;
text-decoration:none;
}

A:hover{
color:#000000;
text-decoration:none;
letter-spacing: 1pt;
font-family: Arial;
font-style:bold;
border:0pt solid #;
border-bottom: 0px dashed #9d1e1e;
background: #a8878c;
cursor:crosshair;
}

body{
scrollbar-face-color:#667b9f;
scrollbar-highlight-color:#667b9f;
scrollbar-3dlight-color:#667b9f;
scrollbar-darkshadow-color:#667b9f;
scrollbar-shadow-color:#667b9f;
scrollbar-arrow-color:#ffffff;
scrollbar-track-color:667b9f;
background-color:#000000;
}

BODY,TR,TD,P {
font-family: Verdana;
letter-spacing: 0pt;
font-size: 7pt;
color: #f1deb4;
background-color: #315485;
}

input,textarea {
color: #FFFFFF;
font-size: 7pt;
letter-spacing: 1pt;
text-transform: none;
font-family: Verdana;
background-color: #667b9f;
border:1pt solid #FFFFFF;}

h1 {
BORDER-RIGHT: #fee3d9 0px soild;
BORDER-TOP: #fee3d9 0px solid;
FONT-WEIGHT: bold;
font-style: bold;
letter-spacing: 3pt;
text-transform:;
font-family: Verdana;
BORDER-LEFT: #fee3d9 0px solid;
BORDER-RIGHT: #fee3d9 0px soild;
COLOR: #584a30;
BORDER-BOTTOM: #584a30 0px solid;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #;
TEXT-ALIGN: left;
font-size: 10pt; }

h2 {
BORDER-RIGHT: #fee3d9 0px soild;
BORDER-TOP: #fee3d9 0px solid;
FONT-WEIGHT: bold;
font-style: ;
letter-spacing: 3pt;
text-transform:;
font-family: Verdana;
BORDER-LEFT: #fee3d9 0px solid;
BORDER-RIGHT: #fee3d9 0px soild;
COLOR: #d2a299;
BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 0px dashed;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #;
TEXT-ALIGN: right;
font-size: 7pt; }

h3 {
BORDER-RIGHT: #fee3d9 0px soild;
BORDER-TOP: #fee3d9 0px solid;
FONT-WEIGHT: bold;
font-style: ;
letter-spacing: 3pt;
text-transform:;
font-family: Verdana;
BORDER-LEFT: #fee3d9 0px solid;
BORDER-RIGHT: #fee3d9 0px soild;
COLOR: #584a30;
BORDER-BOTTOM: #584a30 1px solid;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #;
TEXT-ALIGN: right;
font-size: 7pt; }

IMG{
border : 2px solid #FFFFFF;
}

.borderimage{
border : 2px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" topmargin="5" leftmargin="5"
background="http://screencapmadness.com/bg.jpg">

<img src="http://screencapmadness.com/header.jpg">
<div id='menu' style="width: 200; position:absolute;top:430;
overflow:auto; left:570">
<Table width="100%" height="2%"><tr><Td><h2>Welcome</H2>
<p ALIGN="RIGHT">
Welcome To Screencap Madness. My Name is Justin and this site is hosted
on its own domain off <a href="http://shadydesigns.net"
target="_blank">Shady Designs</a>. This house holds my art and goodies from various
shows and movies. I also have my own <a
href="http://screencapmadness.com/gallery/" target="_blank">Gallery</a>
including screencaps and a fully functional TV Promo section. Please enjoy
your stay and credit if you use anything, also tag me before you go.
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<Table width="100%" height="2%"><tr><Td><h2>Navigate</h2>
<a href="http://screencapmadness.com/indexx.php">Home</a><BR>
<a href="http://screencapmadness.com/fanart.php">Fanart</a><BR>
<a href="http://screencapmadness.com/goodies.php">Goodies</a><BR>
<a href="http://screencapmadness.com/gallery/"
target="_blank">Gallery</a><BR>
<a href="http://screencapmadness.com/gallery/index.php?cat=2"
target="_Blank">Screencaps</a><BR>
<a href="http://screencapmadness.com/site.php">Site</a><BR>
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<Table width="100%" height="2%"><tr><Td><h2>Dailies</h2>
<p ALIGN="RIGHT">

<a href="http://learning.comforting-lie.com" target="_Blank">
<img src="http://screencapmadness.com/dailies.gif"></a>
<a href="http://shadydesigns.net/" target="_Blank">
<img src="http://screencapmadness.com/dailies.gif"></a>
<a href="http://blacklagoon.ohstatic.net" target="_Blank">
<img src="http://screencapmadness.com/dailies.gif"></a>
<a href="http://comforting-lie.com" target="_Blank">
<img src="http://screencapmadness.com/dailies.gif"></a>
<a href="http://freewebs.com/hippyjackswackyvideos" target="_Blank">
<img src="http://screencapmadness.com/dailies.gif"></a>
<a href="http://insanely-pretty.com" target="_Blank">
<img src="http://screencapmadness.com/dailies.gif"></a>
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<Table width="100%" height="2%"><tr><Td><h2>Find Me At</H2>
<p ALIGN="RIGHT">
<a href="mailto:c.s.addicted12@hotmail.com" target="_blank">
<img src="http://screencapmadness.com/dailies.gif"></a>
<a href="http://justin-sm.livejournal.com" target="_blank">
<img src="http://screencapmadness.com/dailies.gif"></a>
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/buffyadict" target="_blank">
<img src="http://screencapmadness.com/dailies.gif"></a><BR><BR>
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<Table width="100%" height="2%"><tr><Td><h2>Tagboard</H2>
<p ALIGN="RIGHT">
<div align="center" id="cboxdiv">
<iframe frameborder="0" width="160" height="200"
src="http://www3.cbox.ws/box/?boxid=2554874&boxtag=7712&sec=main"
marginheight="2" marginwidth="2" scrolling="auto" allowtransparency="yes"
name="cboxmain" style="border:#FFFFFF 1px solid;"
id="cboxmain"></iframe><br/>
<iframe frameborder="0" width="160" height="75"
src="http://www3.cbox.ws/box/?boxid=2554874&boxtag=7712&sec=form"
marginheight="2" marginwidth="2" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="yes"
name="cboxform" style="border:#FFFFFF 1px solid;border-top:0px"
id="cboxform"></iframe>
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overflow:auto; left:5">
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<h1>Updates</h1>

<div style="width:498px; margin-bottom:30px;">
<div><strong><h3>testing</h3></strong></div>

<div style="text-align:justify; padding:3px; margin-top:3px;
margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;">Testing</div>

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<div><em>Posted on 26 Jul 2007 by <a
href="mailto:c.s.addicted12@hotmail.com">Justin</a></em></div>
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Infinite Illusion [Bre - the original]

<html>
<head>
<title>iNFINITE iLLUSION ... Admitting the problem's the first step
...</title>
<style>
A{
color:#a4888f;
text-decoration:none;
font-weight: none;
font-style:none;
letter-spacing: 0pt;
background: #;
font-family: Verdana;
text-transform:uppercase;
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A:visited{
color:#a4888f;
text-decoration:none;
font-family: Verdana;
font-style:none;
letter-spacing: 0pt;
font-weight:none;
background: #;
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A:active{
color:#a4888f;
letter-spacing: 0pt;
font-family: Verdana;
font-style:none;
background: #;
font-weight:none;
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scrollbar-highlight-color:#146767;
scrollbar-3dlight-color:#146767;
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scrollbar-shadow-color:#146767;
scrollbar-arrow-color:#a4888f;
scrollbar-track-color:146767;
background-color:#146767;
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font-family: Verdana;
letter-spacing: 0pt;
font-size: 7pt;
color: #ac4342;
background-color: #44120f;
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color: #FFFFFF;
font-size: 7pt;
letter-spacing: 1pt;
text-transform: none;
font-family: Verdana;
background-color: #808080;
border:1pt solid #FFFFFF;}

h1 {
BORDER-RIGHT: #fee3d9 0px soild;
BORDER-TOP: #fee3d9 0px solid;
FONT-WEIGHT: none;
font-style: none;
letter-spacing: 3pt;
text-transform:;
font-family: Verdana;
BORDER-LEFT: #fee3d9 0px solid;
BORDER-RIGHT: #fee3d9 0px soild;
COLOR: #e38f99;
BORDER-BOTTOM: #584a30 0px solid;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #146767;
TEXT-ALIGN: left;
font-size: 9pt; }

h2 {
BORDER-RIGHT: #fee3d9 0px soild;
BORDER-TOP: #fee3d9 0px solid;
FONT-WEIGHT: bold;
font-style: ;
letter-spacing: 3pt;
text-transform:;
font-family: Verdana;
BORDER-LEFT: #fee3d9 0px solid;
BORDER-RIGHT: #fee3d9 0px soild;
COLOR: #146767;
BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 0px dashed;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #44120f;
TEXT-ALIGN: center;
font-size: 8pt; }

h3 {
BORDER-RIGHT: #fee3d9 0px soild;
BORDER-TOP: #25a1a1 0px dashed;
FONT-WEIGHT: none;
font-style: none;
letter-spacing: 3pt;
text-transform:;
font-family: Verdana;
BORDER-LEFT: #25a1a1 0px dashed;
BORDER-RIGHT: #25a1a1 0px dashed;
COLOR: #522a32;
BORDER-BOTTOM: #25a1a1 0px dashed;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #288169;
TEXT-ALIGN: right;
font-size: 7pt; }

IMG{
border : 2px solid #146767;
}

.borderimage{
border : 2px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0"
background="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/random/layout/bkgd.jpg">

<img
src="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/random/layout/layout.png">

<div style="z-index: 1; left: 000; width: 627;
position:absolute;top:577">
<Table width="100%" height="2%"><tr><Td>
<h2>NAVIGATION</h2>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">
  <a
href="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/art.php">art</a>   ICONS   <a
href="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/goodies.php">goodies</a>
  <a
href="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/awards.php">awards</a>   <a
href="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/resources.php">resources</a>
  <a
href="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/site.php">site</a>   <a
href="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/updates.php">updates</a>
  <a
href="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/home.php">clear</a>  <br>

 <br>
 
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</div>

<div id='menu' style="width: 170; position:absolute;top:000;
overflow:auto; left:627">
<Table width="100%" height="2%"><tr><Td>

<h3>Welcome</H3>
<p ALIGN="RIGHT">
Infinite Illusion is best viewed in IE7, 1024x768 and has vivid colors.
Everything you see on this site was created by me, and if you do take
anything, including the very naked coding of this site, a shovel and
violence will be involved. A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend. ;D
<br>

<h3>Artist</h3>
<p ALIGN="RIGHT">

music; television; candles; chocolate; pasta; red, red, red; dvds;
sleeping; reading; writing; art; psp; coding; talking; pepsi; classic rock;
taco bell; dogs; clothes; shopping; puppy love; bangel; supernatural;
buffy; angel; mountains; independent; blah blah blah<br>

<h3>Find Me</h3>
<p ALIGN="RIGHT">
<a href="mailto:dust2dust34@yahoo.com" target="_blank">email</a><br>
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/axthrowingbitch"
target="_blank">myspace</a><br>
<a href="http://bre2004.livejournal.com/"
target="_blank">livejournal</a><br>
<a href="http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/index.php"
target="_blank">Buffy Forums</a>

<h3>Codes</H3>

<p ALIGN="RIGHT">
<a title="Shadow of the Day, September 2007 SOTM"
href="http://left-unspoken.net/shadowoftheday/" target="_blank"><img
src="random/affiliates/shadowoftheday.jpg" border="0"></a><br>
<a href="sotm.php">more?</a><br>

<h3>Visuals</H3>
<p ALIGN="RIGHT">
<a title="Stephanie @ Immortal Kiss, September 2007 AOTM"
href="http://immortalkiss.sarrand.net/" target="_blank"><img
src="random/affiliates/immortalkiss.jpg" border="0"></a><br>
<a href="aotm.php">more?</a><br>

<h3>Give Love</H3>
<p ALIGN="RIGHT">
<img
src="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/random/bb/73.png"><br>
<a
href="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/links.php">more?</a><br>

<h3>Over Time</H3>
<p ALIGN="RIGHT">
awards: 0143<br>
arts: 0133<br>
icons: 0797<br>
textures: 0015<br>
brushes: 0003<br>
tutorials: 0004<br>

<h3>Tokens</H3>

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" summary="cbox
tagboard" align="center">
<tr><td align="center">
<iframe frameborder="0" width="135" height="205"
src="http://cbox.ws/box/?boxid=520865&boxtag=7722&sec=main"
marginheight="2" marginwidth="2" scrolling="yes" allowtransparency="yes"
name="cboxmain" style="border: #6a456d 1px solid;" id="cboxmain"></iframe>
</td></tr><tr><td align="center">
<iframe frameborder="0" width="135" height="120"
src="http://cbox.ws/box/?boxid=520865&boxtag=7722&sec=form&alt=2"
marginheight="2" marginwidth="2" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="yes"
name="cboxform" style="border: #6a456d 1px solid; border-top: 0px;"
id="cboxform"></iframe>
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<h1>All art is kind of a confession...</h1>

<p ALIGN="CENTER">
This site was last updated on <a href="updates.php">September 13,
2007</a>.

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src="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/random/layout/divider.png"
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<h1>Welcome to Infinite Illusion </h1>
Welcome to Infinite Illusion, Bre's site for various arts and goodies.
This site is a division of my domain, <a
href="http://www.primordialsouls.com/" target="_blank">Primordial
Souls.com</a> and was created August 16 of 2005. The art on this site contains
mostly television shows, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel,
Supernatural, Veronica Mars, Gilmore Girls, among others, but also features
movies and whatever else takes my fancy for the moment. I use Paint Shop
Pro X to create the art you see here.
<p>
Infinite Illusion is best viewed in IE7, 1024x768 and has vivid colors.
Everything you see on this site was created by me, and if you do take
anything, including the very naked coding of this site, a shovel and
violence will be involved. A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend. ;D

<p>
<center>
<img
src="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/random/layout/divider.png"
border="0">
</center>

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<h1>Family and Dailies</h1>
<center>

|<a href="http://www.hideous-beauty.com/reflect/"
target="_blank">Amber</a>|<a href="http://day-after-tomorrow.net/frozenrain/"
target="_blank">Nelly</a>|<a href="http://dyingday.all-thats-left.net/"
target="_blank">Peace</a>|<a href="http://tdesign.tygerstwilight.com/"
target="_blank">Tygerlily</a>|<a href="http://reflective.sarrand.net/"
target="_blank">Sarah</a>|<a href="http://www.chaotic-resolve.net/"
target="_blank">Sarah</a>|<a href="http://www.left-unspoken.net/provenance/"
target="_blank">Sayjay</a>|<a href="http://blacklagoon.ohstatic.net/"
target="_blank">Wendy</a>|<a href="http://darkaddictions.warriorsandlovers.com/"
target="_blank">Zo</a>|

<br>
|<a href="http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/index.php"
target="_blank">Buffy Forums</a>|<a href="http://dana.thedudes.nu/chosenart/"
target="_blank">Dana</a>|<a href="http://www.quicksand.ohstatic.net/"
target="_blank">Ehlwyen</a>|<a href="http://www.misplaced.co.uk/saltnburn/"
target="_blank">Chris</a>|<a
href="http://www.u-mockers.obsessionofthemoment.com/"
target="_blank">Joe</a>|<a href="http://www.left-unspoken.net/radiance/"
target="_blank">Sayjay</a>|
</center>

<p>

<center>
<img
src="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/random/layout/divider.png"
border="0">
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<h1>Current Layout</h1>
Yes, just a few days later. I realized what my problem was. I was using
the same foundation, if you will, for the coding, and it just looked
the same to me every time, no matter how many times I changed the
pictures or colors. So I did a little uplift! And I love it! The bold,
offensive colors, the bright, messy header... it's all beautiful and based on
a layout about my addiction to music. Images from <a
href="http://www.sxc.hu/index.phtml" target="_blank">stock.xchnge</a>,
textures from <a href="http://blacklagoon.ohstatic.net/"
target="_blank">Black Lagoon</a>, background pattern from <a
href="http://puzzle.digital-distortia.com/" target="_blank">Jigsaw Puzzle</a>
and brushes from <a href="http://www.misplaced.co.uk/"
target="_blank">Misplaced Moments</a>.

<p>
<center>
<img
src="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/random/layout/divider.png"
border="0"></a>
</center>

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Justin Code #2 vs Comforting Lies and Until My Dying Day

Screencap Madness [Justin - stolen]

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<div><h1>I think I was in heaven</h1></div>

<div style="text-align:right;"><em>updated on 14 Aug 2007</em></div>

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margin-bottom:5px;">not really obviously, but if you're a Joss fan you know the
title is referring to my all-time favourite show- Buffy the Vampire
Slayer. And that's what this NEW LAYOUT(!) is of- actually, this new layout
is like Buffy-palooza. On the home page you'll find the header is the
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section the header (and main colour) will be something else. <img
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and each header focuses on one of the many dark & angsty season 6 Buffy
(and by Buffy I specifically mean the character) scenes. Anyways, let me
know what you think! I'm quite happy with it though. <img
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src="http://comforting-lie.com/news/data/emoticons/smile.gif" /> If there's
any problems with the new layout or site... just let me know. <br /><br
/>I have two new hostees to add to the site! The first is Portia's
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target='_blank'>December Morning</a>. And second is Calum's (of <a
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src="http://comforting-lie.com/news/data/emoticons/wink.gif" /><br /><br
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for giving me Blend of the Month for my Mischa Barton piece. Once again,
thanks! <img style="border: none;" alt="smile"
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src="http://comforting-lie.com/news/data/emoticons/tongue.gif" /> I was
going to install something else to replace it, but I got lazy and just
decided to stick with cutenews since it's easy.<br /><br />ummm... well I
don't have any new art or goodies. I added that all that stuff in my
update a couple of days ago. But if you missed that update I added 6 new
wallpapers, 1 touch-up and my second brush set. <br /><br />I also
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DYING DAY</a> which is a blend/personal site of Peace, dedicated
mostly
to <a target="_blank" href="http://shiversbuffy.narod.ru/">Buffy the
vampire slayer</a> & Angel TV shows.
<font style="text-decoration: none">I do not host or display
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me. Thank you. All original content on this page is the sole property
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<p style="MARGIN: 0 5px; TEXT-INDENT: 4px; " align="justify">Look
around, take
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textures,
avatars & more. Don't forget to <a href="site/linkme.php">link
me</a> back.
Please, leave a <a href="tagboard.php">tag</a>
to please my fragile ego. Sorry for the spelling mistakes if they may
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align="right"><u>
<b>onto site content</b></u></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0 5px; TEXT-INDENT: 4px; " align="justify">This is an
archive
for my works plus some other stuff for you. Until My Dying Day, site
designs, wallpapers, artwork, free layouts, icons, brushes & other
stuff is
copyrighted (c) 2005-2007 to <a
href="mailto:blindfolded_hunter@yahoo.com">PEACE</a>. Layout, graphics and content
were made/coded by myself
and are not to be reproduced without permission. I don't bite & I'm
glad to
greet every visitor on this page, but if you'll make me angry I'll...
Well, if
you do, I'll tell you what may happen. I say what's on my mind on this
site, so
if you have problems with language or what the hell I did here - it's
your
problems. If you found I've used smth from your site, than tell me,
I'll look
through & we'll work it out, but I don't steal so as I recommend
you not to do
that too, otherwise I'll sue. Buffy the Vampire Slayer||Angel (c)
1997-2004 Joss
Whedon, 20th Century Fox, Mutant Enemy, and The WB. I don't give
credits to
other actors/actresses/movies, but they are. This is a
fanart/wallpaper/personal
site + goodies, etc. The site itself is not affiliated in any way with
any of
the people, actors, or companies artworks feat. whom I made on this
site.</p>
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align="justify"> </p>
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align="right"><u>
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This site exists for more than two years, but I already received a lot
of e-mail
with sweet and nice words about my art. I know I'm a bastard and I
don't stop by to say hello a lot, but I
just want you gals to know I was there, I saw your new layouts, I liked
your new
arts. I accept affiliates, though I must to let you know I have a
little quality
barrier, but don't get scared away :) Also I'd like to add again that
stealing is a
criminal, so try to avoid that at least with my art, okay? Thank
you.</p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0 5px; TEXT-INDENT: 4px; " align="justify">
<3 <b>Steph</b> - the
source of inspiration, best host ever after, runs<a target="_blank"
href="http://shadows.all-thats-left.net/">
Unseen Shadows</a></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0 5px; TEXT-INDENT: 4px; " align="justify"><3
<b>Dana</b> - the twin,
sweetest person on Buffyworld, runs
<a target="_blank" href="http://dana.thedudes.nu/chosenart/">Chosen
Art</a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0 5px; TEXT-INDENT: 4px; " align="justify"><3
<b>Berend</b>
- invisible but loved, hosts my Bangel site, runs
<a target="_blank"
href="http://weightoftheworld.perfect-despair.net/">TWOTW</a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0 5px; TEXT-INDENT: 4px; " align="justify"><3
<b>Sarah-Jane</b> - niece,
runs <a target="_blank"
href="http://left-unspoken.net/radiance">Radiance</a>,

<a target="_blank"
href="http://www.left-unspoken.net/wallflowers/">Wallflowers</a>,
<a target="_blank"
href="http://www.left-unspoken.net/superfine/">Superfine</a>
& <a target="_blank"
href="http://www.left-unspoken.net/provenance/">Provenance</a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0 5px; TEXT-INDENT: 4px; " align="justify"><3
<b>Bre</b> - cousin,
Bangel bud, amazing fanartist & ficwriter, runs
<a target="_blank"
href="http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/">Infinite
Illusion </a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0 5px; TEXT-INDENT: 4px; " align="justify"><3
<b>Nelly</b> - sister,
runs <a target="_blank" href="http://day-after-tomorrow.net/">Frozen
Rain</a></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0 5px; TEXT-INDENT: 4px; " align="justify"><3
<b>Wendy</b> - guardian
angel, runs <a target="_blank"
href="http://blacklagoon.ohstatic.net/">Black
Lagoon</a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0 5px; TEXT-INDENT: 4px; " align="justify"><3
<b>Mari</b> - soulmate,
runs Bangel site <a target="_blank"
href="http://drinkmysoul.altervista.org/">
Drink My Soul</a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0 5px; TEXT-INDENT: 4px; " align="justify"><3
<b>Akay</b> - sire,
beautiful ficwriter, runs <a target="_blank"
href="http://sunsets.bizhat.com/">

When The Sun Sets</a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0 5px; TEXT-INDENT: 4px; " align="justify"><3<b>
Steve</b> - elder
brother, correspondent, runs
<a target="_blank" href="http://nightsdream.com/thesunnydalecrypt/">The

Sunnydale Crypt</a> & <a target="_blank"
href="http://hc.all-thats-left.net/">HC</a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0 5px; TEXT-INDENT: 4px; " align="justify"><3
<b>Jamesgirl</b> -
darkside, runs <a target="_blank"
href="http://chosen2.com/">Chosen2.com</a></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0 5px; TEXT-INDENT: 4px; " align="justify"><3<b>
Dee</b> - muse,
fantastic fanartist, runs
<a target="_blank" href="http://elucidation.immortal-butterflie.net/">
Elucidation</a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0 5px; TEXT-INDENT: 4px; " align="justify"><3<b>
Olga</b> -
her art is the reason why I decided to do fanart, runs <a
target="_blank" href="http://www.misplaced.co.uk/uglybusiness">Ugly
Business</a></p>
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After this theft was discovered the fanart came next. To this day we
have been able to count at least seven artists that has been victimized
by his copycat ways.

Fanart victims
Amber (http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/member.php?u=132) @ Reflection (http://www.hideous-beauty.com/reflect/)
Bre (http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/member.php?u=31) @ Infinite Illusion (http://infiniteillusion.primordialsouls.com/)
Dana (http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/member.php?u=70) @ Chosen Art (http://dana.thedudes.nu/chosenart/)
Marilyne (http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/member.php?u=175) @ Shadow of the Day (http://left-unspoken.net/shadowoftheday/)
Notebelow @ Notebelow Artwork (http://notebelow.comforting-lie.com/)
Nikki (http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/member.php?u=1) @ Misplaced (http://moments.misplaced.co.uk/)
Peace (http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/member.php?u=131) @ Until My Dying Day (http://dyingday.all-thats-left.net/)

Below you can judge for yourself the extent in the copying made by Justin. Here we list the wallpapers by Justin VS the wallpapers by the original artist. We have moved all the wallpapers to a seperate photobucket account so that the evidence can't be erased by the theif. Every wallpaper in question will be on their own row, so one wallpaper by the original artist and the copied wallpaper by Justin, and then a new row for the next wallpaper.
We also want to tell you that we have not renamed any of the wallpapers, all original wallpapernames by both Justin and the original artist. We want to underline this as some of Justin wallpapers have actually been named the exact same thing as the original ones.

Justin's wallpaper is to the left and the original artists' wallpaper is to the right

Justin vs Amber
A total of three wallpapers have been discovered so far.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/amber/th_wontbe.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/amber/wontbe.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/amber/originals/th_primevalscoobies.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/amber/originals/primevalscoobies.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/amber/th_timebombgrace.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/amber/timebombgrace.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/amber/originals/th_timebombgrace.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/amber/originals/timebombgrace.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/amber/th_betterthan.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/amber/betterthan.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/amber/originals/th_supersymfred3.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/amber/originals/supersymfred3.jpg)

Justin vs Bre
A total of one wallpaper have been discovered so far

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/bre/th_bleedingforyou.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/bre/bleedingforyou.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/bre/originals/th_prom_goodbyetoyou.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/bre/originals/prom_goodbyetoyou.jpg)

Justin vs Dana
A total of one wallpaper have been discovered so far

Please note: This image is a manipulation, not an original pic taken
of Kristen and Jensen
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/dana/th_crosssomeday.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/dana/crosssomeday.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/dana/originals/th_veronica_dean_01.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/dana/originals/veronica_dean_01.jpg)

Justin vs Marilyne
A total of one wallpaper have been discovered so far

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/marilyne/th_shescold.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/marilyne/shescold.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/marilyne/originals/th_nowords.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/marilyne/originals/nowords.jpg)

Justin vs Nikki
A total of eleven wallpapers have been discovered so far

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/th_revealed.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/revealed.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/th_sleep.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/sleep.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/th_onelasttime-1.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/onelasttime-1.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/th_lasttime.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/lasttime.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/th_numb.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/numb.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/th_numb.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/numb.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/th_live.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/live.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/th_brothers.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/brothers.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/th_facethemaster.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/facethemaster.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/th_master.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/master.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/th_atyou.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/atyou.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/th_atyou.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/atyou.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/th_storm.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/storm.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/th_storm.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/storm.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/th_joy.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/joy.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/th_ruledtheworld.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/ruledtheworld.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/th_hebeatme.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/hebeatme.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/th_hebeatme.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/hebeatme.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/th_diedalive.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/diedalive.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/th_allalone.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/allalone.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/th_breaking.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/breaking.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/th_heart.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/nikki/originals/heart.jpg)

Justin vs Notebelow
A total of ten wallpapers have been discovered so far

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/th_family_werefamily.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/family_werefamily.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/th_whoareyou.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/whoareyou.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/th_motions.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/motions.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/th_throughthemotions.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/throughthemotions.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/th_away.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/away.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/th_stayawayfromme.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/stayawayfromme.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/th_solong.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/solong.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/th_solong.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/solong.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/th_notspecial_2.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/notspecial_2.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/th_notspecial.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/notspecial.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/th_friday.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/friday.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/th_nextfriday.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/nextfriday.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/th_goodbye.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/goodbye.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/th_movealong.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/movealong.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/th_saveme.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/saveme.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/th_itsnotme.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/itsnotme.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/th_canibe.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/canibe.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/th_canibeanne.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/canibeanne.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/th_loved.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/loved.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/th_buried.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/notebelow/originals/buried.jpg)

Justin vs Peace
A total of one wallpaper have been discovered so far

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/peace/th_acidgirl.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/peace/acidgirl.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/peace/originals/th_bs-ch20-peace.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Justin/peace/originals/bs-ch20-peace.jpg)

Total count of plagerized wallpapers: 28

SECOND THEIF: Omri
The second perpetrator is Omri (http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/member.php?u=44) @ Burning Memories (http://bm.eternalglory.org/). He spent about 6 months praying on Dana (http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/member.php?u=70) @ Chosen Art (http://dana.thedudes.nu/chosenart/), both her art and site. She finally had enough and he is today banned from her entire domain. After he finally changed his site, removed his art and appologized, he moved on to Amber (http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/member.php?u=132) @ Reflection (http://www.hideous-beauty.com/reflect/) and has so far
ripped off three of her wallpapers. He claims to have been watching season 3 and that's why these were made but we are not taking that "excuse" very seriously considering you can see the very clear similarities between the wallpapers. All the way down to the same caps, same fonts and same filenames.

Since he is a repeating offender we are making this plagerism public as well. Again, we have not renamed the wallpapers and you can see that at least one has the same name as the original wallpaper.

Omri's wallpaper is to the left and the original artists' wallpaper is to the right

Omri vs Amber
A total of three wallpapers have been discovered so far

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Omri/th_thisworldsnofun.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Omri/thisworldsnofun.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Omri/amber/originals/th_dopplewillows.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Omri/amber/originals/dopplewillows.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Omri/th_bfgraduation.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Omri/bfgraduation.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Omri/amber/originals/th_BFgraduation.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Omri/amber/originals/BFgraduation.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Omri/th_imbtvs.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Omri/imbtvs.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Omri/amber/originals/th_anneimbuffy.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Omri/amber/originals/anneimbuffy.jpg)

Total count of plagerized wallpapers: 3

THIRD THEIF: Nicki
It was today discovered that Nicki (http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/member.php?u=38) has been going through several artists sites and making copies of their art. Had it not been this much art we would have brought this to her first before going public but when someone steals and/or rips off other artists to this extent, as Nicki has done, they do not deserve this kind of friendly behaviour.

Fanart victims
Amber (http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/member.php?u=132) @ Reflection (http://www.hideous-beauty.com/reflect/)
Dana (http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/member.php?u=70) @ Chosen Art (http://dana.thedudes.nu/chosenart/)
Nikki (http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/member.php?u=1) @ Misplaced (http://moments.misplaced.co.uk/)
Peace (http://www.buffyforums.net/forums/member.php?u=131) @ Until My Dying Day (http://dyingday.all-thats-left.net/)

Below you can judge for yourself the extent in the copying made by Nicki. Here we list the wallpapers by Nicki VS the wallpapers by the original artist. All the wallpapers have again been moved to a seperate photobucket account so that the evidence can't be erased by the theif.

Nicki's wallpaper is to the left and the original artists' wallpaper is to the right

Nicki vs Amber
A total of eleven wallpapers have been discovered so far.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/th_WildatHeart011024.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/WildatHeart011024.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/th_WAHwillow.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/WAHwillow.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/th_Timebomb011024.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/Timebomb011024.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/th_timebombgrace.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/timebombgrace.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/th_buffyfaithwall1.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/buffyfaithwall1.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/th_tbb-64-amber.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/tbb-64-amber.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/th_cfbfab7c.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/cfbfab7c.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/th_seeingredlove.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/seeingredlove.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/th_ee6e6252.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/ee6e6252.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/th_helplesspoison.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/helplesspoison.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/th_GetItDone011024.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/GetItDone011024.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/th_getitdoneslayer.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/getitdoneslayer.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/th_9905dfc1.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/9905dfc1.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/th_foreverhurt.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/foreverhurt.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/th_forever011024.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/forever011024.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/th_forever.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/forever.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/th_ccabd451.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/ccabd451.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/th_chosenbangel.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/chosenbangel.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/th_AHoleintheWorld011024.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/AHoleintheWorld011024.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/th_aholeintheworld.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/aholeintheworld.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/th_14075410.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/14075410.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/th_afterlifeheaven.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/amber/originals/afterlifeheaven.jpg)

Nicki vs Dana
A total of one wallpaper have been discovered so far.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/dana/th_badgirls011024.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/dana/badgirls011024.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/dana/originals/th_episode_badgirls_01.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/dana/originals/episode_badgirls_01.jpg)

Nicki vs Nikki
A total of four wallpapers have been discovered so far.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/th_YourWelcome011024.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/YourWelcome011024.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/originals/th_lasttime.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/originals/lasttime.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/th_Destiny011024.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/Destiny011024.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/originals/th_hebeatme.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/originals/hebeatme.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/th_3ec4ac0c.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/3ec4ac0c.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/originals/th_bafkiss.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/originals/bafkiss.jpg)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/th_Chosen011024.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/Chosen011024.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/originals/th_allalone.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/nikki/originals/allalone.jpg)

Nicki vs Peace
A total of one wallpaper have been discovered so far.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/peace/th_michellet011024.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/peace/michellet011024.jpg) http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/peace/originals/th_bs-ch20-peace.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/The-Dana/copycat/Nicki/peace/originals/bs-ch20-peace.jpg)

Total count of plagerized wallpapers: 17

As you can see, this isn't about just one or two wallpapers by these theives, but 28, 3 and 17 and not coding from just one site but from three different sites without permission. This is pure theft and something we in the art community is very tired of and are today taking a stand against this kind of behaviour. We will continue to hunt plagerizers and theives, and we will announce the perpetrator(s) on this forum, and we will be even more motivated to do so when we discover that the theif is actually a member here. It makes the theft that much worse since it's a betrayal by a friend. We're supposed to be getting along and having fun together, not discover that we have plagerisers and theives among us.

galathea

21-09-07, 08:08 PM

Hey you changed the thread. :lol: Actually I would rather post this in the fanart section since I think it gets more visitors, at least from the people who interests this the most!

Wow, lots of these are serious rip-offs. I mean, from time to time it can happen that you come up with similar compositions for a scene, but most of these are clearly copies. What annoys me most about it is, that coming up with an original composition is actually (at least for me) the absolute hardest part for a wallpaper, someting I can spent literally hours on and for someone to just go and rip that off makes me really furious. I am at a loss how any respectable person can do something like that and then act as if it is not a betrayal of trust amongst friends, especially in a tight knit community like this. :(

Peace

21-09-07, 08:17 PM

Chris, I will post a link in Art Theft section, people who don't do fanart have to see this also, since it's an issue for all the forum members.

Yes, I agree with you. It seems like these people don't know what fanart is really about, I even somehow feel sorry for them. Stealing could never help improving fanart. Never.

Justin

21-09-07, 08:31 PM

i find this so FUCKING AMMUSING! i mean seriously.. i dunno bout tha rest but almost all those wallpapers were made following tutorials and alot were when I just got photoshop and was trying stuff out.. wow i mean seriously ppl

Peace

21-09-07, 08:36 PM

Yeah, right. :xd
Justin, the tutorials are made for the others to learn from them, to try thigs out, not copy the piece of art and show it off as your own. Besides, what if I wrote tutorials for all my blends, would you copy all of them too?
Ah, you crack me up :)

omri

21-09-07, 08:50 PM

Hey Peace,
The thing is, out of 3 I would agree with maybe 2. And, she never came to me personally and told me about it. And since she saw them a long time ago... well you get my point.
I'm not saying it's ok to do so. and I think you are right to go public, I really do... So, I really don't know what else to say but sorry.
Omri

galathea

21-09-07, 08:52 PM

I have to agree with Nadia on this. I've been following tutorials from day one I got PS but I would never dream about putting any of those attempts on my website, thus implying the piece was actually thought out by me, since it is nothing that was actually created by me, it was only copied follwing another artists directions. So as long as you don't declare it as tutorial copies from other artists on your site it is misleading.

Peace

21-09-07, 09:01 PM

Hey Peace,
The thing is, out of 3 I would agree with maybe 2. And even then I didn't steal them. I was watching season 3 at the time and allready talked to Amber about it.
Omri

Omri, it is impossible for you two having similar thoughts. Stop denying what you've done.

amy1234

21-09-07, 09:05 PM

I agree with galathea, following tutorials is supposed to make you better, and find out new tricks, ive done tutorials from many sites scince i started i wouldnt think of putting them on my site either, I dont know the in's and out's of why these people did this, but from what ive seen and i judge on justin is a thief!

Risa

21-09-07, 09:07 PM

I'm of the opinion that when you are trying out a tutorial you do not use the same images. You take images that would create the same effect and use them when following tutorials. You certainly do not try to copy the piece and then claim it as your own. That is just wrong. These wonderful artists do not spend hours making art for people to rip them off..poorly I might add...and then call it your own.

omri

21-09-07, 09:10 PM

Omri, it is impossible for you two having similar thoughts. Stop denying what you've done.

Read it again I edited it cause I thought so to.

Jenni Lou

21-09-07, 09:14 PM

Well, what clinches it for me is the text. I can understand to a point composition similarities but when the same words are used and they are not even quotes from an episode....then that is blatant theft. There are no two people who would use the same line from a poem or lyrics from a song to capture the same scene.

So, I gotta say that that is pretty lame.

I get a lot of joy from making fanart and have had a lot of things stolen in the same kinds of ways that are showcased here--and several times by people I know--and part of the joy I get is due to my own creative process. I did it. It's mine. My idea. My thoughts. My creation. Drawing inspiration is one thing....copying is another. I just don't think I would have any fun if what I made wasn't mine. I couldn't be proud of it otherwise. :(

wenj

21-09-07, 09:18 PM

I have to agree with Nadia on this. I've been following tutorials from day one I got PS but I would never dream about putting any of those attempts on my website, thus implying the piece was actually thought out by me, since it is nothing that was actually created by me, it was only copied follwing another artists directions. So as long as you don't declare it as tutorial copies from other artists on your site it is misleading.

I agree hun! I learned everything I know from tutorials and yet I don't make exact duplicates of the original wall from the tutorial. That isn't the point. It is to show people new ways of doing things so that maybe with some tinkering you can find something that works for you, as an individual artist. Style is everything and everyone's is different, that's the point of art. Everyone sees something different and new. You are suppose to learn from the community, not copy. :(

Dana

21-09-07, 09:37 PM

i find this so FUCKING AMMUSING! i mean seriously.. i dunno bout tha rest but almost all those wallpapers were made following tutorials and alot were when I just got photoshop and was trying stuff out.. wow i mean seriously ppl
As said above, when you follow a tutorial you don't make a complete copy of the wallpaper. And then you don't show it off as you own work when all you've done is follow a tutorial. That would be like painting by numbers of a Monea and then claim the entire thing as your own.

Trying stuff out? So why in gods name does all your wallpapers look like other peoples art then? That is blatant copying, not trying stuff out.

It has really suprised me through all this investigation how extreme the extent of this theft is. Going through these sites and discovering everything. I mean, how can a person think that it's ok to copy 28, 17 or 3 different wallpapers and take credit and say 'ooo I did this' and then feel proud of it. There's just no logic in that. There is nothing original in the wallpaper that someone's ripping off from another artists work.. and then to feel proud of it - just illogical.

This is why Peace and I made this investigation, to stop this "trend". It is anything but fun to come to a site and find that they've stolen all your work.

Ehlwyen

21-09-07, 09:45 PM

i find this so ******* AMMUSING! i mean seriously.. i dunno bout tha rest but almost all those wallpapers were made following tutorials and alot were when I just got photoshop and was trying stuff out.. wow i mean seriously ppl

I'd edit your post for language except you're condeming your ownself and leave it stand as that. And forum rules also ask that you NOT use text language and use proper english and grammar.

Wow, I didn't believe the stealing was so obvious until seeing this post and pieces side by side.

"Trying stuff out" means techniques. Composition is what artists care and call their own and that's what looks like has been taken here by you Justin. You basically look like you saw a pretty piece and wanted it done by your hand. That's copying, the taking of another's idea and calling it yours.

I like to redraw music album art as posters, but I would never claim them as my art. *horrified*

Amber

21-09-07, 09:46 PM

i find this so FUCKING AMMUSING! i mean seriously.. i dunno bout tha rest but almost all those wallpapers were made following tutorials and alot were when I just got photoshop and was trying stuff out.. wow i mean seriously ppl

Justin dear, it really doesn't make you look any better to show up and curse and mispell. Please try to keep your fits cuss word free, because there are some younger members here and while we realize you have no respect for anyone, you could atleast pretend to respect them.

Writing a tutorial doesn't equal giving an art theft get out of jail free card. And since I've had the same piece I wrote the tutorial for ripped off 3 times now, it'll be a long while before I write another one.

As far as Nicki goes, geez louise. So many of mine, and so exact. It's insanity, people. If she uses the reasoning that some of them are a year old and she was just learning, that doesn't really work for me, because I checked all the dates of her uploading them, and one was as recent as yesterday.

KingofCretins

21-09-07, 09:49 PM

As a non-fanartist, I would say that if I was learning to do it, I by all means would practice by seeing if I could replicate the work of others -- the ethical line here is misrepresentation of the work. Although, knowing nothing about how fair use informs this, all the fanart is, facially, a copyright violation, isn't it? Like fanfic is? Can such *be* plagiarized, other than as a matter of what's socially acceptable?

Jenni Lou

21-09-07, 10:04 PM

As a non-fanartist, I would say that if I was learning to do it, I by all means would practice by seeing if I could replicate the work of others -- the ethical line here is misrepresentation of the work. Although, knowing nothing about how fair use informs this, all the fanart is, facially, a copyright violation, isn't it? Like fanfic is? Can such *be* plagiarized, other than as a matter of what's socially acceptable?

I personally never claim that when someone copies me that it is a copyright violation since I do not own the images I use to create my fanart. Just as fanfic writers do not own the characters.

I also am one of those people who don't get too upset when my stuff is stolen. It sucks, yes. But again, I cannot stop it and I do not own the rights to the images, so I tend not to complain too much, although I really do appreciate when people inform me of the theft. But I understand why others do feel more violated than I do. I'm just a really laid back person and tend to shrug things off rather easily....

That said, I feel as though it is a respect to not copy anyone...no matter what the circumstance. So it's a really more of a moral issue than a legal one.

And replication as a form of learning I feel IS OKAY. But you shouldn't claim those works to be your own. And you probably should upload them onto the internet. I have done replication things years ago to try and learn how to do certain things; but I did not publish them to the web because it seemed wrong to me. :/

Dana

21-09-07, 10:05 PM

Can such *be* plagiarized, other than as a matter of what's socially acceptable?
yes it can, because even if the images we use might not be in reality legal to use, the work that we create is something we can claim as our own as we have made something even if we involved these pictures. And like regular art it can be called plagerism if someone makes a complete copy because the art that was created by the first person was their work. They created this piece of art and therefor they "own" that artwork, perhaps not the images used in the creating process but the final artwork that they created with those images.

Zugma

21-09-07, 10:10 PM

Even thought you had told me about the plagarism Nadia I couldn't imagine its extent :( Thank you for gathering all this info and making it public. Justin and Omri are my affiliates, but they will no longer be as soon as I update my site. Like Jenni Lou said: it may be possible to have an idea similar to someone's and to pick same caps for it (though, 28 similar ideas? still sounds a bit too much), but using same text leaves no chance for it to be a fair coincidence.

I feel sad and very disappointed by this whole story, though. Plagiarism has become so frequent lately, and finally made its way even here to Buffyworld - the most creative and friendliest community I've ever known :( And the thing I just don't understand about copycats is, why? Where is the pleasure and the pride in copying someone else's work? What's the point of it? And don't they see they ruin all the fun not only for themselves, but for others too? I don't get it.

wenj

21-09-07, 10:14 PM

As a non-fanartist, I would say that if I was learning to do it, I by all means would practice by seeing if I could replicate the work of others -- the ethical line here is misrepresentation of the work. Although, knowing nothing about how fair use informs this, all the fanart is, facially, a copyright violation, isn't it? Like fanfic is? Can such *be* plagiarized, other than as a matter of what's socially acceptable?

First off, when you begin making fanart, immitation is a big part for beginner and we are tolerant of this, to a point. However, when they immitate something they see, they still change it drastically to make it more personal. And that's the whole point. To make something personal. And they begin to learn new things. New filters/brushes/styles/etc. They begin to go off in their own direction and become actual artists.

The ethical line here, is the artists mentioned above know what is acceptable and not. They have been in the community long enough to have learned something for themselves. It's actually sad that they haven't even tried to hide the similarities or make it in some small part their own work. That's the issue. Blatant theft of another's time and work, not to mention passion. Art is very personal for us. It's an extension of who and what we are. Of what we love, and it's being mocked and slaughtered. Misrepresentation is