Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25577599-20150125223704/@comment-53539-20150127205858

Misteryeevee wrote: @Angel - Even watermarks don't help all that much.

Yeah, some are really dumb enough to actually leave the watermark in when uploading it. There are some where I see they removed signatures and whatever the artist leaves in to claim it theirs. :/

A major problem with some of the stolen artwork is that they steal from someone who is not native to English. This creates a language barrier between the people who find it as stolen and the original artist. If they can manage to break that, then great! But now you have a problem with the original artist trying to contact DA to get that stolen art removed. Unless you can get someone to translate between the two parties, then there'se an issue. I've seena few tricks to get rid of the ark, but it does decrease the chances.

Being barely known, also helps. ¬_¬

They also can sometimes steal from people who can't be easily reached. Again, like the professionals who may not have the tiem of day to chase up every instance of their work being stolen.

Others just don't want the hassle since it can be tricky to get a point across.