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Fuck copycats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fuck copycats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by Angelique (Liek).
I give up... the internet is not a fun place anymore...

Someone... please explain to me what's the fun of this?
I've received several messages from online friends about these morons that are stealing my work.
My freaking name is on those images what's your fucking point???

It's amazing to know I have so many online friends that are watching out there for me, it sucks to find out but I do thank you all for emailing me about it.


28-12-08 // www.glitter-graphics.com/graphics/179800
06-12-08 // MORON
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www.flickr.com/photos/jasmineful4ever/1999334602/ thx for taking down my picture!
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And again some more on 31-10-2008
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Congrats, the copyright owner of this image made you a special award and listed you here.

Fuck you very much!!! 

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Sarah Wheeler says:

Are you kidding me?! That list is huge, what is wrong with people?! I am so sorry this happened. I would reported all of the links, that is totally rediculous!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Dave - aka Emptybelly says:

they are morons... They will say its like a homage to you, but dont listen to them... Also dont let them win by leaving us at Flickr, Liek...
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tish [away for a while] says:

oh gosh..... i feel bad coz i had This. on my site, please tell me if you want me to remove it... Your work is amaziing and no one can pretend its their work coz only you are this good at it xxx

PS i love the strength of your picture here xx
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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www.andreakamal.com   Pro User  says:

Oh my God ... what is happened with Flickr !!!

Does the Flickr management provide any help ??

Block them all my dear ... so they can't have any access to your pics anymore !!!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Nikonsnapper  Pro User  says:

I can't believe they have the cheek to put your name on the title as well. Whats going on here. The point is that some of their viewers are such morons that they don't realize it isn't their work.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Angelique (Liek)  Pro User  says:

I have no idea... happened before and I'm sure it will happen again.
Maybe i should make a bigger fat black watermark or something...
For now I'm just pissed and depressed... I don't even feel like uploading something again, this is just insane :-((
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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mik5156  Pro User  says:

I am sorry this has happened to you. What morons.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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yullya  Pro User  says:

It's awful! :(((
Some people have no shame and conscience at all!

Some hours ago I've read flickr.com/photos/rebba/2243426607/...
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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.ஐ♥S๑mmeя βяeeZe♥ஐ  Pro User  says:

wow! unbelievable. i dont get what satisfaction someone can get out of stealing and using someone elses work. they're A-holes! You should report them all.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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mocachip  Pro User  says:

ohmygod. I am so sorry. People are so godamned ballsy to steal your work -- WITH your name on it!?!! I can understand your frustration and anger but please don't go. Can't flickr "do" something to prevent this from happening?! >:(
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

AdeleS [deleted] says:

I'm horrified.... that is one heck of a list.... omg... I feel for you :(((
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Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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kitynatura  Pro User  says:

What´s the fun of this I wonder too.
We all enjoyed sharing your beautiful, unique work.
Can´t they make their own pictures?
They must be really bored and fustrated to act like this.
Really sorry about that Angelique!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Nikonsnapper  Pro User  says:

Liek, I have just spent the last half an hour blocking the lot of them. Some of them can't say they are honouring you because they are being invited into groups and putting your work in the pool.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Kalliope Amorphous [deleted] says:

This makes me flaming mad.
I am so sorry you have to deal with this.
I recently started adding watermarks on my images out of fear of this type of idiocy, but obviously that does NOT stop these morons either.
Flickr should have something in place to prevent this type of blatant rip-off.
Heads should definitely roll.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

spidy69ca_gone for a while_ [deleted] says:

Hey Angel..............all i can do.....is offer you....a HUG................
and hope this will make you feel bether....sorry my friend....
xx
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

€eErRbBbiiIEe€ [deleted] says:

ohhhhh gosh what bad situation...i don't want think that it happens to me too......
i'm near you my darling and i understand the reason this marons make that......

HUGS!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Daniel Colvin (Taking a break)  Pro User  says:

Copycats are little rats who will never really shine

*No one* can steal the magic that is you! It really does not matter. Ignore their sorry asses.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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mselderhuis  Pro User  says:

ik snap echt niet waarom mensen dat zouden doen!vreselijk!Zo kun je wel bezig blijven met watermarks enzo!Echt stom hoor!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Daniel Colvin (Taking a break)  Pro User  says:

You know its like any community, where you learn to ignore the bad and focus on the good friends that are there. Sure it hurts to be stolen from. Makes me mad as hell. But in the end its rather pathetic. Like i said above, no one can take the creative fire that is in you. It is sacred and untouchable.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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FotoCath  Pro User  says:

wat vreselijk. Zou het een oplossing zijn om al je contacten als 'friend' te markeren?
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Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Pablo Ramil  Pro User  says:

Such stupid folks !! It would be much better if they were sucking it.
You have got all my support, Liek. Kind regards.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Anieteke  Pro User  says:

Dit kan je zo ontmoedigen inderdaad....echt heel jammer dat zo je plezier bedorven wordt...

Ik heb je stream pas ontdekt en je hebt echt talent, zou zo zonde zijn als je ermee zou stoppen hier...

Maar snappen doe ik je wel hoor!
De tip van Fotocath wilde ik je ook geven....
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Maureen F.  Pro User  says:

This is ridiculously big Liek
Its amazing what people will do!
I hope you are reporting this!


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Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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fexy01  Pro User  says:

Kick some ass, Liek!!!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

5JǿǾǿГ [deleted] says:

You're the best, Liek. Someone is *always* going to try and steal the work of a master. It sucks, but please don't let it stop you creating the images you create. x
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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__KAREN__  Pro User  says:

studiodror for example have a lot of other people's images it appears... don't think any of the images are his/her own.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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~pauline sirks ~  Pro User  says:

Hoe durven ze!! Wel raar ook dat de titels zo op elkaar lijken... Bijna of het steeds dezelfde persoon is. Zielige figuren zonder een greintje gène en eigen creatief vermogen!! Heel laf zonder gezicht (icon). Er is bij de Better than Good groep ook een hele discussie gaande over diefstal. Heb je ze al gemeld bij "Report Abuse" hier onder aan de pagina?

Ik zou het ook erg jammer vinden als je zou stoppen!! Ik geniet iedere dag enorm van jou mooie kunst!! Maar net als Anieteke begrijp ik het wel.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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__KAREN__  Pro User  says:

addition: I got about 1/2 way through the list and it suddenly struck me that all of the profiles aappear to be either thai or vietnamese and are almost like fanclubs to other photographers complete with the photographer's name. So very very odd
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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pinkorchid_too (Sandra)  Pro User  says:

Yeah, I'm pissed about this too! I warned somebody just today about their images being stolen. It really sucks!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Jaap Verhoeven  Pro User  says:

Yo Liek. Wat een zootje. Kan me voorstellen dat je kwaad bent. Een nog groter watermerk en je ziet de foto niet meer...
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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s0ulsurfing  Pro User  says:

sorry to see this happen to you my friend, i've come across it before, its happened to me too, there are so many idiots out there it's crazy. THe ones who did it to me were saying they thought that was how flcikr worked, you searched for pictures you liked and then listed them. never heard of the fave button.

Anyway, dont be discouraged by fools, there's so many more of us who genuinely appreciate your work
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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herbstleyd91 says:

I'm sooo sorry Angelique!! What the fuck is happend to those people,are they a atimical born or what? I can't even believe,that there are soo many of them. That's quite absusing!
You are a wonderful artist and photografer!! Wish you the best^^
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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*Perikita  Pro User  says:

Very sorry that this is happening to you... :(
A big problem we face with dishonest people.

I thank you very much you give the list of those people. I went to some links I couldn't finish now, to block them...

While watching all those stolen pictures I could see that you have wonderful pictures. I have read a bit in your blog too... :)
Very sweet btw.

I would love to have you as a contact here and deviant art as I have an account also there. I started learning photography... I have learn somehow, now I want to learn how to manipulate my pictures to look great!!

You are a great inspiration... :)

Hope you can get all this sorted out soon.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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*Mama*Lola*  Pro User  says:

I'm so sorry to hear this sweetie!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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~~wv~~ (Mary) ~  Pro User  says:

Hugs Liek!!
It amazed me just the other day when I was searching for something... I came across at least 6 versions of the same photo on different profiles. No mention on any of them of being in a group where they were all experimenting with the same photo... although that might have been the case. It just looked to me as if they were all claiming it as their own.

Don't let careless and insensitive people get to you though. You are the artist... it's your talent... and they can't really steal it.

Just think of it as free advertising! Surely anyone who saw those images would just come looking for you to see what other masterpieces you've created!!!

Again... huge hugs!!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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schneiderlotte says:

Oh my god, it´s crazy. I feel very sorry for you !
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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B℮n  Pro User  says:

Als je foto's slecht waren wordt er niets gestolen!

GRTZ,BEN
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Arfman  Pro User  says:

First, that is sad. Second, how did you locate these photos on their pages? Is there a way to do that -- I guess I am concerned about it as well....Thanks.

PS: Love the image back to them...very creative
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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tolis* Happy new year!  Pro User  says:

OMG!!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Schooled_in _rock says:

It seems as if they have been terminated , sorry it happened to you.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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losy  Pro User  says:

I would change my settings on your account page immediately!! With 'right-mouse-click' all your pictures are ready to download!!! It is so annoying what happended to you. It looks like a prank thing from Vietnam... look at the names.... I went through each of them, some are the same people just with different names...I ALWAYS ALWAYS delete visitors with this 'ugly gray face'.....!

Everyone who is reading this.. should go ahead and block every sinlge one of them.....
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Retinol  Pro User  says:

I have a few names to call them in my native language!
Anyway, there's no way of protecting your images against non authorized use. Not even the water mark, and that really impresses me the most.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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macropoulos  Pro User  says:

What on earth...? This is a HUGE list for crying out loud!!!
You have my sympathy, I've only had to deal with just one copycat in the past and that was enough to frustrate me. I cannot begin to think what you must be feeling now :-(

On another note, looking at about half of the links, I cannot help but notice the similarities on how the title is formated... with the same amount of underscores ( _ ) instead of spaces. In the case where they have copied the same photo, you can notice that the title is exactly the same on all these people! Coincidence? I bet not, it can't be! My best guess is that there is a tool out there capable of automating the "copying" process from one photostream to another, and they've all been using that...
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cyost  Pro User  says:

I am absolutely floored!!! so sorry..........
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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julies517  Pro User  says:

this just happened to me too recently, thankfully the person apologized and took the "stolen" pictures off....she was just an admirer. i had tried to click on "report abuse" but that got me nowhere....very frustrating.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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~Darni  Pro User  says:

This makes me sick! The nerve to take a photo, that has a watermark gor goodness sake, and pass it off as if they are the artist. I just don't understand. Sad.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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rohaberl  Pro User  says:

Did you report to flickr? I heard they usualy kick those guys.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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maxbradley  Pro User  says:

you've got me really worried now.....someone ripped off my body series on DA (they were removed,but the damage was done!)
how did you find this all out?
I've had a bad feeling for a while that something is amiss here on flickr and that I've been attacked (cos that's what it is!) too.
big hug
xxxx
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swt snookie  Pro User  says:

These people lack imagination and talent, it is not fair and I know you work hard to take great shots. They should be kicked off flckr and not be allowed to return. Why not set up a group for people who have had their photo's stolen and list these losers names and insist flickr kick them off the site? Oh well just a crazy idea! I am so sorry and I love your photo's!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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..karen..  Pro User  says:

oh Liek this is terrible ... I think Jason is right, the names are all very similar in where they are from, maybe they don't know how it all works... please don't stop posting, we would be very sad if you did ...
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Fotografías de Javier Conles says:

This is outrageous.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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owlsplace  Pro User  says:

You are very popular Liek! You are watermarking your images and posting only low-res images so enjoy, they are only adding to your fame... You are what they cannot copy... God bless, Roger
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silviaON  Pro User  says:

omg - i block them all (i need a cigarette and two cups of coffee for that)
its a good thing to send the adresses of the thiefs in all groups - there are more photos from others in their streams.
dont stop posting - i love your work !!!!!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Ashley | Bottle Bell  Pro User  says:

THANK GOD YOU WATERMARK YOUR PHOTOS.
YOU GET 'EM.
Just remember, they can never steal your mind, your creativity, your artistry. They can only steal it.
Cheapos.

I've got your back, too. ;)
-ash
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Lutz-R. Frank says:

what the heck are these ***piiiiep*** doing - I'm feeling with you my dear Liek ...

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Sharon Lapkin  Pro User  says:

Liek,
You must go through each and every one of these and block them. Your photos will be removed from their streams and they cannot fave any more of your pics or contact you.

When someone you don't know faves one of your pics, go to their profile straightaway. If they have no profile or icon, then block them immediately. This will remove the photo they faved and stop them from being able to fave any more of your photos.

I do this and I think it works. I have probably blocked some people who didn't deserve it, but I figure if they have no profile or no icon or no photos or all three, they don't deserve to fave my pics.
I've clicked on a few of the people copying your work and they fit this description.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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BluAlien says:

What the hell happend to flickr!? I was only gone for like a day and I come back to see this!?! ARGHH This sucks
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Jay PH  Pro User  says:

That is a downright violation. Block them all.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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BluAlien says:

Everyone should fave this and make it #1 on explore so everyone on flickr sees this list!!!!!!!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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ChezneyA  Pro User  says:

Oh Liek, each one of these people should be blocked, and banned from putting any shots up on Flickr. Your work is your own, it's stunning, artistic and beautiful.

To all the people who copy work - GET A CAMERA AND DO YOUR OWN WORK - COPYING IS STEALING.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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>>LoOon<< says:

whooaah huge list!! :-/
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Paco_MUC - Merry X-mas to everyone.  Pro User  says:

Liek, I am feeling with you. I am going through your list blocking these ****** and leaving a comment.

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SHopfe (sick)  Pro User  says:

Shocked and horrified. And very sorry this happened to you.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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mirabo says:

this is unbelievable !
i can almost understand how you feel, don't worry at list you have a watermark on your photos and looking all these photostreams we understand immediately that the images are stolen. we know that are yours! something that i don't understand is how they could download them if they are spaceballed?
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Angelique (Liek)  Pro User  says:

@ mirabo: All links listed above are stolen from my deviantART account, that's how some online friends from me found them back here.
Images at DA are saved automaticaly as name.jpg_by_liek
If you copy them at DA without changing the name they will all be named by_liek
So in the search box if you put by_liek you will find these images.
And god knows how many others there are out there... for example my sweet friend Nina. Same thing happened to her :-(


@ all that posted above: To all of you that commented... emailed me... and supported me in this one way or the other. Thank you!!! I really mean it.
Some of you really did made me think about this.
Don't worry, I won't leave. This happened before and I'm sure it will happen again but I just had to do something!!!

Thank you xxx
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Camerist Obscured  Pro User  says:

Liek, I agree with owlsplace, they can't steal your creativity. Your watermark is not annoying and doesn't take away from your art, it can be bigger. There will always be thieves. I bet they don't steal bad work. Keep posting and don't let the losers upset you too much if you can.
Your art is special!
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Angelique (Liek)  Pro User  says:

Well... at least more people will understand my reason behind the big watermark ;-)
But than again... I guess the ones that always complained about it are also the ones that abused my work.
Thanks for the support xxx
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GroupFounder  Pro User  says:

I agree with you. But I’m sure, there are not so many A……. on flickr as it looks like. All these accounts seem to belong to the same person. Look to the title of the photos; they all have the same style. Sometimes the world is not as bad as it looks like. Don’t worry; enjoy all the friends you have.

Marco ;-))
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Emma Roos  Pro User  says:

Oh Liek, I'm so sorry =(

Your work is wonderful, you're so talented. Don't let those losers upset you, they're not worth it.
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elinalukas says:

oh come oooooooon!!
this is so sick!!
the list is huge!!
so sorry for you
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MPH Photography says:

I just found your stream and I'm sickened at the thought that people would so blatantly steal your images. I don't get why people do that, its not theirs, they can't pass it off as theirs with your mark on it, plus if the rest of their pics don't look similar then its obvious. Some idiotic schmucks with no talent and no life with nothing better to do come up with this stupid idea on how stealing other people's pics will do what? There is no thought, or reasoning behind it, some people are just screwed up!! I'm sorry it happened to you.

I'm a new admirer of yours, and I can see the awesome talent you have, no wonder you have and the many followers who love your work. I for one appreciate your talent and hard work and can't thank you enough for sharing your wonderful images with the rest of us.
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julies517  Pro User  says:

that's what happened to me, ripped from DA and put on someone's stream here.
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CALISTO PHOTO|ART says:

gosh..this really, really sucks.. :((
if I see a photo elswhere than in your account, be sure to be informed!

keep on with your great work!
cheers, calisto
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e|[d]|ge. says:

wow. this makes me want to see if any of my stuff is out there. it definatly ruins the fun of sharing work with others and being online.

sorry to see that people can be so uncreative and ruthless with other's work. i actually just wrote about it on my most recent photo i uploaded...

good luck with the whole endevour
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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jmumma says:

That is terrible! You shots are so unique and beautiful that is not fair!

I hope they get what is coming to them.... Maybe a brick to the face? =0)
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enzo.tiberi  Pro User  says:

Fantastic. Very lovely! Good, beautiful!
Foto veramente bella, complimenti!
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Kiwi_GaL  Pro User  says:

Liek, im sooo sorry this keep on happening...i know how frustrating this can be and that is HUGE list! I can't believe how many people out there that can be so ruthless when it comes to stealing other people's work :(

I dont know if i have any other advice to ass but i just wanted to send you ((((HUGS)))))
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@ires  Pro User  says:

So sorry this has happened and thanks for
telling us about it. I do agree with World100F,
they all look like they are the same person...
Hope you are able to get the flickr admin
to give you a hand with this!
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giamplume  Pro User  says:

:(
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Erik Boeijing says:

Hallo Liek,

Sorry voor deze stomme mensen om jouw foto's te stelen.
Dat kan toch niet, ik hoop dat deze mensen snel worden weg gewerkt van flickr, en zal ik een oogje open houden als ik er nog 1 ziet.
Ik hoop toch dat je door zal gaan ,want je hebt te veel prachtige foto's die ik en de rest van flickr graag willen bezichtigen op jouw site.
ik hoop dat dit niet meer gebeurd naar deze overvloeiende reacties en de aandacht die er nu aan besteed word .
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Davide Cherubini MERRY CHRISTMAS  Pro User  says:

Unbelieveble!

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Tangent~Artifact, here sometimes :) says:

I can hardly believe this... On the other hand, this is a sign that what you do is really good (and I find it so great when, you, hehe, me and flowers - teasing you). You're right, Liek, fucking morons. Couldn't they try to get their creativity at work, for a change? Hey, maybe they've none, so eventually, back to square one, feel happy, you're the lucky one in the story :) They're the sad gnoms :-)
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iMan Daud says:

oh no! i don't believe it :(
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Tequila L Corbly says:

Terrible people!!

I think that you should send the list to the Flickr staff with links to the originals in both your dA & Flickr galleries.

Of just link this image to the staff.

Hope more of the rips get taken down.
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puszi says:

i.am really sorry about this, btw fuck'em all
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Carlo Tancredi (AWAY)  Pro User  says:

it's terrible, i can't believe.....
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sundancew  Pro User  says:

I've had it happen too and it really is very disturbing. I made it so that people can only see my images in medium but I'm sure that still is not going to stop these types. I'm really sorry this happened to you. I just spent a half hour blocking all those on your list. For some reason these types just don't think they are doing anything wrong. I had somebody send me a photo of mine that they had stolen and photoshopped. I couldn't believe it! My original image was not even one I cared about and most likely would have let the person play with it had they bothered to ask. Anyhow I really hope all these people are kicked off Flickr and I hope you have a better weekend.
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sundancew  Pro User  says:

You are invited to display your image.
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If you accept this Invitation,
please give awards to other images.
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ghostdog 17  Pro User  says:

Huge garbage!!!
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Janey Kay  Pro User  says:

So many people!!! That's terrible and that's scarey.
Thanks for warning us!
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-RR- says:

Jemig wat een lijst! Ik kan me voorstellen dat het enorm frustrerend is om te zien dat je foto's keer op keer elders opduiken. Een raar soort van compliment is het.
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uslair  Pro User  says:

What the fuck is going on there?
It is depressing me too. Flickr should banish all those damned bastards.
I'm feeling with you!
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Jo0Lz  Pro User  says:

:? What are they doing?!

They put your name in the title, and show the pictures with your name and watermarks all over them...

I just don't get it!
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zalita  Pro User  says:

omw its happening to every1!!!! im sorry that these goons are stealing your photos they are all breathtaking!!! what is the point ?
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koffiekitten  Pro User  says:

lame people..... they should get a life.
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Doug59B  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Flickr Tate Gallery (invites only), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

I now understand why you were so disillusioned with Flickr. You can post this pic to any of my groups if you want to promote the problem.
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patisfaction ~ censored [deleted] says:

ooww this is a friggin huge list!
so sorry
but they aren't copycats, they're plain thieves!
i really hate them

i checked a couple of them young asians, seems they know eachother
or look like the same person, because they write
the title the same way as in '___Heart_____by_Liek'

did u complain aka tell the flickr cops?
they should've been taken down [as in account deleted]
goodluck!
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six28fifty  Pro User  says:

I took a look at quite a few of these folks and the bulk of them seem to be young people from Asia. I wonder if they just don't understand the flickr basics -- as in you can "favorite" the pictures you like, but not lift them and add them to your page. Kids are used to lifting all kinds of things off the web and putting them on their facebook and myspace pages. I saw some other people's photos on some of the pages where your photos are, Angelique. I think they just like the pictures and want to decorate their space with them. . . and they're picking them up off each other's pages. Anyway, I faved this and hope it gets to Explore!
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underflo  Pro User  says:

i dont think it is a big deal. i do find it very odd. i think these people have nothing better to do.

they do credit you in the titles it seems.


very weird.
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madriguera  Pro User  says:

your work is excellent, no wonder you are being robbed ......
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