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theartofmichaelwhelan:
This rabbit hole goes deep. Tons of other artists ripped off in this Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheGeekFind/items
LOTR by Jimmy Cauty. Name of the Wind (title?) by Marc Simmonetti. Eddard Stark with Ice by Michael Komarck. The Gunslinger by Steve Stone. Dark Tower (title?) by David Finch.

Please identify the artists and spread the word. 374 products in their shop. I’m exhausted.
And so far I’ve notified:
David Finch
Mary GrandPre
John Howe
Michael Komarck
Jae Lee
Marc Simonetti
Chase Stone
Steve Stone
I messaged the shop owner, warned them about copyright, and as usual they seem clueless—or are at least feigning ignorance. I honestly don’t know how you can rip off such major talent and not realize what you’re doing.

Always fill out the form to officially record the complaint

If your art is being used without license on Etsy, make sure to complete an official copyright complaint on their form to take down the product.

https://www.etsy.com/legal/ip/report

I asked the legal department at Etsy to review the seller after they removed products violating Michael Whelan’s copyright because the seller was clearly stealing from many artists. Etsy said they needed IP owners (or their agents) to file separately.

This is pretty typical, shifting the burden to the offended parties. You’d think a comprehensive review of the seller would be part of every complaint that leads to product removal.

(via theartofmichaelwhelan)