you may have noticed i removed every piece of art i posted on deviantart. no, i am not simply switching sites, i am pulling out completely. the reason? devianart steals your artwork! it's all in the TOS (which, technically we should have read upon signing up)

c) to modify, adapt, change or otherwise alter the Artist Materials (e.g., change the size) and use the Artist Materials as described in Section 3(b); and

d) the right to sublicense to any other person or company any of the licensed rights in the Artist Materials, or any part of them, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.


in other words, deviantart can modify and use all your artwork, their even allowed to profit and relicense it! this is bullshit, only i should be allowed to profit off my art without written permission!

Deviantart DOES allow you to 'retain ownership' but that's pointless if they can do whatever the fuck they want with it. officially, you own your art. in reality, they control it. Take back your rights, get the fuck off deviantart, and take your art with you. There are many great artists here, and they will go nowhere if corperations like deviantart can walk all over them.

if anyone wants to use my art, for anything OTHER than profit, simply contact me cyburnetiks AT gmail DOT com