Originally Posted by me
Well, as some of you already know, there is a guy going around the internet posing as me. Not only is he posing as me in a sense of claiming my art as his own, but he's sunk so low that he actually thought it was perfectly fine to call himself by my legal name as well. Keep in mind, that can be considered Identity Theft.
Now, with all this being said, he has gone to the extreme of actually hacking into one of my accounts on a forum I regularly visit, and post a resignation thread saying he was going to resign from the digital art industry because of all the vituperations he received, while posing as me. What does this mean? Not only did this prick get his feelings hurt, but he damaged any reputation I had in the process.
On top of this, apparently he got accepted onto staff at an art community by displaying my work. What does all this surmount to?
- Copyright Infringement
- Potential Identity Theft
So what am I going to do about this? I have already contacted the Administrator of one of the sites, and will be contacting the other 2 momentarily. I will also be contacting the hosts of these sites to make them aware of this problem. Myself, and potentially an attorney, will be contacting his ISP, and may or may not take him to court. If he is across U.S. borders, then I will take him to World Court.
If this man has the balls to step forward, and show himself, I will be more lenient with any charges, or allegations that may ensue.
If I can get as much help from the community as possible, I will be very grateful, and hopefully reward you guys in some way; although, unfortunately, I can't promise anything. So I ask you guys as friends, coworkers, and acquaintances to help me out. Any help will be deeply appreciated.
Thank you very much,
-The Real Firetap
