Before you start cursing at Deviant Art, I want to point out a few things.


Deviant Art is a business, and as their business is to create a place for artists all over the world to showcase, and upload their art, they can enter the realm of art theft. If they allow any art to be posted without credits, they are liable for damages for allowing it to be shown on their site. This is why they require photographers to upload model release forms with their photos, so that the artists has proof of owning the image.


Many artists from major companies, like Wizards of the Coast, Marvel, DreamWorks etc have accounts on there, and post some of their work, along side new users like you and me. So, when you get such a variety of art, from all walks of life, they want to make sure that only the original is posted, and only by the person with the rights too it. I am sure that some of the staff has made news posts about all of this before.


If we turned void into a business for selling prints, showcasing vast art from all walks of life, we would also have to crack down on what can, and cannot be used.