Plagiarism is such a problem, and it seems like these people will never learn, even when they are called out on it again and again. They don't even attempt to legitimise it by including a link to the original source, because they know what they are doing is pretty much theft. Especially on a site like this. I feel like so much of the copyright free art deserves so much more than just a hyperlink saying image source, I have recently started including the artists name as well, they put so much effort in to creating something beautiful, their name should be there !
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I agree with you @culluna. There is an old saying between artists… "Stop trying to pay us with exposure". No other industry gives away their product for free. Try buying groceries, gasoline, or paying rent with a hyperlink . :-)
When art is given away for free, it is easy to take it for granted, which I was definitely guilty of doing when I first started posting stories, it was actually interactions with you and other artists on here that made me think about it more and change how I credit the artist, so thank you!