Pony artists, is your art being sold on Etsy?

[midnight_flurry]

Hey guys! I haven't posted here in forever, and I hope this isn't against any rule (and if so I am super sorry), but I happened across a seller on Etsy selling other people's pony art. I recognized some of it right away, but others I don't know who they belong to. You may want to check it out and make sure your work isn't being used (unless you don't mind that is). I see lots of persona/fan based characters in there too.

Here's a link to all the MLP stuff in their shop; http://www.etsy.com/shop/shelleym2011/search?search_query=my+little+pony&search_submit=&search_type=user_shop_ttt_id_6661249&shopname=shelleym2011

If you want the work removed, you have to contact Etsy and tell them you own the rights to the art. Again, I apologize if this is against your site rules at all, but I used to be active in this community, and I hate to think of your work being taken advantage of.

[Arkillian]

Wow- I love plagerism :/ None of these images are trademarked, thus free for public use... obviously :/ 

[SourdoughStomper]

So uncool. I see HollowZero's, YLH's, Lunacat's, Marco's, Annie's, and I'm not sure who did that adoptable.

[ZennaBug]

I see a LOT of art that I recognize!  I've reported them, though none of it is mine.  Art theft makes my blood boil!  Thanks for sharing, hopefully we can get it taken down.

[Arkillian]

Using art without permission for a background is one level of bad, but making profit off someone's art is something I can't stand. I don't know why they think that they can get away with this I wonder if they are an Arena member?

[Jadis4742]

Reported

[Alrak]

Is there a way to report without making an etsy account? I want to report it too.

[Arkillian]

Go to 'contact us'. They have email addresses there.

[Elisto]

I contacted an artist on deviantArt who's work was up there too. She's reporting it as well.

[Arkillian]

I love it how fast word gets around like this ^^

[Elisto]

Ugh, I found one of my friend's Sonic the Hedgehog pictures in another listing in that shop. You know, it's one thing to think it's OK to try to sell fanart despite Etsy's policies, but it's something else entirely to sell *other people's* fanart! It's a double layer of wrong!

[fingerpaints]

Artists get little to no money for their hard work as it is, art theft is just the lowest of low things a person can do. I see a few artists that I recognise their work, I hope this seller gets banned from etsy. What a douce :/

[kittybethy]

Wow! Art theft is not cool!

[Badjuju86]

Reported her! Thats so not cool

[Sarahlacewing]

Thank you for sharing this, how awful!