Danbooru

Artist removal: k96

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It could be a serious problem if it keeps up though.

Maybe we should have a dedicated page on the site for artists (written in Japanese, with a link on the posts page or smth) where we try to explain that Danbooru gives credit to the original artists and provides sources and links to their websites, showcases their work to a larger audience, etc.

I imagine it's quite easy for someone who doesn't speak English to come here and think that Danbooru is using their artwork for the sole purpose of making money through ads. Strictly speaking we do violate the artists' rights, but it couldn't hurt to try and reason with them.

Fred1515 said:
It could be a serious problem if it keeps up though.

Maybe we should have a dedicated page on the site for artists (written in Japanese, with a link on the posts page or smth) where we try to explain that Danbooru gives credit to the original artists and provides sources and links to their websites, showcases their work to a larger audience, etc.

I imagine it's quite easy for someone who doesn't speak English to come here and think that Danbooru is using their artwork for the sole purpose of making money through ads. Strictly speaking we do violate the artists' rights, but it couldn't hurt to try and reason with them.

I agree with this. We have a page in Japanese that explains that we credit them, link to their website and original name (both romanji and Kanji). Maybe if we explain that they get more overseas fans that they wouldn't otherwise have gotten because of the language barrier they'd lighten up. I'm pretty sure if they see how many fans they have they'd like it.

I mean I for one know that 774_(nanashi), Sawao and usatarou are very very open with their overseas fans.

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