Just to start, it isnt about me who is dealing with this, its someone I watch on DA and instagram, but I wont say their name because I have no need to (and if you recognize who I am talking about, please dont mention them as in :dev: or :icon:, because of DA's new notification system I would rather not have that person get abrasive with me over my opinion)
Here's why Im making this journal:
This person I watch is fairly popular and also has a species they made up and their art is very good, but because a lot of followers they had a few times where they had people stealing their art and tracing it, which is understandable, but recently they