The List: a tale of art theft documentation
Scammers stole people's drawings from a comments section here on itch.io and for some reason I made that my problem. Thank you to Millie for running the Hybrid Decker Zine Jam and encouraging me to make something for it. I'm sorry that this really is the only thing on my mind lately.
If you want to see if one of the various fake Wigglypaint sites stole your art: You can check for your itch.io display name in this spreadsheet. (It'll take a minute to load)
And you can read more about the whole story here in a google doc for now.
(I know, I know. But it's been useful for collaborating with others.)
Comments
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I'm happy you made this, even though it is clear that this is an issue of pain (i feel it too). I'm not the most active or vocal, but I feel a part of the small decker community here on itch, and it is always a pleasure to play/read your work
I definitely count you among the community here. :') And likewise. Thank you.
That all sucks. But this is really well put together.
Yeah, it really does. And thank you so much for checking it out!
I'd say scammers are vultures but it would make dishonour to vultures.
Thank you for your zine and work showing this.
I get exactly what you mean. :') Thank you very much for reading.
Oh oof 😰I read Internet Janitor's blog post about how Wiggly Paint itself got stolen by scammers, but didn't realize that of course the art people made with it would also get stolen... this sucks (the topic I mean, your zine is excellent and the results of your investigation illuminating)
In the beginning I really wondered if I would find someone who gave permission... It wasn't impossible that one of the people running a site with a smaller gallery could have contacted people with an official looking email address or something. But. Well.
(Thank you for printing it out! I'm honored that it found a place in your zine collection.)
how did you manage to print without the margins? *.*
Oh I just cut off the margins once it was printed out! I wish I had done that to all of the other zines I printed out haha, tho perhaps it is not too late to still do that...
❤️❤️❤️ It's a lot, and this zine shows your feelings well. I hope getting it out there is able to help!
Thank you for your support through everything, Millie. ❤️