Thanks for posting my work without my permission. It's an honor.

[KentaRawr!]

If someone were to show something you made off without your permission, how would you feel about it? And how would you react? I would contact them about it, and request that they stop showing off my work without my permission.

What would YOU do?

Edit: Due to confusion, I am editing the whole scenario which I posted later in the topic into the first post. Here it is:

You made a painting, and after you scanned it, you put a little tag that had your name on it onto a not so important part of the picture. You then post it on a popular web page for all to see. Then, Eric Bauman thought the picture was funny, so he edited your name out, replaces it with "This image is hosted on Ebaums World", and then hosted it on his website which gets him lots of money.

Again, I ask: What would YOU do?

[Hawkeye]

Eric Bauman, anyone?

Edit- Oh, there's a answer for that too.

[Miriel]

It depends who it was. If it was a major publication. I would sue them! Sue them and hit them with a stick! But no major publication would ever do that cause that would be stupid.

If it were another "professional" artist showing off my work as though it were their's, I would contact them and tell them to remove all my work or I'll sue them! Sue them and hit them with a stick!

If it's just some kid on an online forum or something, I'd just send them an email asking them to stop doing that.

Everything becomes murkier if there is money involved. If another photographer is using my images to promote his/her own business without my permission, then maybe bringing in a lawyer is necessary. Otherwise, I wouldn't make a huge deal out of it. It's kinda flattering in a very rude sorta way.

[Tavrobel]

I would sue them! Sue them and hit them with a stick!

Victory.

[Loony BoB]

If they're making decent money out of it, then I'd probably get money out of it, one way or another.

If they aren't, and they give me recognition, then I have no reason to have any problem unless it's in some way embarrassing, in which case I'd ask them politely to take it down.

EDIT: If it included a secret of some sort then I'd demand they take it down straight away, though, and they'd lose a chunk of my trust.

EDIT: And if they don't give recognition then I'd request they do so. If they claim it's theirs, I'd make it known to some kind of authority that they are saying my work is their own, and request that they not simply remove it, but make some kind of note in the thread (or whatever else it was published in) stating that the works were in fact mine, as I wouldn't want people to be under the impression that my works belonged to anyone but myself.

[Rase]

It depends. Are they just showing off my work without my permission (as in, "Look at this guys stuff, it's awesome"), or are they also claiming it to be their's?

[KentaRawr!]

Well, the topic was formed out of my anger for Eric Bauman, so assume the following:

You made a painting, and after you scanned it, you put a little tag that had your name on it onto a not so important part of the picture. You then post it on a popular web page for all to see. Then, Eric Bauman thought the picture was funny, so he edited your name out, replaces it with "This image is hosted on Ebaums World", and then hosted it on his website which gets him lots of money.

[Meat Puppet]

I don't think anyone would ever want to steal one of my paintings. I'd feel honored if it ever actually happened.

[Levian]

All my work is cursed so I wouldn't worry all that much.

[Rye]

If they were claiming it as their own, I'd be pissed. But if they were showcasing it on their site due to admiration, I'd be happy.

[Renmiri]

It happened to me already. Someone posted my work without crediting me. I contacted the guy and he added my name as author. No hard feelings.

Of course it was just an article I did for a non-profit site and the guy who used it was also posting in another non-profit site. If there was money involved you bet I would sue!

[Yamaneko]

Fair usage, kids. That's how the news publications get away with it.

[Tavrobel]

It's the sad fact of the world we live in. People have something else that someone else needs, and trade is born. Then you get theft.

Fopr me, it depends on the intentions and actual use in a situation, but I generally look down and scowl upon it, without proper credit.

[DarknessFromAbove]

I highly doubt that anybody would want to steal anything I create, but if they did, I would contact them and ask to be given credit, just in case it is good, and I didn't notice ^_^

[rubah]

I'd change the image at that url to be a guy having sex with a sheep or ram or similar farm animal.

(actually I just made an image that mocked them for direct linking)