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CREDIT GUIDELINES




If you did not make it; get permission to use/alter it from the original artist/company, give credit to the piece used. If you do not have permission to use it, then it is Considered Copyright Infringement. No Exceptions

You must provide Credit and a DIRECT LINK to  the resources used, regardless of where you got the resource.

This includes but is not limited to: Stock Photos, Clip Art, Pre-made Backgrounds, Application Resources, Brushes, Public Domain, etc.

If you used your own photos, resources or purchased content in your work; please state this in your Artists Comments on your piece. Because if credits are not present, even if you were the creator or the resources are purchased, the submission will get put in review.

You can not use photos/artwork/wallpapers you found off the internet not intended for stock/resource use and use it in your work. That is considered Copyright Infringement.</>b Even if you credit a piece, you still must have permission to use it. This means no Google Image Search, Wallpaper Sites, etc.

No screen shots. Examples: Films, Games etc. No Exceptions

We strongly suggest you follow the Terms of Use of your Stock/Resource Artists. Stock/Resources artists work hard to create their resources, and are kind enough to share it with you so that you may use them to help create your artwork. So the least you could do is respect their wishes and follow their Terms of Use.

We will not accept ANY piece found to contain Copyright Protected artwork from another Artist/Company used in the creation of your submission. If your artwork contains such material the submission will be declined.

If credit and DIRECT LINKS to each artist and each stock/resource used in the creation of your submission are not provided, the submission will be declined.

Must follow all deviantART's Terms of Service at all times.


Purchased material with sole rights to use such material explicitly given by the creator/merchant, with no credit required to be given to the creator of the purchased material as verified by the creators Terms of Use and Purchase License is the only exception to the rule. So if you own it state that in your submission.
This includes but not limited to Purchased: Stock Photos, Clip Art, Pre-made Backgrounds, Application Resources, 3D Models, etc.
Even so, we still strongly suggest you give them the Credit due out of respect for their hard work.





HOW TO CREDIT RESOURCES USED




If you used a valid resource from a stock artist on deviantARt, simply provide DIRECT link to the original stock used.

If you used a valid resource from an non-deviantART Valid Stock Site, simply provide credit with a DIRECT link to the original stock.

Sites where all kinds of content, i.e. stock and non-stock, are presented (examples: flickr, photobucket, etc) need a credit and links provided to the person resource creator, not just the site itself. This is so we can verify that that it is a valid resource provider on a general art site.


Lack of proper Credit and Links provided of the original Artist and Resources used is the #1 cause of delays daily in our Group Submission process. When we observe possible uncredited Resources use in a Group submission, we send out a correspondence message to the artist requesting Credit and links, and must often wait for a response.

Due to the large amount of submissions which are containing other peoples work without permission, credit and/or links given; we have had to establish these Credit Guidelines in response. Keep in mind that any such infringements reflect upon us as a Group. Our Group standpoint and Guidelines in regards to this issue are very clear:

If you did not make it; you must get permission to use/alter it from the original artist/company, give credit and provide a link to the piece used. If you do not have permission to use it, then it is Considered Copyright Infringement. No Exceptions

You must provide Credit to each creator of the resources used, along with links to every resource used, regardless of where you got the resource. Not just links to the site where you got the resource, but a link to the resources themselves. No Exceptions

If you can not remember, find or provide the original credits and links, then we ask that you do not submit that piece to our Group. This is not just limited site wide to deviantART, this is world wide. Regardless of where your source is from you must provide all credits and links for your work to be submitted into our Group Galleries. This goes for all mediums.

Our staff screen each piece to make sure all artists rights are protected. We as staff communicate with one another and check each piece and their contents, as well as all credits and links. We investigate and research each piece, and are now in the process of doubling our efforts due to the increasing amounts of uncredited Resources and/or use of Copyright Protected Material used.

If you see a submission in our group gallery that contains uncredited stock/resource or copyright protected work, contact us via Group note titled "Stock Issue" or "Copyright Issue". Do not contact us leaving a public message on our front page. We will keep all tips confidential and anonymous.





NOTICE:

This Blog is not intended for any debates, disputes or standpoints regarding deviantART Terms of Service, Group Policies, Resource/Stock Artists Terms of Use or Copyright Laws. Any such comments will be hidden. This Blog is intended only to establish and present our Group Credit Guidelines. If you have any questions regarding this blog or any information within do not comment here, rather please send a note to the Group.

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