Don’t really know what to do
Added 2020-05-10 22:44:06 +0000 UTCI woke up three months ago to find out that every post I had ever made to Patreon had been stolen and reshared to a page that is built entirely for the theft of copyrighted material.
To say I am demoralized would be a massive understatement. I have relied on Patreon to make the money that allows me to create for years, and with this theft I am really struggling. Nearly as soon as I share my work on Patreon it is reposted to this site. The site ignores all DMCA notices. The site says the only way it will remove my work is if I stop making money from my work all together. Delete my Patreon or any other place I make income.
I am essentially having my livelihood held hostage.
I was planning on doing a Patreon overhaul, but can’t imagine putting hundreds of hours into something immediately being stolen and shared for free. I have posted thousands of times on Patreon. Trying to go through and delete and relink every Dropbox I have shared would take months. And maybe be stolen just as fast as I change them.
What do I do? I’ve been upset and keeping quiet about this for a while but I feel completely trapped.
Comments
Im really sorry to hear this. The world stinks. Sending healing love and light. ✨
Lavish Samantha
2020-05-24 20:19:51 +0000 UTCSadly this IS the internet. Maybe put link expiration and download limits. Dropbox and other do have some customization options. You should be able to keep track of who downloads if you share the links via email. Luckily you do share low-res images. Its sucks indeed. Hope you figure it out.
PatreonJay
2020-05-15 23:54:20 +0000 UTC
