As the title.
Should there be a new rule added where intentional removal of credits and watermarks from other peoples works be deleted?
Only thing i can think against it is if the original artist isn’t known. Usually someone in the comments finds it though
Already discussed yesterday
https://lemmy.world/post/44948340 with 1,200 votes.
Imo anyone caught removing credits should get banned
Yes, absolutely.
Yes. Unfortunately, proving intentionality in smaller cases than beep may be difficult. But it’s useful as something to lean back on when it’s obvious/egregious like their case.
First step would be enforcing the existing rules lime two posts per day per user, imo.
Just say that if it doesn’t have a watermark the poster has to provide a link to the original.
That’s perfectly logical, and I agree entirely.
The issue lies in the problem user OP is trying to address with this rule. Beep has stated that they won’t consistently attribute sources until the community implements the rule they want enforcing that users strip attribution out of the image itself: https://lemmus.org/comment/17161116
Hooray dumb internet drama!
I have strong opinions on the matter
I actually think it’s morally correct to strip stone toss or Scott Adam’s names from thier works.
Or just don’t post them to begin with
I don’t think it’s morally correct to remove their names. People have the right to know who the artist is.
There’s the old question, can you separate the art from the artist? Everyone is going to have a different opinion, and for those that say no; sharing a comic without saying who it’s from doesn’t allow them to decide “that’s a Scott Adams comic, fuck that guy”.
