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Warning: hit 50 stolen images before I finally wised up
I do freelance graphic design on the side and one client kept reposting my work without paying. I counted 50 separate instances of them using my stuff on social media over 6 months. That number shocked me because I thought it was just a few times, you know? I finally sent a takedown notice through the platform and they actually backed off. Has anyone else tracked how many times a client just grabbed your files without asking?
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michael_williams2d ago
Man, that is brutal. I don't blame you one bit for finally doing something about it, but 50 times is way too many. People always think they can just grab your stuff and it's no big deal, but it adds up and it's your time and skill they're stealing. It wears you down after a while, having to police your own work like that. Good for you for sending that takedown and getting them to stop, that takes a lot of nerve.
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50 times before growing a brain? You are more patient than me.
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