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@AliExpress_EN STOLE MY ART!!!!
Yesterday I discovered that multiple stores on #aliexpress had stolen my designs and sold them WITHOUT MY PERMISSION or knowledge. Please read this thread to hear my experience and learn what you can do as either a customer or an #artist. (1/13)
Yesterday I discovered that multiple stores on #aliexpress had stolen my designs and sold them WITHOUT MY PERMISSION or knowledge. Please read this thread to hear my experience and learn what you can do as either a customer or an #artist. (1/13)
What happened:
Yesterday I was browsing online and saw in one of the search results that one of my designs had popped up, the strange part is it wasn& #39;t from my store! I then click it to investigate and found that it was on a site called Aliexpress. The design was on a mask (2/13)
Yesterday I was browsing online and saw in one of the search results that one of my designs had popped up, the strange part is it wasn& #39;t from my store! I then click it to investigate and found that it was on a site called Aliexpress. The design was on a mask (2/13)
as a pattern just like my mask with the same colour and background identical to my product. I was even more shocked to find they even had COPIED MY TITLE WORD FOR WORD! So then I start searching for more of my designs and find that there were 11 different listings for (3/13)
copies of my designs on masks. These masks were for only a fraction of what they sell for on my stores as they are cheaply manufactured and they rip off the artist. So then I start researching the site Ali Express and #arttheft in general and found this is a big issue on (4/13)
that site especially.
The Impact:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">Artists lose money for their hard work.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">Artists have to waste time trying to get stolen listings taken down, this time could be used for other things like creating content. (5/13)
The Impact:
What you can do ( #Artists)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">If it& #39;s on a site like Ali Express you can report it as a formal copyright complaint or as a general report telling them to take it down.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">Message the store owner directly asking them to take it down. (7/13)
What you can do: ( #customers)
What you can do: ( #supporters)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">Share this and bring awareness.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">Show support for your favourite artists. Engage with any social media posts.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">Consider buying something from their stores.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">Post photos/reviews of the products or pin on pinterest. (10/13)
Outcome:
So yesterday I went right to work reporting items through Aliexpress& #39;s report feature. In addition, I messaged the store owners telling them to take down the designs. (11/13)
The ones I reported yesterday mysteriously disappeared when I clicked the link today. Tomorrow, I& #39;m going to check on the ones I sent today as I know most of these store owners are in a different time zone than me. If there is any tomorrow still there I& #39;ll add them here (12/13)
and will ask that you go report them. This way the more of us who do it the more likely they will be taken down, however, I& #39;m hoping it won& #39;t come to that. If you read this far I want to thank you for your support. It means a lot and is the reason why I keep going. (13/13)
UPDATE ON THE #stolenart : All stolen listings on @aliexpress have been removed except 2. It would mean a lot if you could help get it taken down. All you have to do is go to both links: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001622067095.html">https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005... (1/2)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001577491252.html
report">https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005... it for copyright (not as the right holder) and in addition, click contact store owner on the product page and send them a message telling them to take down the design. It& #39;s probably a good idea if you include the link to the design on my page: (2/3)
report">https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005... it for copyright (not as the right holder) and in addition, click contact store owner on the product page and send them a message telling them to take down the design. It& #39;s probably a good idea if you include the link to the design on my page: (2/3)
https://cutt.ly/Kh7QjZe ">https://cutt.ly/Kh7QjZe&q... . You do not need to write a new message each time. Feel free to copy and paste. Your support is greatly appreciated helping me make sure all these listings get taken down. I also want to thank everyone for their support.
STOLEN ART FINALE UPDATE:
WE DID IT EVERYONE! The STOLEN ART HAS BEEN TAKEN DOWN! Thank you so much for all your support working on getting it taken down. It really means a lot and now I can focus on making content.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😊" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen">
WE DID IT EVERYONE! The STOLEN ART HAS BEEN TAKEN DOWN! Thank you so much for all your support working on getting it taken down. It really means a lot and now I can focus on making content.
