ResourceVigilante

The goal is a DeviantArt where stock rules and copyrights are respected, where all photomanipulation and mixed media deviations are uploaded with proper resource credits, where the tension between stock providers and photomanipulators is a thing of the past. To achieve this, I will reach out to the community. I will make Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 a household phrase. I will proliferate awareness of FAQ #217 and the DeviantArt copyright policy. I will teach beginner photomanipulators that there is no shame in giving credit where credit is due. And finally, I will report the deviations of those who refuse to change their copyright-viol

Stock images or program resources are materials created with the express intent that they may be used by other artists in their own artwork. Use of these materials are subject to the artist's license, which may or may not require the payment of fees and the documentation of sources used. The use of such materials at deviantART is only permissible if you document your source material (attribution) and can provide a link, along with proof that you have satisfied the terms set in the artist's license. All artwork submitted to deviantART that uses third party source material must follow the license set by the provider. As the creator of the sou