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today I found out that searching my own name on @opensea brings up 132 instances where my art was minted as NFTs without my permission. apparently the only way to get them removed is by writing individual emails for each listing, which I literally don't have the time for.
one of these NFTs is a drawing I made as a tribute to a close friend of mine who died years ago.
NFTs are supposedly about authenticity but these platforms (that's you, @opensea) do less than the bare minimum when it comes to making sure that the images are being uploaded by their ORIGINAL CREATORS.
my experience with NFTs? having to spend hours and hours of my time reporting copyright infringements, sometimes to no avail whatsoever as these platforms barely respond. a week later, I can start all over again as even more of my art is uploaded to the platform by grifters.
so yeah. I'm shaking with anger because I'm so sick of this shit. I want these platforms to implement a faster and more intuitive method of reporting copyright infringement, and a VERFICATION SYSTEM so that people can't just go uploading other people's work.
because I don't want to spend HOURS AND HOURS OF MY TIME reporting copyright infringement every week. NFT platforms, especially @opensea, have some basic respect for artists time and rights!
I guess that's the end of my rant. I feel powerless. If you find my work minted as an NFT anywhere, please be aware that it's theft. I personally do not participate in this space in any way.
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