Today I discovered that this reseller https://www.zazzle.com/store/digitalparadise is somehow selling a print of mine as Downlabale! https://www.zazzle.com/house_fall_halloween_farm_art_poster-256114389277876310 I don’t know how they are able to do this. I do not have any of my art available for download because all my designs are my original artwork. Having them available for download will open up opportunities for people to steal and pirate my artwork and possibly sell their own prints or use them against copyright on websites or digital products. What can I do to make sure resellers do not sell my products as downloads?
@MissPaperFarm
If you haven’t already, doublecheck to see what you have active in settings for instant download settings, might explain how your image is showing as an instant download.
But it _ doesn’t _ explain how another shop is selling your image as an instant download.
(in the screenshot below, ANY means you are not signed up for instant downloads)
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You can report the seller for illegally selling your art and request that Zazzle take it down by using the “report this design” link. Just navigate to the other seller’s product using your artwork, click on the link and then say something like, “this store is illegally selling my artwork” and then provide a link to your product.
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Hi, First of all YOUR artwork is stunning and I am sorry this has happened to you. I also have had 2 designs (that I am aware of) stolen and published here on Zazzle within the last few weeks but mine was to physical products. I reported one and you basically have to write a book to prove yourself and the 2nd I just came across and reported today. I see the biggest issue here is with Zazzle not protecting OUR work on screen. There should be a watermark automatically on site for product pages. Another thread is going through the same thing, you can watermark your designs but it only shows in the designer, not on the actual public product page… this is outrageous and something certainly changed here, not for the better. I am seeing a lot of “new accounts” with stolen work.
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Dude stole one of my dartboards, design, description and tags. He even stole the cover photo. It appears that he is losing a lot of image quality in the process of his theft.
https://www.zazzle.com/rusty_steampunk_dartboard-256816810033504704
I reported the dude.
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Someone kindly notified me he stole one of my designs also- title, tags, description and all.
https://www.zazzle.com/abstract_face_colorful_artsy_fun_whimsical_modern_t_shirt-256009107220971928
His likes are full of products he is probably making his way through. They show exactly what he is copying
https://www.zazzle.com/mbr/238605592711975241/likes
I reported him as well.
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Yep! I checked everything and my designs are not available for download or migration.
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Thank you, I saw this and it looked like a lot of crazy legal stuff requiring an electronic signature? I just figured this is a glitch in which someone was able to take advantage and was hoping Zazzle could fix this technical loophole on their end. Maybe I will mention it in the technical issues board.
Thank you so much and I’m sorry you have had to go through stolen designs as well. It’s such a bummer. Zazzle should be on top of this, I agree! I’m wondering if allowing the watermark would even work. I’m not sure how this account is getting the images for download, whether they are actually hacking Zazzle somehow or if they actually don’t have the image at all and maybe scamming the buyer ?
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Sorry to hear! I’m glad I pay attention to who lurks my products or I would have never known. I knew the other designs they had on there were also stolen. There should be a way to report accounts, but I only saw a way to report the image.
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I’ll try reporting, I’m sure this account will be taken down soon hopefully, but Zazzle really needs to take more initiative in preventing the theft!
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Electronic signature? Hmmmm… well maybe I missed something, but when I’ve used it I just click the first option: “I believe that this violates intellectual property or other proprietary rights.” Then write a quick one sentence thing saying that they’re using my artwork and include a link to the original. I’ve reported literally hundreds of designs this way and they usually take them down within 24 hours.
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Golly thanks for sharing the Likes link @Malissa there’s several of my designs there too. I’ll keep checking to see if he uses any of them.
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Ok, thank you! I did it and probably if others are reporting, then the account should be taken down soon 
All those links now lead to dead pages so reporting works. Yay! I suppose it was all done through screen caps, especially since JerryLambert noted image degradation. It’s good to see such a speedy turnaround.
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This is crazy. I wonder how many people haven’t noticed this issue with their art? The account link is still showing but the link to your art is now dead, Malissa.
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That link was to his t shirt with my design. My design is safe and was not taken down by mistake or anything like that. It looks like all of his products have been deleted. Woo hoo! His whole account should be terminated as far as I am concerned since this was blatant theft.
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@MissPaperFarm I’ve had a handful of suspicious looking accounts like products. He only liked the one he stole a couple of days ago, and I notice because I don’t get so many that I can’t keep up. But, I haven’t found a way to look at the account unless they follow me and they usually don’t. Would you mind telling me how you check the accounts that you find suspicious?
They took all of his products down, but I hope they remove his whole account. Though he is probably the type to just keep popping up with new ones.
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I’m grateful to see quick action by Zazzle. I agree about that account being terminated.
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