You sure have seen this post. It has spread like wildfire over the past few days so I doubt there is any artist out there who hasnāt seen it. But even if you didnāt, you should read on because Iām about to tell you a handy little thing that can help you to protect your art from such assholes as the anon who submitted this bullcrap, as well as art thieves in general.
The magic word is Metadata.
Metadata is like an invisible signature that is embeded into a file. It can contain all kinds of information, like Title, date, keywords for online seach engines, and copyright information. And the best thing is, since this information is āhiddenā in the code of your picture, itās hard to remove it.
There is a nice basic tutorial on how to add Metadata, or āadditional file informationā to your images in photoshop. Itās really, really easy so check it out!
āAdding Your Contact And Copyright Info To Your Photos With Photoshopā on PhotoshopEssentials.com
Iām not sure if you can do the same with any other art program. If you know how to do this in other programs / can confirm that it works the same way there, please tell me so I can add the information to this post.
Adding the Metadata will not stop idiots from taking and reposting your art. It also wonāt make them stop editing out your signature. It WILL however, help you prove that you are the original artist whenever you have to.
Always remember my friends. You, the artist, are protected by law. No one has the right to take your intellectual property and hard work and repost, use or edit it without your permission. Ever.
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