What's the point of the 'report' button

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I rarely report copyright violations of my work. There are too many of them and I don't have the time nor do I care enough to report them all... When I do however, like today, I always seem to get a response that hasn't addressed the issue at all.. Example.. today  I get a message back from my violation report asking me to submit a DMCA takedown notice... (isn't reporting a violation of my own work essentially the same thing?) why do they even staff employees to work on copyright issues if all they do is tell you to submit a DMCA takedown.  Seems like they want to send you through the extra trouble so that you just let it go so they don't have to delete anything. I for one am not really all that concerned about theft of my low res images, but It's a big deal to a lot of people, and out of principle for me, I find it really unprofessional... You'd think a site dedicated purely for art would take the matter a little more seriously.

Sorry I'm not much of a rant person, but this irks me.
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HovmanJakob's avatar
Ev'rything we put up on the net can be "reused"...
So...Give away all you publish...
Takes care of violations...
and the slow DA etics department...with all their proceedures(Kafka)...
They are not even equipped for social and or moral issues...!
This site is not purely about art at all...its free...its buisness...
Good on you to rant it out...(massaging the irks)...
The report button is a fiction...you can make one yourself...!
push it until you have steamed off...or realize...this is its purpose...
Greetings Jakob.