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p>You've been ripped off.

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p>Someone took your work and, without your permission, minted it as an un-fungible token. The same fraudster has listed the NFTs of your plagiarized art for sale, and is raking in the ill-gotten gains. This is a tragic and regular situation. There are fortunately choices. However, it is not easy to get your stolen artwork removed from major NFT exchanges like OpenSea? or Rarible.

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p>Welcome to the opposite side of the highly-hyped NFT coin where fake works and plagiarized art dominate the 2021 $44 billion market. The problem is so widespread that in the month of January 2022, the self-described "world's largest and first NFT marketplace," OpenSea?, admitted that more than 80 percent of the NFTs minted using its free minting tool "were plagiarized works or fake collections. They also included spam."

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p>Artists are all too familiar with this less glamorous aspect of NFTs. Twitter accounts that expose minted NFTs of stolen artwork, such as @NFTtheft have thousands of followers and call attention to this common scam.

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p>A Bay Area artist goes by the name "bor" and is the administrator of the @NFTtheft twitter account. They stated that they prefer to remain anonymous because of the harassment directed at artists who oppose non-fungible tokens.

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p>"I want to stress that plagiarism is an unsolvable issue in the NFT space that will never go away. it," wrote bor. "As long as anyone can mint anything while remaining pseudonymous on an unregulated/decentralized technology, plagiarism is going to be a big problem."

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p>It's an issue that marketplaces where people can list, purchase, and sell NFTs are aware of. They're often not taking the necessary steps to address it. Both OpenSea? and Rarible which is an OpenSea? competitor, have developed ways for people to report stolen work - though as artists themselves often point out that reporting theft of artwork isn't always an easy process.

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p>Many artists still see it as their only choice.

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p>OpenSea?: How do you report an allegedly stolen NFT

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p>Go to the Help Center.

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p>Under the "How can we help?" Drop-down menu, select "Intellectual Property Rights Takedown/Violation Request."

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p> Enter your email address.

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p> In the subject line, write "fraudulent content."

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p> In the "Description" section In the "Description" section, give as much detail as you can in order to prove that an OpenSea? listing is simply your artwork posted without permission (include hyperlinks). Define the images you've uploaded (see Step 6 below).

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p> Include screenshots under "Attachments" of both where your art is actually located online (presumably someone copied it prior to posting it on OpenSea?). Also include the NFT listings.

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p> Hit "Submit."

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p> However, OpenSea? does not guarantee any results, or even that the company will respond to you.

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p>"When you file a report the team will look over the information and determine if it's in violation of our Terms of Service. If so, we will remove it," says the company's Help Center. https://pastelink.net/rib4jwgu Your ticket will be closed when it has been completed. You may not receive an answer from us.

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p>How to report a stolen NFT on Rarible

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p>Rarible is similar to OpenSea? has a reporting procedure that allows users to report stolen artwork on its marketplace as NFTs available for sale. To report stolen artwork in the form of NFTs on Rarible:

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p>Once you have located the NFT in question , click the three dots at the upper-right corner.

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p> Select the "Report" option.

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p> Write that the work is stolen and provide as much detail as possible backing up your claim.

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p> Click "Report".

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p> Importantly, Rarible does not promise that it will remove the NFT in the case in. Artists' displeasure is understandable as Rarible does not promise that it will respond to their concerns.

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p>How do you stop plagiarized NFTs

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p>Despite artists' ability to report stolen NFTs directly to the marketplaces that sell them, the issue of thieves profiting from the work of illustrators, designers, musicians, and other creators isn't close to being solved. The problem, as the artist behind the Twitter account @NFTtheft explained is a systemic problem that requires a comprehensive solution.

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p>"Scammers are stealing from YouTube?, Twitter, Instagram, Deviant Art, Artstation and even Minecraft fan forums," wrote bor. "If it can be downloaded the scammers will try to take it. Artists have less control than ever before over their work.

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p>In fact, a quick glance at Twitter shows scores of shocked artists claiming that someone else has taken their work, and, without knowing, printed and sold it as NFTs.

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p>What other steps can those who are unwittingly being sucked into this sometimes fraudulent atmosphere take, other than notifying NFTs that are plagiarized? True believers who are not fungible will not like the answer, if bor is right.

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