Speaking about copyright issues, I don't want to pretend I wrote the book, but I have amassed a ton of information and done a lot of research on the subject.
it is the stealing of an idea, that is frowned upon.Yes, frowned upon, but
My main objection to Jaguar was that she went after people in a vindictive and insulting way with a lack of respect, hounding certain artists like a stalker turning in posts from many months ago. Jaguar itself is violating copyrights with every post by posting images that are taken from famous wildlife photographers - if I could find the original source, then she could also, since she is accusing artists of exactly what she is doing.
There is no reconciliation.
She is a troll - and because of her, I lost all respect for steemcleaners.
About sources:
crediting the source is often not good enough if you want to stay legal. Even though I publish my work on Flickr as CC, there are also restrictions: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- read what it means: for example you cannot take any of my work and alter it in any way, nor for commercial purposes, so posting for possible gain (upvotes) is a no no. Having said that, and what I said above: "Ideas cannot be copyrighted", feel free to take my idea and see what you can make of it - like your idea of a Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland), for example.
...ok fine, lets have it cleaned up, but keep an eye on all sides, so we don't end up here: (in the desert)
But some of the problems that arise are with so called "curators": in order to rise in the ranks of curator, you have to pick more than the next guy, so the incentive is to flood Curie on Discord with as much stuff as possible for your own reputation to rise. Never mind that such a "curator" has no discernment, what counts is the volume. A good curator would pick good art and do the proper research before adding a post for consideration. What gets upvoted here on Steemit is ridiculous at best. There will always be bad art, there will always be fraud, rip-offs and copycats. But what I say is: DON'T EVEN BOTHER IGNORING THEM! (something we say here in Vienna). It does not need a Jaguar in the china shop, self-appointed police (tried to get away from those types on Facebook where they sniff out nipples and such).
The system itself weeds out the bad stuff - I mean: who would vote for crap? The cream should rise to the top.
Of course there is vote farming - and if there is a need of policing, then that is where the emphasis should be. Because it takes from the pool so those deserving get less.