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Sites stealing cel images
last modified: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 (4:33:21 AM)
Apparently, scans of cels are nothing more than screengrabs to steal and put up on your site.

I wanted to have a cel site to show my favorite cartoons weren't 22 min commericals, but works of art- with amazing detail and talent that is no longer seen in animation. From the first time I saw my first GI Joe cel, I've been amazed by cels, and wanted for other fans to see exactly what it took to create the cartoons that shaped our childhood. But I guess I'm stupid. Cel scans are just images to rip off for your own page.

No, I haven't lost it. But while exploring why scans of 2 of my favorite Jem cels were being used by someone selling buttons on eBay, I found out that several Jem sites have stolen my cel images from my sister's old cel site, and now refuse to remove these images. How stupid we were when we uploaded large scans without watermarks.

Over the next few days, I will be seriously revising this site- and taking advantage of the private area. Or I might just close the site down. I haven't decided yet.