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A message to those who take my comics that takes me hours to create and post it on sites that anyone can just pick up.
Enjoy posting my final comic!
I enjoyed this experience of creating comics. But I don't enjoy or appreciate when it is posted on sites for a free download. You obviously know nothing of the hard work that is put into creating these comics.
Big winners you all are!
Now no more Casgra comics!
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It's a damned shame that lowlifes will take your work and just distribute it. I honestly don't understand the mindset. They gain nothing.
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Sorry to hear this. I know this pain as well.
A word of advice if you care to take it. When you find one of your ips on a site it shouldn't be on. Contact the domain service provider, bypass contacting the site, or send a dmca to the site and contact the provider as well, which can be found on a whois search. Show proof of your ip with links, or other documentation. Go from there. It is a pain in the ass, to keep constantly taking down these offenders, but as a mean of income, there are those who will support your works.
I'd hate to see you give up cause a few ass clowns are petty little waste of life shits, who have no dicks to begin with. But if you do decide to stop, may your future be well with more pleasant offerings.
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It is indeed a shame that this happens, Lord knows I have fought the good fight to get my items removed from one site or another,
The DCMA's do work on most sites, but others simply ignore them or at the very least hold out till you send a second or third notice.
I have maybe a dozen comics out there that I have just given up on. they are earlier works and I just said fuck it, But I have a half dozen Transgender comics posted at a Russian site that could give a royal shit about DCMA's and in fact they boast about it right on their web page. If one has the time to download a comic page by page, so be it, But they have this inner circle where is you offer a new comic, you get to join their special section where comics can be downloaded in one simple step. and the lousy thing is they just post out hard work for free.
I have a few more stories I want to share here and then I am retiring from doing BDSM comics.
I've dealt with Mods who just say they are giving tribute to our work. I tell them a tribute is to show a few sample picks and point them where they can buy the work.
I know of a few sites who are combating this in a new way.. if you want a digital comic that they sell in hard copy, you go to a few sites and get it via Amazon's Kindle format. The Kindle software is free and after payment, you just download the comic and it can only be read via the Kindle software that is available in PC, APPLE and Android formats. This makes it harder to repost as it really takes a great amount of work to capture a screen and when you do the images look like shit.
So there is a way, I just have no idea what it takes to get a comic converted to Kindle format.
And about contacting the Host server, yeah that does work, but many sites are now hiding under a type of Umbrella server that hides the host server for the site, you have to appeal to the Umbrella Server Service before they give up the host site to serve the DCMA.
Anyway, My best to you in future endevours
Regards Shadoman
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It really is a shame and a sin. People scrupulous enough to return lost wallets never the less think software and digital products may be freely distributed. I'm sorry to learn that you are so victimized. Live long and render
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Casgra, I'm really sorry to hear this as I've always enjoyed your comics. Unfortunately, the formats that we use do not offer a level of security that would prevent this from happening. There are some restrictions you can turn on when creating the PDF, such as stopping printing or extraction but, at the end of the day, the Print Screen key is the friend of the pirate. And when I say Print Screen, I include screen shotting software like SnagIt. shadoman has a good point about using the Kindle format. I did look into it once; there used to be a developer's toolkit that you could download from Amazon. A quick search also pulled up this program: https://kcc.iosphe.re/ for creating epub/mobi ;files (I haven't checked it out). Be aware that a comic created this way would not enjoy DRM protection, so it could be freely copied. Also there are eBook readers that run on the PC/Mac so the Print Screen key is still the pirate's friend! You could watermark the images but that tends to be rather annoying for the ordinary purchaser, so probably the only solution is going to be a custom comic reader developed specially for the purpose … and then customers are understandably reluctant about installing such things. I haven't produced any comics in a while, not because of piracy, but because I just haven't had the time, with relocating to a different country, but when I start work on my next product I will give this a lot of thought. I still prefer PDF, though. Good luck.
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Calibre is a good epub creator. Have used it lightly getting my wife's books to epub format.
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Thanks everyone, but I’m done here. I’m not going to waste my time and energy battling these ppl. And no matter what format I choose, print screen, or screen shot will always be their desperate solution.
I was just checking the forums of some of these sites and some of the members there are all so giddy that some of my comics have been made available. Well, as I said before enjoy the last one. At least this way I can say they lost another creator which whom they can rip off. It’s sad I know. A real big shame that they ruined it for honest purchasers. But I think this is the best solution to fight them.
I will continue to create, but single random images only once in a while. But no more comics, not even a mini series.
So long :)
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Originally Posted by: shadoman 
I have a few more stories I want to share here and then I am retiring from doing BDSM comics.
Regards Shadoman
It will be such a shame if you give up altogether. I do not take comics, but what you have posted here is generally original and good. If you give up on comics, don't abandon rendering!
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I can empathise, I have had entire sites ripped (over 2.5gbs) and posted all over the net, my comics too. Meanwhile I am using 10 year old computers because I simply can’t afford to upgrade them. It’s why I just stopped making them. I have lots of nearly finished comics, and lots of great ideas but seeing them posted all over is demoralising. "The higher and more advanced the civilisation, the more perverted the sex" Aldous Huxley
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Originally Posted by: mjw
Originally Posted by: shadoman
I have a few more stories I want to share here and then I am retiring from doing BDSM comics.
Regards Shadoman
It will be such a shame if you give up altogether. I do not take comics, but what you have posted here is generally original and good. If you give up on comics, don't abandon rendering!
MJW
I will still be rendering comics but I have done just about all I Can do in the BDSM world of graphic comics I feel my work is getting stale and the comic I am working on seems to be just a mirror in some parts of other comics I have submitted here. MY TG stories do not go over well here and that is why I post them elsewhere where the LGBTQ community enjoys them and the site is solely targeted to the Trangender comic crowd.
What I do want to do is finish off my Terri Steel series and give a decent sendoff But that will take time as I really want that story to shine and be some of the best work I've ever done
But at 71 I am slowing down..and I just hope my PC's hold up for at least a couple more years.
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1) i only saw this link from a piracy website, so that only shows how they monitor us...
2) i can relate to Casgra..
investing and working hard on something, and just being quickly robbed by the pirate community..
it really takes away the motivation, not to mention that it takes away precious time just by monitoring these pirates...
3) it's really hard to battle piracy, especially now that they are being supported by legitimate companies..
a) evil file sharing websites which allow their clients to make their files available to the public, they can easily track those but they choose to favor their clients..
i actually have a theory that some pirates are funded by some file sharing websites, given that their websites are being advertised to be used for such piracy purpose and that many files are being shared by almost a common user..
b) cloud service provider which also tolerates their pirate client..
i have experienced talking to one, and all they can say is that they'll forward the complaint to their pirate client, no further action..
c) i have experienced a file sharing website which asked me to disclose my private information, and it's not like my artist alias can be easily related or matched to my actual identity..
4) it's funny how these piracy supporters say that "you won't get my money"..
and yet they are so desperate in asking for and grabbing the pirated products..
we, artists, are not forcing anyone to like our work..
they can just ignore us if they cannot pay for the product, but they still choose to rob us so quickly..
sometimes i think of asking them the same question..
if their companies tell them that "you won't get my money", even if they have done their work, would they just accept that kind of abuse...??
5) it's sad to know that some artists are part of the piracy community..
taking part in sharing commercial stuff..
i think they can relate about having the heart for 3D or 3DX at least, so i can't understand why some do answer to the call of the pirate beggars...
6) about technology..
i have experienced before a website that negates the Printscreen function, with the actual image being behind something which is fully transparent..
i have also experienced a website which disables viewing the codes..
those may be solutions, but the major drawback is that clients won't really get a soft copy of what they paid for...
7) pirates are also discussing solutions about their victims quitting the industry..
they DON'T LIKE US TO QUIT for their benefits...
some think that only their members should be able to see the pirated links..
so they might try to go private..
but as if that would change anything for their victims...
8) in the end, like i said before, the only way to battle them is to use technology itself..
no rules for communities with no rules...
9) good luck, Casgra, and i wish you well on whatever you decide of doing next...
-GCX
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Yes but how do you stop a Russian site that offers all it's boosted comics for free if you are willing to copy a story page by fucking page.. but you can forgo that by simply offering a entire boosted comic they do not have, and then you are allowed into their inner sanctum and then you can download the entire PDF.
Their servers are in Russia, their lawyers are in Russia I for one am not going to travel thousands of miles to go against an institution that cares little about copyright and DCMA's.
If one does nt nip a site in the bud within 48 hours it will be blasted all over the web.
Your average pirate believes that anything on the web should be free. Free movies, free comics, free games, etc.
In regards to comics they mindset is we are honoring you Like a tribute and by us posting your comics for free we hope to boost your sales. Sadly they do not Point people to any website store and when they can the crop your name That is why over the last several years, my name appears as shadoman 2020, shadoman publictions copyright 2020 The name of the site that sells my comics and about every 20 pages a warning that to duplicate is forbidden.
But many artist do not do this, they thing that just the cover page and maybe a acknowledgement page in the back with a warning is good enough.. then frm page 2 to the end thee is nothing
You can try and get the attention of a host site or even get one of those upload sites like rapidgator to honor the DCMA and they do for a while,
Has anyone read the 5 issue Sunstone Sage by Stjepan Sejic ?
This dude use to sell digital comics as well as graphic soft cover. This artist is popular but selling the entire saga digitally in pDF soon found its way to free site within days of issues 5 release.
Now the only way to get itn is via the kindle reader format or Graphic soft comic from any comic store.
So not only do our comics get swiped but those of famous comic artist as well
something needs to be done
I have the ist issue of the next sunstone spinoff in kindle form and it's not bad,,
But it's going to be very hard for any enforcement of copyright to take a hold Until the sites that post the pirated work cannot fieng ignorance about what somebody post on their website.
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I don't think technology is going to offer a solution. Even if it did, it then becomes a challenge for the hackers to subvert that technology - just to prove that they can!
What is far more relevant (and very depressing) is the fact that somebody had to buy the material to start with and then that person chose to pirate it. Possibly you could uniquely watermark each and every PDF or image with the ID of the customer that purchased it, but that would likely be costly and difficult to implement, thus pushing up the cost of selling. But it keeps going back to the fact that we are talking about images. Images must be seen to be enjoyed. To see them they have to be rendered on a screen. Once they are in the VRAM of the graphics card then it's game over, because there will always be a technology circumvention to grab that image.
Even if you only sold printed copies (impractical) every $30 printer now has a high quality scanner built in!
This is a subject that just depresses me, so honestly I prefer not to think about it. If anybody does see any of my work out there … please, just don't tell me. Ignorance may not be bliss, but it helps keep the blood pressure down.
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I get it, I really do, those who want to subvert wll find a way.
Like the new chips on credits cards.. Supposed to prevent hacking/slimming but the bad guys have already found a way to subvert the chipped cards.. It pains me to have to buy a fucking wallet that can prevent one from just coming withing three feet of you to skim your card in ones wallet or purse.
there are also devices in play that can skim everything on your smart phone and that is why I still have Hello motto Razr flip phone. If you watch NCIS I call it the gibbs phone
New Tech can be a bitch
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Don't get me started on RFID capable credit cards. This is a classic example of a technology that is too clever for its own good, and one for which the full implications were never thought through - you might as well walk around with your credit card sticking out of your back pocket and your PIN printed on your T-Shirt!
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Originally Posted by: kaku6040
1) i only saw this link from a piracy website, so that only shows how they monitor us...
2) i can relate to Casgra..
investing and working hard on something, and just being quickly robbed by the pirate community..
it really takes away the motivation, not to mention that it takes away precious time just by monitoring these pirates...
3) it's really hard to battle piracy, especially now that they are being supported by legitimate companies..
a) evil file sharing websites which allow their clients to make their files available to the public, they can easily track those but they choose to favor their clients..
i actually have a theory that some pirates are funded by some file sharing websites, given that their websites are being advertised to be used for such piracy purpose and that many files are being shared by almost a common user..
b) cloud service provider which also tolerates their pirate client..
i have experienced talking to one, and all they can say is that they'll forward the complaint to their pirate client, no further action..
c) i have experienced a file sharing website which asked me to disclose my private information, and it's not like my artist alias can be easily related or matched to my actual identity..
4) it's funny how these piracy supporters say that "you won't get my money"..
and yet they are so desperate in asking for and grabbing the pirated products..
we, artists, are not forcing anyone to like our work..
they can just ignore us if they cannot pay for the product, but they still choose to rob us so quickly..
sometimes i think of asking them the same question..
if their companies tell them that "you won't get my money", even if they have done their work, would they just accept that kind of abuse...??
5) it's sad to know that some artists are part of the piracy community..
taking part in sharing commercial stuff..
i think they can relate about having the heart for 3D or 3DX at least, so i can't understand why some do answer to the call of the pirate beggars...
6) about technology..
i have experienced before a website that negates the Printscreen function, with the actual image being behind something which is fully transparent..
i have also experienced a website which disables viewing the codes..
those may be solutions, but the major drawback is that clients won't really get a soft copy of what they paid for...
7) pirates are also discussing solutions about their victims quitting the industry..
they DON'T LIKE US TO QUIT for their benefits...
some think that only their members should be able to see the pirated links..
so they might try to go private..
but as if that would change anything for their victims...
8) in the end, like i said before, the only way to battle them is to use technology itself..
no rules for communities with no rules...
9) good luck, Casgra, and i wish you well on whatever you decide of doing next...
-GCX
Thanks Kaku6040!
I already put it behind me, but as I said to Serefina back in DA those who requested my comics from the pirates won't have anymore to request if I just stop producing and funny is how many of them were really enjoying the series not to mention looking forward to the next set. Shot themselves in the foot much? For 10 bucks, would it have killed them to purchase a copy if they found it that great?
Ergh.. whatever.
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