Furry Art Pile

I passed this information to another user privately, but I feel it is an important issue so I would like to pass it further along calmly.

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While I was browsing Storm-Artists, I happened upon this user's new article that tells of an alleged book published in China that is a compilation of several dozen artists' works and interviews and is being sold for $100 a unit. However, the crux of the matter is that none of the artists' works or interviews featured in the book were licensed, thus rendering the book made entirely of stolen artwork. I encourage users to read up on this themselves and do their own investigating. By my observation, I don't think the book is being supported by any major retailer and thus the danger of purchasing such a dubious title is unlikely, but not impossible. I am reminded of browsing Amazon for Ranma ½ merchandise and found a product that a user warned against as being a Chinese bootleg.

Again, I encourage users to engage this conscientiously. The alleged existence of this book has aroused some philosophical thoughts in myself that I might discuss later.