Content Scrapers: Discussion
Added 2025-02-08 15:01:03 +0000 UTCHey all. Sorry, still no new content right now, but I wanted to talk about this since it was brought to my attention. One (or possibly more) of my Benefactor patrons has been scraping my content to put on a piracy site for free. My only question is: Why? The only kind of "exclusive" content I offer is lower-quality renders (that if you ASK me to see, I would gladly share) and watermarkless versions of my animations. What do you gain from denying me potential subscribers?
The fact is, I created this Patreon to help cover bills since I am LITERALLY a starving college student (I'm not kidding, I haven't had a "real" meal in weeks and the income from this site doesn't even cover a quarter of rent currently), this does nothing but hurt my desire to share my art with people willing to support me. I can't absorb a loss of audience like more established creators, as each and every subscription DOES make a difference.
All I'm asking is for whoever it is, to stop. You don't have to make yourself known, you don't have to apologize. Just leave my Patreon if you're going to hurt me like this. Please.
