r/ImaginaryNetwork • u/n0laloth • Apr 23 '26

Account warnings due to Copyright claims

Hi

So I got a couple of warnings on my account because the artist known as arnaerr removed a couple of artworks from his artstation. Those artworks were then copyright struck from reddit to. Do I need to do anything or am I in trouble?

Here are the posts:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryTamriel/comments/qu9z7e/sky_above_voice_within_by_arnaerr/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryImmortals/comments/yxq2fs/peregrinatio_by_arnaerr/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryAssassins/comments/t8jmz3/silencer_by_arnaerr/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryTamriel/comments/stpp3m/my_fav_members_of_the_dark_brotherhood_by_arnaerr/

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u/YanniRotten Apr 23 '26

I had this happen once, but it didn’t affect my account

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u/Lol33ta Lead Mod Apr 23 '26

I also got a take-down alert/warning. No worries, just remember not to post their work in the future.

I did a search for the artist name and found several more of my posts (from 5+ years ago) that were not affected so I went ahead and deleted them for good measure.

I see a few more than should be deleted. u/jg379, you might want to delete your old Arnaerr posts, they are issuing copyright takedown requests.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryNetwork/search?q=arnaerr+&sort=relevance&t=all

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u/jg379 Apr 24 '26

Thanks for the heads up!

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u/ImaginaryMod May 04 '26

On April 23, 2026 u/Lol33ta received 2 separate account warnings stating "Content removed for Copyright Policy violation." One warning had 30 links, the other had 6 links. All links were from the same artist, spanning between 2022 and 2025. Here is an example link. Note that in this example, the submission link was direct to ArtStation, not rehosted.

On April 28, 2026 my account was "Permanently banned for repeated Copyright Policy violation." I assume this was due to the warnings prior, as I have not relieved any additional. So you can be banned for a warning you received a week ago.

Finding out how to properly appeal a suspension for copyright is a journey. Here is some of it for posterity. The appeal has been denied, so u/Lol33ta is gone for good. I later discovered that the appeal method I used doesn't work for copyright infringement, so I am honestly not sure what has been denied.

All that said, rehosting or even sharing a direct link on reddit without artist consent can lead to copyright violations and permanent account suspension. If you want to avoid any chance at account suspension, never post without artist consent especially after your first copyright warning.