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Stolen Skins : The dark side of skinning.

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Now, we all know of a very serious and growing problem not just on PMC, but other minecraft skin websites such a Skindex, SkinChache, etc...
Stolen skins.
But so far, most of the skins I see stolen almost never get reported at all. Which brings the question: Will we let stolen skins spam skinning websites?
Now, that is a very obvious answer for some. But for others, stolen skins are normal to come across on, so often in fact that they don't even take the time to report it.
It really saddens me to see that I hardly ever see other members stepping up to the whole, "Flag and report any stolen skins you see." policy. But maybe it's just me. Either way, we all need to make sure that this spam of stolen skins does not make their way onto pop reel, and instead check the recent skin section every now and then for any graphic/stolen skins. Obviously mods are doing this as we speak, but we all need to lend a hand, because no matter how hard the mods try, they can't report every single stolen skin out there. Remember, next time you see a stolen skin, let alone any skin that brakes the skin policy on PMC, take a few minutes to flag and report it for the sake of the original skin's owner, and your fellow PMC members. Also, this does not just apply to skins, but mods, texture packs, and projects.
So the moral of this article is, basically, to stop being lazy and just report stolen skins. Simple, right? Sure. But some of you will still probably not do it anyways, which it fine. But for those of you who will, props to you. Because if we work together, we can lower the number of stolen skins out there on just not PMC, but Minecraft skinning websites all over the Internet.



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03/24/2014 11:18 pm
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BirchForest
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Stolen skins are one of those things that make me so frustrated and angry. As a skinner, It makes me angry how they could just steal someone's skin they worked hard on. How do they not feel bad? Makes me want to just be like d;sjhfjidlbsdfgbjl.
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10/21/2013 10:32 pm
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Maggie Makes Skins
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Truly an eye opener, I've seen stuff like this before but this one spoke to me. Its relatable and persuading.
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09/02/2013 9:06 pm
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MarcTheGreat88
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What's wrong with SkinCache?
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08/31/2013 8:50 am
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Cephalon Odd
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true but i see lots of stolen skins like the endermage there are about 60 skins ive seen with the same template but some different collors so the question is what submission is the real one cus there might be even more but with different tags....
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08/16/2013 2:34 pm
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08/16/2013 4:41 pm
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DerpyKat
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Interesting observation.
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07/24/2013 12:43 pm
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ArchdukeQWA
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I've been posting skins on devaintArt for quite some time, I was preparing to submit my personal favorite here, only to find that it's already been submitted on this site. Notice how mine was submitted several months before the stolen skin, and how the stolen one contains my signature. I don't think I've ever been so mad about something. I've reported it of course, but I've been wondering... Will the stolen one be removed despite my skin originally being posted on another site?
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07/24/2013 7:23 pm
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DerpyKat
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That's actually a very good question. I believe the answer is yes, if you can provide solid proof you made the skin originally, then it is considered stolen.
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07/25/2013 2:29 am
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ArchdukeQWA
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Excellent, there's solid proof right there. "QWA" is written in space not used by the game in both my version, and the stolen version, and my submission clearly predates the stolen submission.
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07/26/2013 11:10 am
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maddfree80
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well the skin has been remove
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