From: ^devart
Date: Aug 4, 2005, 8:39:28 PM

rageous,

Your deviation, listed below, has been removed from deviantART due to a violation of our policies:

URL: [link]
Title: Tiananmen Redux
Submitted: 2005-07-31 1:29:58 pm

Your deviation was removed because it violated one of the following policies:

1. Deviants are responsible for securing the necessary third-party arrangements which allow the submissions to deviantART that are derivative works based on that artists works. Without that arrangement made prior to submission then the deviation is not legally allowed to be submitted.

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My Reply:

Copyright violation my ass. Perhaps you could investigate what rights are afforded to me in making a satirical work of art.

Were I making my piece available for sale, thus profiting from it, I would indeed be subject to any and all applicable copyright laws. In this instance, however, I am free to make my art exactly as I did, and I will resubmit it as soon as I send this note in protest of your erroneous decision.