I never thought I would be here in this situation but here I am. For those who watch me, or added my work to their collections in good faith, I am sorry. I cannot remain on this website after the initial scraping of DreamUp. I know this seems like a drastic measure, but it is a measure I can afford to take. My following is not big. I don't monetize my work, however I do value them. They are personal to me. In the end, Deviantart is just a website. I don't have to support them if I don't believe in what they're doing. I have been put to the wayside. I feel betrayed. I feel violated. I never opted in willfully. None of us have. To be clear, I am not against AI generators as a tool but it is highly unregulated. DeviantArt Copyright Policy Most, if not all, of these bullet points have been ticked in the making of DreamUp, and other AI. You have a copyright in your artwork as soon as it has been created and fixed in a tangible object. It does not need to be registered with the