AI Art & Attribution

After this date, if we see uncredited artwork or AI art without the Firefly watermark on an active account, you will be subject to an art theft strike

It is a bit concerning to me to think that someone can get a strike for not crediting their own art work, tbh. I can understand most of the changes but this seems overly harsh to me.

Hey, don't worry! There's a grace period so everyone can adjust to the updated requirements. We've had an increasing amount of art theft, so we want to make sure we're protecting artists.

To be clear, the Guidebook has always required art credit; what is new is now personal art must also have credit. We felt this stance needed to be made more clear than it was previously in the Guidebook. All art not made by your own person has always required credit.  Our policy and enforcement on art theft has not changed - this has always been an automatic strike.  In the event of a strike (for this or anything else), a player is always welcome to reach out to discuss if they feel the process was unfair.

The part that concerns me is the possibility of a strike for art theft where no actual art theft has occurred. In cases where someone has paid for or made the art but failed to add credit, it's not theft. A warning system would be more fitting, in my opinion, even if it's just a single warning

Also, I have some art I bought years ago from artists who didn't require credit & I no longer have their names saved. Is that going to be considered art theft?