I know that you’ve had some problems with this in the past, so I’m really sorry to inform you that I’ve noticed some of your memes floating around Pinterest without crediting you. Most of them that I’ve seen to my knowledge have been reposted from Instagram accounts that didn’t give you credit in the first place, so I’m not to sure that they even know that you were the person who created them in the first place. I’ve only seen a couple so far, but I don’t know if there are more floating about.

I know 😦  [Thank you for caring enough to send me this.]

Unfortunately, there’s not much I can do about it. I’ve tried reporting accounts both on instagram and pinterest, and only once have I successfully managed to get a post taken down. I’ve just resorted to guarding against plagiarism now by posting more gif or video memes so that their stubby, greedy little gremlin fingers can’t take a screenshot. I also notify anyone I’m following if I see their content being plagiarized.

The problem isn’t with these accounts posting the memes, it’s the fact that they don’t give credit. Either way, I’ll never understand how you can get any sort of gratification from stealing others’ content and being praised for it. I used to care about it more when I was just starting out. 

It’s also important to remember that a lot of these account-holders are young, and don’t really understand the implications of what they’re doing. Heck, I’ve made similar mistakes before in the past by posting fanart as my profile pic (I was completely unaware). Of course, I know better now and will never do it again. 

What we need to do is inform these people politely to give credit.

If they don’t listen, only then should we be doing something about it. Don’t insult or send them hate; you’d only be stooping down to their level of pettiness. A handful of reports and comments is really all the pressure that’s needed to get most people to change.

These accounts could do a lot of good for the fandom considering how large their platforms are and the potential exposure they can give. Work with them before attempting to work against them.