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A tentative list of my works that have been renamed and reuploaded, many for sale, by Luceds
Recently, I discovered that a “musician” by the name of Luceds had stolen and reuploaded a few of my tracks to several outlets, many of which were made for sale via Bandcamp. Luceds seems to have taken my tracks (and others), rebranded them as his own, and themed them around My Little Pony in what I can only imagine is an attempt to use the popularity of that fandom to put money in his own pocket by selling stolen works. For every song that he has stolen from me, I have conclusive and demonstrable evidence dating and detailing their creation and origin (duh, because I made them!)
This list may be incomplete as I discover more of my tracks stolen by this “musician.” You can find Luceds on Twitter, SoundCloud, YouTube, and Bandcamp.
Luceds upload: Luceds - Shattered Loyalty - uploaded April 21, 2013
Stolen from: Petriform - Celeste - released September 1, 2012 and uploaded even earlier on the dtrxcreations YouTubeNote: The above was released by Luceds as a “teaser.” My release, which predates it, is the full song. Decide for yourselves.
Luceds Upload: Luceds - Two Sides of One Smile - uploaded May 9, 2013
Stolen from: Petriform - Lightshow - released September 1, 2012Luceds Upload: Luceds - 8-Bit Night - released January 2, 2013
Stolen from: Petriform - I-5 Night - released September 1, 2010 and uploaded even earlier on the dtrxcreations YouTubeLuceds Upload: Luceds - The Day You Got Your Chip - uploaded May 2013
Stolen From: CRTified Technician - My Friend The Airship, released 2010 and uploaded even earlier on the dtrxcreations YouTubeLuceds Upload: Luceds - 8-Bit Day, released January 2, 2013
Stolen from: Petriform - Trifecta, released December 11, 2010 and uploaded even earlier on the dtrxcreations YouTubeLuceds Upload: Luceds - Shooting Star, released January 2, 2013
Stolen from: Petriform - The First Breeze, released September 1, 2010 and uploaded even earlier on the dtrxcreations YouTubeLuceds Upload: Luceds - Going Steampunk, released January 2, 2013
Stolen from: Petriform - With Every Step I Take, released September 1, 2010 and uploaded even earlier on the dtrxcreations YouTubeThe fact that this is only what I could find immediately is staggering. Who knows if there’s more, or if this person has stolen from others? (Hint: It’s pretty damn likely).
The only comparison I’ve found connecting Luceds and myself was on the My Little Pony website Equestria Daily, where the stolen track “Two Sides of One Smile” was posted. Someone called Luceds out in the comments, but apparently deleted their comment after someone came rushing to defend Luceds. However, there was something fishy about the matter…
…Yeah. The avatar on the comment matches the art for one of Luceds’s tracks. I think I see what happened here. Whoops!
At this point I should clarify, although I should not need to, that the Equestria Daily comment is overwhelmingly false. I am most certainly NOT Luceds, and the whole thing about splitting my YouTube channel? I have never said anything of the sort, nor do I have any desire to do so in order to “make music for ponys.”
It is very, very, incredibly obvious that Luceds is using stolen music and the giant My Little Pony fandom as a platform to personal profit at the expense of hours of hard work of others. If ANYONE has ANY shadow of a doubt that the works I listed above were not entirely composed and arranged by myself, I will not hesitate to provide evidence that only I have access to, as the original creator, such as excerpts from the original project files.
This isn’t about getting Luceds to remove these blatant infringements and apologize. I have the appropriate legal methods and grounds to take care of that myself, obviously. If you or someone you know has been similarly ripped off by this person, or any other, I encourage you to do the same.
This is about awareness, because I know Tumblr is a place that is heavily invested in the MLP fandom and its creations - Luceds is a thief, plain and simple, and if you’ve given your money to his Bandcamp or followed him on Soundcloud or YouTube, you have monetarily or otherwise supported theft from artists who put their hard work and souls into their creations. I do not tolerate this, and neither should you. Please spread the word.
-Petriform
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1. Put your username in image search.
2. Select “animated” under search tools.
3. Post result.
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Interlude: Dark Days from Epiphany by Ian Jay.
Epiphany is about Eli, a deer kid in high school with a lot of issues— bad grades, careless friends, and a strained relationship with his preacher father, Henry. But when an errant truck puts Henry into critical condition, Eli seeks out Oscar, slacker ex-god of his family’s religion, to help recover his father. Things don’t go entirely as planned, and both Eli and Oscar will have to put everything they hold dear at risk in order to make things right again.
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The more I see of Epiphany the more I like it.
If you do too, please go to the IndieGoGo link above & help them along!
SOME COOL DUDE PUT THE SECOND LITTLE FLASHBACK SEQUENCE FROM EPIPHANY UP ON TUMBLR FOR YOU TO READ!
Check it out, and yes, please, help us along! Four and a little more days left!
Whenever people complain about the modern Pokémon designs I like to point out that Voltorb is a fucking sphere.
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Coolest photography project ever.
The last one’s very powerful actually.
After seeing the last one, I couldn’t resist and had to reblog.
L’ultima.
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