i wasn't sure about the submission policy here at deviant art.. i didn't even read it until today, because i really didn't have the time, and honestly i didn't think it would be that bad! so, today i finally read (some of) the submission policy:

"Artist grants to deviantART a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to do the following things during the Term:
a) to prepare and encode Artist Materials or any part of them for digital or analog transmission, manipulation and exhibition in any format and by any means now known or not yet known or invented;
b) to display, copy, reproduce, exhibit, publicly perform, broadcast, rebroadcast, transmit, retransmit, distribute through any electronic means (including analog and digital) or other means, and electronically or otherwise publish any or all of the Artist Materials, including any part of them, and to include them in compilations for publication, by any and all means and media now known or not yet known or invented ;
c) to modify, adapt, change or otherwise alter the Artist Materials (e.g., change the size) and use the Artist Materials as described in Section 3(b); and
d) the right to sublicense to any other person or company any of the licensed rights in the Artist Materials, or any part of them, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement."

this goes on and on, but that d) point was too much! (and i didn't even read any further). besides the fact that i could get in trouble with Getty Images for uploading here some of the images that i am currently licensing through them (i already deleted those photos), i really think these are some crappy policies!

so, i have to say sorry, especially to Diana who invited me here, but i can no longer be present on this site.