User blog comment:Silver-Haired Seireitou/Regarding Deviant Art, and many others/@comment-1399043-20120406122456/@comment-2182964-20120406205138

In that situation Fenix, you're best doing what I suggested below. It really does save a lot of headaches; all you need to do is be patient. From personal experience, artists on DA usually don't mind you using their images as long as permission is asked for beforehand - I've only once been told no, and that was when I asked Rtenzo if I could use the pictures of his main OC. So its understandable.. To them, they assume you know full well where you got the picture, and such assume it was used against their wishes. Think of it like this: If someone used your Bleach character, word-for-word, without crediting you, you'd be likely to leap down the persons throat as well. I know from experience ( you probably do as well) that arguing over the use of images (and whether or not it counts as a breech of copyright or not) is indeed a headache none of us need.