Teen Hearts Kelly Orr, dishonest practices, copyright infringement, stolen artwork, false representation, Internet

Kelly Orr of Teen Hearts blatantly stole my original artwork design titled "Wish You Were Weird" and put it for sale without my permission in his store. When I became aware of this and commented on his pages about that fact, he would simply delete my comments and block me; then promote the product with my stolen design even more.

His utter lack of integrity and respect is a disgrace to honest hardworking artists everywhere. To not only opt to steal from an artist rather than work with them in the first place -- but to then retaliate against them when they find out is just appaling. 

I had to report multiple images to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter on grounds of copyright infringement for the removal of the offending content, which had already landed thousands of views, hundreds of comments, and probably plenty of sales.

By this time, Kelly perhaps wanted me off his back so he followed up by removing the item in his store. I made sure to check up on him though, and lo and behold two days later he reposted it for sale, only with the text photoshopped differently. As if that made it any less recognizable as my design or made him any less of a thief.

Please do NOT buy from or support Teen Hearts and share this. These kind of practices are not okay... and businesses need to know that consumers believe in the artists' rights!