The fact that this fraud removed your disclaimer and put in his own logo on the exact same spot is 100% proof that he stole your artwork and was completely aware of it! Not to mention that everything else matches your work exactly. Negligence is not an excuse for selling your artwork. Disgraceful!

LOL - the 1 dislike is probably the shop owner who stole my work...

I bought from this seller and I feel so awful now, knowing it was actually your hard work! I will definitely be changing my review on Etsy, and I am going to remake the items I bought with the original templates from your website, because I don’t want a scammer’s work in my collection. Thanks for making this video!

The Etsy shop is "currently taking a short break" 🤣🤣 McMcGonagall in deathly hallows part two: "COWARD!!!"

I like how this man says he didn’t know it belongs to you YET he removes the copyright marks. Even let’s say he didn’t know you, he still went out of his way to remove your name from your work. It’s sad.

I’ve had a similar experience. Some people seem to think that “got it from the internet” means free. If they can’t create competently, or are too lazy to, they should bugger off to some other trade.

As a fellow Potter fan AND graphic designer, I’m so disgusted by this whole ordeal. Kudos to you for investigating and alerting Warner Bros.

him replacing that in the quibbler (and others) proves he is lying, because as you said, he changed the evidence that its yours and claims it as his own.What a complete jerk.

That’s ridiculous! Who steals from someone else who is giving the templates for free and try’s to sell them! That just makes EVERYTHING so much harder when creators like you stop doing things because others ruin it for us 😭

Italy has some pretty strict laws regarding art. Check it out. You could recoup the loss and officially put them out of business. On another note, I hope this doesn't stop you from making such amazing products!

I hope they get their store removed and that they finally learn a lesson from all this!

So sad you have to deal with these types of people. I've had my share of similar experiences, not only with my illustration/design work, but also with my tabistry fashion patterns. My "Merry Hallows" design is all over all the online t-shirt shops, still. :/ People can be despicable, and when confronted can totally be in denial. Some don't even understand that it is wrong to do. :( I hope this doesn't discourage you from sharing. I love your work, and don't want to see it end. I know it really can make us feel crushed. :(

He deserves to go to Azkaban for a LIFE TIME!!!

I went to report them for stealing but they are taking a "break"... No doubt because they are busted and are waiting for the storm to die down. I turned on email notifications for when they return. We will not forget and they will be held accountable!

I spent a whole summer two years ago doing your templates with your videos. I suffered from severe panic attacks and your videos were my therapy. I loved doing it. Never i my mind I thought about selling these. Man this world sucks :/

Danny this was an eye opening video, I will be aware of this problem from this day forward. We are collectors and do not trust many things we see online. We watch your channel and also follow the Potter Collector for real products. Thanks for being an amazing artist!!!!!!

Danny, This makes me so sad. I love that you share all your wonderful creations and can't fathom anyone doing this.

It pisses me off to no end. Not only the blatant theft, but also the lies. And even more, when caught and called out, the atempt to ingratiate and bring legitamate business their way offering something for you to review. It is frustrating that Etsy does not take copyright theft more seriously. After all, every object sold is more money in their pockets. I am so sorry this is still happening to you, Danny. Hope it gets resolved. ♥

Looks like the thief's shop is "on a break" right now.

That‘s just vile. I just don‘t understand people like that and also wish there‘d be stricter laws against it. Would they waltz into your house, stealing and reselling your property? No. (I mean hopefully not, who knows with these people) It shouldn’t be different with creative property. Sorry that’s happening to you and hope their account stays closed.

Oh my God, Danny. I have indeed purchased some items from this shop (which never arrived, in fact) and now I feel horrible because I should have known that this is your Work. I am very sorry. I have reported this shop to Etsy and also claimed a full refund for my purchase. This has been a lesson indeed! Thank you so much! And I hope, you get some justice in this case.

I'm so glad you brought to light. Makes my stomach drop. Wow aweful, shameful theves! Hopefully word will get out

This is sickening. I had saved a few items from this shop long ago and now I am glad I never bought them. Sorry this has happened to you.

It really ticks me off when people knowingly do this stuff and lie about it!

It’s shocking that people do this. I really hope his shop doesn’t reopen with other peoples art work.

Im glad you made a video about this, this upsets me so much. This is why so many artists or customers dont trust Etsy and we arent (as artists and sellers) all this terrible!! Call him out so this nonsense stops! WHat can we do to help?!

Unfortunately this is all too common on Etsy. I'm glad to see they've had to shutdown their shop.

That’s just disgusting. They obviously knew what they were doing with removing all your credits. Wouldn’t surprise me if the things that didn’t match yours were stolen from somewhere else.

I don't have enough words that wouldn't get bleeped on regular programming. 🤬🤬🤬 I signed up for this idiot's email reminder when his shop reopens. I'm the type of petty to cold message all of the people who left him reviews who are completely unaware they paid someone to steal someone else's work and print it for them. Please post an update if they reopen with your items and I'll block off a day to be petty af. I'm sorry this is happening, it's always super disheartening. Just remember how loved and appreciated you and your hard work are. 💕

Lazy, disrespectful, disgusting, horrible, i hate when people steal others hard passionate work! So sorry this happened!

I can't believe they had the audacity to do this. Please tell me there's some legal action you can take against them 😤

How rude is these guy?! That makes me always sad to see such impulent thieves...

It made ma so angry for you ! And the audacity he has in his responses is astonishing. It's because of creeps like him that you had all your problems with WB in the beginning, and it makes me sick to see people do that, now that you sorted things out with WB. I 100% support you (I think since the 5K lol)

Thank you so much for posting this and educating us on these topics. As a consumer, I want to make sure to support the real artist so I appreciate you sharing this with us.

Sorry to hear you had to deal with this. It can be a nightmare to go through. I want to commend you for being as gentlemany as the situation will allow.

Some people are scum. Glad you called him out.. keep on grinding Wizard!

Not that the amount of stuff makes a difference, but he’s also selling your triwizard champion selection slips. The number of reviews saying they never received the promised product or it was damaged speaks volumes too

There are no words for such blatant plagiarism. We all know there’s rarely (if ever) a brand new idea, but to STEAL someone’s work in its entirety and rip off an artist who has put so much time and effort into creating freebies for his audience is downright criminal. I really feel for you, Danny. You must be absolutely seething 🤬

I just looked them up and unfortunately, the shop is back up and of course they are still selling the stolen art. It's really unfortunate that there isn't any recourse on Etsy to get them permanently banned.

this is insane what the heck? why would somebody do this? ugh! I'm sorry this is happening to you! I think he should be banned from Etsy!

So sorry to see this. Especially for those of us that appreciate your work. Don’t let them ruin it for the rest of us. 😢

Such an awful liar and hypocrite! And he even dared asking you for a collaboration. He should go to jail for that!

I demand the dementor's kiss for this person immediately! So sorry it happened to you, Danny!

I'm so sorry that this is happening to you. I've always been grateful for your generosity and talent. I've downloaded a lot of your work just to have in my own collection. I hope this doesn't deter you from continuing to do the outstanding work that you do.

That is incredible! Stealing your fantastic artwork I would be so angry 😠 😡

That is so insane that someone had the nerve to even think he could get away with art theft. It's lazy and disgusting. Thanks for sharing, and for being transparent about this whole thing. As an artist myself, it's really disheartening when someone takes your hard work and tries to pass it off as theirs.

I solemnly swear that I will never buy YOUR art from another person! I appreciate that you provide your downloads for those of us who do DIYs. I haven’t done many yet but I have plans!

I'm glad you warned us and got his shop shut down and also, that I never found it because I admire your style of design and would have likely purchased from the creep. This was a very interesting video. Thanks for making us aware of the problem.👍👍

I'm so glad you made this video! You have repeatedly asked people in your videos to NOT steal your art work.... and yet they keep stealing it. It's infuriating for sure!!!! I can only imagine all the emotions you go through!!!! To think the guy made thousands of sales on Etsy. Probably tens of thousands of dollars. That all adds up! It was your hard work, effort, and long hours that designed all of those templates. It isn't right at all! Have you considered bringing a lawsuit against him? With the person being in another country is it possible to seek damages lost? I'm glad you stayed on top of everything with contacting Warner Brothers, and Etsy. This was defiently a video that needed to be made. I hope people will value your hard work, and buy items directly from your shop or make the templates them selves. I've followed your channel for a few years now, and I appreciate all of your hard work, creations, and videos. Thank you for designing fun items from the Wizarding World for us fans to enjoy!!!!

His shop and all social media has been closed and wiped

That is so disgusting. I’m sorry, I love your work. Criminal 😡

Im so sorry this happened too you. You're such a nice and talented guy and you shouldn't have to deal with this. I hope everything gets cleared up.

It's so very disappointing to see this happening again and again. I've found your channel to be such a great source of inspiration for my own creativity so I really an very sad to see this has happened to your hard work. I've found similar issue with some of my old labels being used commercial gain when they were never made for that.

I shared this video to all the Harry Potter Facebook groups I’m in. So, hopefully the word about this piece of garbage will spread.

I’m sorry this has happened to you. Obviously your work is the best out there. Thank you for sharing

how disgusting some people are terrible and to lie bare faced to you about it is worse. there should be something you can do to stop him through the law , you must be so frustrated with the system. Im sorry this is happening to you because you are so very generous with your work

This is so sad, Danny you are so generous for putting so much hard work into your projects and sharing it for others to enjoy. I am an artist as well as my twin daughters and its so frustrating when someone comes along a steals your work and then to profiting off it is just down right dirty.

I'm so sorry this happened to you. Sadly all you have to do is search biggest franchises on etsy to find a lot of stolen art being sold. It's really frustrating that etsy doesn't seem to be doing anything about it.

Dealing with art theft like this is a pain. I had to deal with it a bunch when I worked with a Star Wars site. My work was always being stolen and used by others. It is such a headache. Sorry that you have to deal with it. Keep your head up and keep producing. You are one of the best in our community.

and it's because of these bloody muggles that us genuine people miss out on being able to d/l things that had been offered free...would have liked to have d/l'd your 'Wizardopoly' to make my own board but alas, it's only available to Patreons now..mind you Danny, I've decided to create my own hand drawn one (because I've lost the cord to my printer) it'll be interesting to see how it turns out...good luck with taking-out that Etsy seller..

I'm gutted for you Danny that someone would blatantly steal your work like this, and dare lie to your face pretending they "didn't know they could do that". I usually think that WB is overdoning it with targeting creators, but this guy needs to get hit by them really hard.

Man that just sucks. Those jerks are out there. As an artist who has had my work stolen by others I can say I know it's infuriating and disheartening. It's good that you are confronting them, but hopefully you won't allow their awful deeds to influence future creations and a giving spirit. So many people appreciate you and your work and follow the rules.

So many shady sellers at Etsy but you really cannot get any support from Etsy. All they care about is the commission that they get from seller fees.

I had so many negative words about that shop, then I saw your graphic at the end of the vid and I giggled. But seriously, I’ve followed you for a while and know how much work and careful thought you put into each design and to see someone blatantly and continuously steal your stuff for their profit makes me so angry. I see everyone here helping to keep an eye on the shop and it’s heartwarming. Also, the thief may open a new shop and start again so we’ll have to keep an eye out for your designs showing up in other stores.

I bought from his shop and later found ur videos and put two and two together. One of my items hasn’t even arrived and it’s been four months.

This is terrible and sad that people steel others work. It has to be upsetting for you that you also have to deal with this. Can't he be banned from selling on Etsy or reported somehow IDK but glad you are putting the word out and hopefully the reviews will warn others.

omg I am so sorry Danny. No one deserves to have their artwork stolen and sold. I hope you get the seller taken care of. I Love your work and its awsome to to see such amazing recreations from my favorite movie franchise. Keep up the amazing work.

Brandon LaCroix over at The Philosopher's Store ran into the same problem. Auror Mercantile on Etsy stole his Auror badge design. Brandon contacted him and tried to work something out, but the guy ended up refusing and still sells the stolen design. Brandon ended up creating a new badge design in the meantime, but the other guy is still selling his rip off.

I’m so sorry this happened to you. My son absolutely loves what you do and was asking me if you had done another Quibbler magazine. He’s read the one I printed a thousand times💗

Well even IF they somehow found these images, what are the odds they'd all be placed in that EXACT ORDER AND ORIENTATION of your own? It is 100% stolen work.

I can't do anything to undo the money that he has earned off your hard work up to this point but seeing this video has prompted me to go and check out if you have a patreon I can afford to sign up to. You do amazing stuff, keep it up.

Those people have no shame for stealing others' work. They turned selfless contribution into dirty business...

Thank you for letting us know I will definetly never buy from that shop

He’s put so much effort into his shady business that he could have just made his own original pieces by now. So sad that he’s taking advantage of your incredible work that you so kindly allow the public to use for personal use.

I’m so glad you were able to do something about this store!

WOW! I am so sorry to hear this happened to you. I actually nearly bought from them at some point, and I'm sure glad I didn't now!

That's horrible! I love to support Etsy shop artist, and I never thought for a second that the items I purchase could be stolen art work! I'm definitely going to make sure that I pay attention more to who I'm buying from. So far everything I've purchased is owned by the Etsy shop artist I purchased from. But just to make sure, I just checked my Quibbler (that I purchased from an Etsy shop artist in Spain) to see if it matches your Quibbler. Thankfully it doesn't! So glad you've made us aware of this scammer!

On the first product, at first I though their story mightve been somewhat believable if they found something on pinterest from someone else that downloaded your pdf and then reuploaded to pinterest, but then when I saw that they photoshopped out your artist Attribution and replaced it with their specific etsy website info, there is just no way around that. 100 percent shady AF. You've built a great channel and website and Harry Potter fans appreciate your work. I will certainly be going straight to the source (you) for my Diy Harry Potter themed needs. Thanks for what you do.

Danny I am very sorry you are dealing with this issue. It is horrible for people to make money of your incredible imagination, talent and generosity. You are kind enough to provide your fans with templates and then this happens. It really is sad to see the dishonesty. Deliberately taking your name off you work shows that person knows exactly what they are doing. I hope their shop stays closed and other shops doing the same thing.

I hope you won’t let a few bad apples like this guy deter you from what you do! Your art is amazing and the fact that you give templates away for free just so other HP fans can enjoy cool art is really awesome. He’s taken advantage of your creativity and generosity! To rip off WB is one thing but stealing from an independent artist like you is pretty low!

Wow, I'm new to your channel and watching what this scammer gas done is just awful!! Absolute plagerism!! What an Ass... I hope he can be sued for that!! People can be such tools!! By the way, I love your artwork!!

This legit makes me mad. People who steal other artist's work and getting all the credit and money...god!

You are such an amazing artist, and so generous to offer all templates for free. It's horrible that there are people trying to take advantage of that. I hope you can get the shop taken down or something. They shouldn't be making money of your amazing work.

Me: from the Philippines Also me: knows Danny as ✨AN ARTIST✨ I mean, who didn't?🙄

To a artist there work is very personal. I couldn't imagine what I would do if I was in your shoes

I’d be pissed off an I’d press charges and put him out in front street as the lair he is. I’m pissed off for you. This guy is just low. I’m so sorry there is people like this!☹️

I would go after them.. this is such a recurring thing with Pinterest, Etsy, Wish Amazon, Ebay.. unfortunately as long as these sites are open no matter how much education is out there about this issue.. people will always go for cheep !

I’m sorry about this happening to you 🙄 and it’s people like this that will end up the rest of us not being able to get your AWESOME content for our collections.

I think I remember this exact situation happened to another huge artist, this was probably a few years ago and called him out and went through the exact conversation. He has learned nothing and the fact that Etsy to this day still lets him use his account makes me so ticked off.

I am so sorry, you have to go through this! I hope at least these people don't steal your fun, creating all these amazing fan art... I love your content so much. Yesterday I purchased a foiling Maschine to diy your Rita Skeeter Book-template for my bookshelf 😍 Be aware, that there are much more people, who appreciate your lovely artwork without breaking the law. 👮

Etsy has screwed soooo many people, the sensor , all kinds of bad stuff. Smh so sorry, hope you "get 'em" and find a new platform. So many thieves & liars out there. :(

Wow that’s so horrible. I have family who are artists and I know how they would feel if something like that happened to them. I always wanted a “Quibbler” and thought about buying one on Etsy. I am glad I just downloaded and made one of yours for myself (and it was fun to do!) because I don’t want to support that!

So horrible that you were kind enough to put your designs online for your fans for free and some jerk thinks it's okay to make a profit off of you! It's wrong on so many levels! If the @$$ responsible for the blatant THEFT is reading this, shame on you!

Wow, what obvious theft. Ignorance doesn't = innocence. So sorry people feel the need to rip off all of your hard work! You definitely have every right to be upset.

Aww Danny I’m so sorry this happened, it’s awful 😢 I have a feeling his store will be on vacation for a long time seeing as he can’t create his own artwork.

As of June 3, 2023 the store is closed with a no longer selling on Etsy notice in place. At lesst on Etsy he is gone.

Fry him! Go after him with federal law!

The audacity to steal someone’s work so brazenly. And from the way they told all these narratives you can see they’re used to lying. Is this the same person that stole Alarm Eighteen‘s work? Btw I found the artist of both the mudblood pamphlet and the „new“ Quibbler pages, it’s WiwinJer on Deviantart. And the only way to get those files was to buy from the artist so so much for them „not knowing“ they were copyright protected lol.

This is so f‘ed up!!! My friend ordered things from his shop, some things never came and the guy never responded. And when he did he said he was gonna ‘solve matters’! I am so mad rn! Stealing someone’s art work and making profit off of it is so disgusting!!!

I know lawyers are expensive; and I would have gotten one if I could have afforded it. My stuff was stolen right off my site and used without any credit.