I feel that legally, if someone comes on and does not feel comfortable with their image being used in a CS, then something needs to be done. Many of these cases can be different, with some artists being content with credit being given in the CS, whilst others would want a complete removal of the image. If the artist has the legal rights to make these claims, we do need to heed them, not only because of the legality but morally we need to understand that it [i]is[/i] their work that they have taken in their lives to create, and we should respect their wishes as the creator.

I take it that the artists are creating accounts in order to make these complaints to the staff team, and as such, private messages should suffice for an artist and a member of this community to sort out their problem. If needed, a three-way PM conversation can be created so that there is a staff member overseeing the process (though not necessarily becoming involved); artists will most likely talk to the staff team before the individual user, so the staff member can maturely create a three-way PM and explain the situation, resulting in a calm outcome.

We should create a policy that allows a member of this community to negotiate, but ultimately have to heed the artist's wishes if they have the legal superiority, IE; copyright over their work. For example, a member could negotiate with the artist and add credit to the image, or perhaps exchange the image for a sample image (like with the artist's url watermarked), if the artist would accept that. We should also make sure to ask the artist if they [i]do[/i] have the sufficient legal rights and proof to claim an image, as some artists may approach to claim a non-copyrighted image, for example.

If a member refuses to remove an image that has been claimed (with sufficient legal proof), the image should be removed regardless by the staff team, due to legal concerns. At that point, I'm unsure what would happen to the member, but we don't want the website to be taken down due to not obeying copyright, etc.