Deviantart does not copyright submitted artwork; their terms and conditions show that the artist retains their ownership of the material.
This means that YOU own the copyright to your work, and if someone is infringing on that right, I suggest sending a cease-and-desist letter to them and asking them to stop. You can threaten legal action (even if you have no intention of bringing legal action) -- in many cases, it works!
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Deviantart does not copyright submitted artwork; their terms and conditions show that the artist retains their ownership of the material.
This means that YOU own the copyright to your work, and if someone is infringing on that right, I suggest sending a cease-and-desist letter to them and asking them to stop. You can threaten legal action (even if you have no intention of bringing legal action) -- in many cases, it works!
Best of luck!
No, but you own the copyright for any work you have created regardless of deviantart's involvement.
You can send a simple cease and desist notice to whomever is using your work, or you can sue them for copyright infringement.