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@mothippie.bsky.social

BEWARE OF A FALSE COPYRIGHT CLAIMER 🧵

Twitter user @/HellaHeckinGay (softbarkz here) falsely DMCA'd my partner's sona and claimed that it is a "rip off" of theirs.

Smooch, @tundrasugar.bsky.social's sona, has existed for some time now. Lovecore isn't just for you.

More info in alt texts!

#furry

The upper left corner has a fursona named "Smooch". The character is a 2 foot tall demon "imp" character inspired off of the rubber hose style but with a twist of lovecore. They have a long cat-like tail, light pink markings that go up to their elbows and knees, as well as darker pink swirls on the knees and cheeks. They have a heart shaped marking on the face, and a pink bow collar colored the same as their pink markings, and a golden bell. The eyes are dark purple, as is the nose, with the classic rubber hose eye style.

The upper right corner has a fursona named "Zero", which is a 3 foot tall red border collie with a white facial marking and stomach that stretches down to the inner thighs. The pawpads are pink with a light pattern. The head is a saturated red, as is the tail, but the body color of the design is a dulled red. There are a total of 7 hearts on the stomach of the design, and then continue onto the inner thighs. The design has a black nose. The eyes are a type of heterochromia, with the eyes on the left of the reference sheet displaying black with a pastel pink heart pupil. The right eye is pink, with a black heart pupil. They have a magenta colored collar with a star shaped name tag.

Both characters have small wings.

Both characters are different enough that the average person would not confuse them.

The image is a cropped screenshot of a DMCA claim that both OP (Moth hippie) and his partner (Tundra Sugar) received that falsely claims copyright to a design they did not create. In the description of the DMCA, it is quoted as "Original digital illustration of my fursona: a red lovecore border collie with darker red hair and eyebrows. It has a white, heart-shaped marking on the face, a body that is Indian red coloring with white down the belly drawn by me." This is false, as the image they claimed is not their character, and none of the claimed images were created by them. There are then links to 7 different links, 5 belonging to OP's partner, and 2 belonging to OP. The "links to original works" section is left blank. The description of infringement is quoted as "The users' profiles posts contains artwork that is a derivative of my fursona, including exact patterns, and distinguishing features. The user did not request permission. This use is unauthorized and infringing my copyright, which is pending registration." All is incorrect, as a pending registration of copyright does not go back and overwrite things created before that copyright. The average person will not confuse these two characters.

January 23, 2026 at 5:46 AM

Goldie 🖤🦇

@goldcanines.bsky.social

It is all so tiring. {Self-Portrait}

January 21, 2026 at 4:32 PM

Goldie 🖤🦇

@goldcanines.bsky.social

All still open! 🥰

Goldie 🖤🦇 @goldcanines.bsky.social · Jan 16

Valentine’s YCHs up! 🌷💌

⭐️ Claimed within 1 week
= finished by V-Day ❤️

See my K0FI to claim! ⬇️

🏷️ : #furry #valentine #valentinesday #commission #commissionsopen

January 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM

Reposted by Goldie 🖤🦇

Goldie 🖤🦇

@goldcanines.bsky.social

Valentine’s YCHs up! 🌷💌

⭐️ Claimed within 1 week
= finished by V-Day ❤️

See my K0FI to claim! ⬇️

🏷️ : #furry #valentine #valentinesday #commission #commissionsopen

January 16, 2026 at 9:35 PM

Goldie 🖤🦇

@goldcanines.bsky.social

Valentine’s YCHs up! 🌷💌

⭐️ Claimed within 1 week
= finished by V-Day ❤️

See my K0FI to claim! ⬇️

🏷️ : #furry #valentine #valentinesday #commission #commissionsopen

January 16, 2026 at 9:35 PM

Goldie 🖤🦇

@goldcanines.bsky.social

V-Day YCHs open tomorrow so I can get them done before the holiday ❤️💌

🏷️ : #furry #valentine #valentinesday #commission #commissionsopen

January 16, 2026 at 1:35 AM

Goldie 🖤🦇

@goldcanines.bsky.social

Stay aware, alert, and prepared.

Iceout.org is an informative site where you can see real time witness reports of ICE and their locations: observed, active, and critical.

It is more important than ever to share these resources. Do not ignore what is happening.

(REPOST to add ALT text!)

Iceout.org is a website that shows a map of the United States. Every time a witness reports seeing ice, a visually colored pin is placed on map so others can see direct locations of these sightings. Blue = other, red = critical, yellow = active, and green = observed. Their mission slogan is “People Over Papers,” as shown above the map.

When a pin is tapped, it shows the town, state, time of report, and type of report. Activity is described alongside tags such as loitering, patrol, arrest, etc. This also includes enforcement type, such as immigration enforcement.

This screenshot shows a preview/list of the reports on the 14th of January, totaling at 705.

This screenshot shows a preview/list of the reports on the 13th of January, totaling at 755. This is to emphasize that these reports are a day by day basis and are real time.

January 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM

Goldie 🖤🦇

@goldcanines.bsky.social

Genuinely, how do you continue doing daily tasks when things like this are happening?

I can’t stop thinking about it.

January 15, 2026 at 2:16 PM

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Goldie 🖤🦇

@goldcanines.bsky.social

Stay aware, alert, and prepared.

Iceout.org is an informative site where you can see real time witness reports of ICE and their locations: observed, active, and critical.

It is more important than ever to share these resources. Do not ignore what is happening.

January 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM

Goldie 🖤🦇

@goldcanines.bsky.social

I have not seen my long distance partner since July of 2024.

Sending this to the man I am going on 6 years with, a person of color, is truly heartbreaking.

We were going to try this summer but I would not forgive myself is something happened to him in the states.

January 15, 2026 at 3:30 AM

Goldie 🖤🦇

@goldcanines.bsky.social

Stay aware, alert, and prepared.

Iceout.org is an informative site where you can see real time witness reports of ICE and their locations: observed, active, and critical.

It is more important than ever to share these resources. Do not ignore what is happening.

January 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM

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Goldie 🖤🦇

@goldcanines.bsky.social

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@goldcanines.bsky.social

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January 10, 2026 at 8:07 PM