He had also left comments under the Twitter thread where the original owner was publishing that they got contacted by the "creator" on private email.
I had screenshotted the comments he had left in order to have them saved in case he will delete them due to the backlash.
Surprisingly, the defendant sent me an email directly threatening me, not through Valve.
He seems very panicked or desperate to get me to drop the DMCA anyway😢 pic.twitter.com/s6vm3C1VPz
— 帰郷 (@kikyo_toruko) July 27, 2024
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honestly Valve should just strongman this, help the original creator (that got stolen from) and instead of replacing the item with a Valve item, replace it with the original creator’s (that got stolen from) replaced item that they drew up a few days ago.
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Guy is so cooked and scared AF. Hope the original creator doesn’t chicken out because some bully is trying to intimidate him.
I’ve been helping the artist along since they aren’t familiar with CS or gaming at all, and I’ve received a lot of hate messages from the “defendant” and their friends, some who are quite big in the workshop community too with several accepts…
I think it’s important all the legitimate artists in the workshop stand up against these types of people in the community, and as if the tracing wasn’t bad enough, this is just the cherry on top..
The [original Author](https://x.com/kikyo_toruko) is an extremely nice and hardworking artist in a competitive industry in Japan so doesn’t have much spare time, this whole thing has been quite overwhelming for them but they said they are grateful for all the people in the CS community who have helped and [appreciate all the support.](https://i.imgur.com/5FF4ONN.png)
And for anyone who doubts the tracing, [here you go. ](https://x.com/Quzga_/status/1816866027101192633)