rip in the wallpapers

the wallpaper cat925 by cat925 https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=8&SkinID=9775 is a rip of Obscure release by 'back' on DA.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/782790
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Good spot
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I'm not going to comment on whether I think it is a rip or not. Back's is a photo manipulation. Cat's looks like it's the original photo (or slightly manipulated). So the real question is, where did the original photo come from.
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Maybe it is a good idea to mail the artists involved and/or the admins first before going public. Just in case. Sometimes artists have different nicks on various sites.
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What MadIce said

this is very common and there is a good chance this is the same person.
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That picture comes from a ComStock Photo CD or at least it's really close to one I've seen on it.
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The image in DeviantART has a link to Misanthropia.com on the bottom right corner. The artist of that and other manipulated images is ~back.
If Back is using the nickname cat925 to upload work in WinCustomize, why would the image be uploaded here cutting out the bottom part?