The never ending battle of "OMG MY PROMPTS!!!"

This is totally using the image posted here - https://civitai.com/images/65200160
So all credit goes to https://civitai.com/user/Fire_Keeper

This is why I don't bother taking the time and effort to "hide" prompt data, with the right workflow you just need the image, or even a screen shot of the image.

Nothing is going to protect you fully. Sure out right saver/upload somewhere else can be a battle and I hate people directly re-posting images or even selling them. But the idea that "hiding a prompt" so people can't steal them and modify them slightly is a red herring concept that does nothing in the end.

The first four are using a workflow specifically designed to "reimagine" the image. The last four are variation of direct prompt copy form Fire_Keeper's image being pumped into a different workflow.

The irony is, Image 5 and 6 despite being the prompt data getting pumped through an LLM workflow produces images that would be difficult to argue are "stealing" someone's work. The last two are more pointed direct copies, and the last image uses the same seed, CFG and steps.

This is the only reason why I just don't care about the prompt data anymore. I very quickly discovered in my earlier learning of AI-Art that it doesn't matter. If someone REALLY likes your work, they will take what they want about it. The only thing you can do is battle people stealing the images themselves. Everything else is up for grabs, and there is nothing you can do about it.