So basically the door is open for all the reposters. Thank you Tumblr !
I tried to report someone who reposted a gif that I edited weeks ago, but when I was searching for the option “report misattribution”, well, the option doesn’t exist anymore. All I see is a DMCA Copyright Infringement file, that is for owners of the original content, not for editors, like many users of Tumblr. I would say 99% of the users are editors, not “owners”. So that leaves us without any protection or help from this website.
I’ve had many positive experiences with the Tumblr staff, their quick response and the removal of the reposts that I reported. All good, until now. 

Now this is the DMCA file:

The message I got back from trust and safety wasn’t much better (and I got this today after sending it near a month ago):

We now process misattribution reports through our copyright process. If you are the copyright holder for the content that you are reporting, or their authorized representative, please complete the following DMCA notification form, located at https://www.tumblr.com/dmca

I’m pretty sure they’re washing their hands of this.

So. You might have heard the news that, as of July 12, Tumblr is testing out converting GIFs into looping MP4 videos to help pages load faster:

This is bad. Tumblr is the only mainstream site left where you can post GIFs and they’ll continue to be GIFs - well, sort of, as Tumblr previously tested and implemented turning GIF into GIFV with the same purpose, and it decreases the quality of the original GIF file. Turning them into MP4 videos is even worse.

GIFs are GIFs. They’re not videos. Creators spend hours making a GIF that will look good as a GIF, not as a video.

I hope I don’t need to explain to anyone why continuing to screw over creators is bad for a site like Tumblr, whose continued existence depends on creators not giving up on it, and why gif-making is important to fandom existence.

I for one will not continue to make any more gifsets if I know they’ll just be turned into MP4 files. It’s disappointing to spend my time making something and watch it become ugly once it’s uploaded - and that’s what is already happening without the MP4 conversion.

WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?

Don’t bother sending a support ticket! They will tell you to do what I’m about to tell you:

Send an ask or submission to @wip​ - the official “work in progress” blog of Tumblr where people can send in suggestions.

Their ask box is open every Monday from 6AM to 6PM EST.

The conversation isn’t over, guys, but it’s important to be a part of it. If you’re a creator or support creators (and you should), then set an alarm on Monday and go send them a message.

who wants to see some old star trek gifs i found on gifcities.org

Jesus. I remember all of these...