So, I was wondering what most people's view on tracing is. Now, I have my own opinions about the subject, but for the purpose of this article I'm just going to post the facts and ask for you, the people's, opinions. I'm seriously looking for multiple points to the argument, different views, and maybe a bit of understanding from both sides so that I can better understand.

The facts:
DA's policy on art:
"Respect Your Fellow Artists

As a vibrant and growing art community deviantART welcomes all kinds of original artworks; but we MUST insist that the artwork which you submit be your own original works.

Your deviations must be your own original creations and you may only use resources which are considered legitimate and legal. Submissions which make use of works without proper permission or licensing by the original author will be removed as they come to the attention of the staff. This policy applies to all Deviation submissions, Scrapbook entries, and the preview images used for written submissions.

If you have reason to believe that a deviantART submission violates this policy you should use the official Report Violation link which is available on every submission page."

The US law, where DA is based out of, states that you must change *at least* 20% of the original composition in order for it not to be stealing, the art must not be copyrighted, or you must have full permission from and give credit to the original artist. There are such things as "intellectual rights" to characters and designs, which basically say that you have the right to this exact character and the concept which evolves around him/her. There is a fine line, however, in how you can change this and be ok, thus why so many companies have a hard time limiting fan comics etc. Composition, however, is a different topic.

So with that in mind, if you ran across a complete trace of someone else's work with any of these circumstances:
A) no credit given
B) no commentary allowed
C) no room for discussion, inquiry, suggestions, or even mention of tracing in the post
D) blockage for even mentioning the idea that it is a trace (which is allowed here on DA, I am told, so therefore they have nothing to fear)
E) taking credit or otherwise not implying that it was anyone else's idea in the least but their own
or
F) only doing it for pageviews and comments and not the general development of their art or style and or giving credit to the artist whom originally rendered it

... what would you do?
Please feel free to post your opinions on the topic. No flaming or bashing, only polite discussion here please. Do not comment hostily to anyone else's views, and try to keep your post polite. Remember, I have a view on it too, but i'm being civil. On that note, PLEASE feel free to share comments, discussions, and opinions on the topic!