Author Topic: Copyright infringement by "MacroZone" (Read 9851 times)

Shelma1 · « **Reply #25 on:** February 02, 2016, 10:18 »

You copied my images and offered them for free. I would NEVER work with you. EVER. Now take the rest of your copies down. And don't ask us to go through your library to figure it out...do it yourself. Just search your site, then do the same search on Shutterstock, iStock, etc. You'll be deactivating almost everything.

Shelma1 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 02, 2016, 10:32 »

By the way, you take down the exact copy of my image and replace it immediately with the same image, just with the bow and price tag moved around:

http://www.freepik.com/free-vector/shopping-bag-for-black-friday_759528.htm#term=black%20friday&page=3&position=2

http://www.freepik.com/free-vector/black-shopping-bag-for-black-friday_759530.htm#term=black%20friday&page=4&position=29

http://www.freepik.com/free-vector/black-friday-bag_796376.htm#term=black%20friday&page=5&position=5

Is that how you "terminated the contract with the designer?"

Freepik · « **Reply #27 on:** February 05, 2016, 09:59 »

Hello,

We continue the conversation in the other threads that you are talking about the same subject.

Thank you

EmberMike · « **Reply #28 on:** February 05, 2016, 22:57 »

Freepik seems to just use existing stock to create cheap rip-offs. Nice business model.

Freepik: http://www.freepik.com/free-vector/adventure-badges-in-vintage-style_789925.htm
Me: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=146294750

Freepik: http://www.freepik.com/free-vector/colourful-adventure-badges_835057.htm
Me: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=130012607

Freepik: http://www.freepik.com/free-vector/the-classic-label-stickers----vector_604471.htm
Me: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=143023558

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #29 on:** February 06, 2016, 06:04 »

Is there any way leaf can combine all the freepik threads? There's a lot of information being lost in the mess I think.

Shelma1 · « **Reply #30 on:** February 06, 2016, 08:08 »

Quote from: EmberMike on February 05, 2016, 22:57

Freepik seems to just use existing stock to create cheap rip-offs. Nice business model.

Freepik: http://www.freepik.com/free-vector/adventure-badges-in-vintage-style_789925.htm
Me: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=146294750

Freepik: http://www.freepik.com/free-vector/colourful-adventure-badges_835057.htm
Me: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=130012607

Freepik: http://www.freepik.com/free-vector/the-classic-label-stickers----vector_604471.htm
Me: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=143023558

If you feel like it, you should also check out one of his other sites, flaticon.com. It looks like they probably rip off icon sets and split them up and do mashups, then offer them for free. They also give away twitter, facebook, etc. icons.

Noedelhap · « **Reply #31 on:** February 06, 2016, 18:49 »

Quote from: EmberMike on February 05, 2016, 22:57

Freepik seems to just use existing stock to create cheap rip-offs. Nice business model.

Freepik: http://www.freepik.com/free-vector/adventure-badges-in-vintage-style_789925.htm
Me: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=146294750

Freepik: http://www.freepik.com/free-vector/colourful-adventure-badges_835057.htm
Me: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=130012607

Freepik: http://www.freepik.com/free-vector/the-classic-label-stickers----vector_604471.htm
Me: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=143023558

Although I see a lot of similarities, this kind of graphics is always prone to copycatting, ripoffs and stealing. Because it's hardly original or special to begin with. The same goes for minimalistic and simple icon sets. Sooner or later, all icon sets start to look alike.