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Copyright infringement by "MacroZone"

Started by stvagna, January 07, 2016, 13:34

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Shelma1

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


Freepik

Hello,

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

Thank you


Justanotherphotographer

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

Quote from: EmberMike on February 06, 2016, 03:57

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

Quote from: EmberMike on February 06, 2016, 03:57

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.