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« on: September 29, 2016, 08:40 »
I thought I'd look at Axon Guru just out of curiosity. I signed up, got the confirmation email, went to log in and got the "something went wrong" message.
I think I should then wait a little  
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« on: September 29, 2016, 06:21 »
So, after stealing who knows how many of my vectors and giving them away for free for years, Freepik now has the unmitigated gall to email me and offer to buy my vectors.
They mumbled something about compenation back when i caught them and got SS to tell them to remove my images, but not a penny has been forthcoming.
These people are scum, folks. I'll continue to remind everyone.
Scum.
are they ready to buy copyrights? offer them $1k per image and sell the rights
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« on: September 16, 2016, 11:04 »
not again. huh!
do a quick search over this forum about freepik or photaki. they are king of plagiarism and copyrights. flaticon is same owned company with many icons which I doubt to be original.
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« on: February 26, 2016, 03:11 »
I thought they had stopped. But after five weeks (!!) I finally got one again. $ 29,85
Definitely not improving....
ok, it seems ss or people are no more interested in these licenses. Maybe SOD and other licenses are taking over them. how about the SODs and others going?
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« on: February 26, 2016, 00:55 »
Do you really get them now?
For me as if they have stopped.
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« on: February 24, 2016, 10:53 »
I think she is not able to comment on that due to interest of investigation.
I understand but as Photaki I expect them also to shutdown coz of their such shameful acts.
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« on: February 24, 2016, 09:27 »
Pablo Blanes has moved on from Photaki to Freepik, which is currently being investigated by Shutterstock for copying thousands of best-selling vectors and giving them away for free. SS emailed me about the investigation and has already told them to take some copies of my work down.
Photaki/Freepik/Flaticon/Pablo Blanes are all the same guy, so I'm just popping in to remind people that Blanes has been giving away stolen or copied work for years while being paid as a Shutterstock affiliate.
I hope you all get whatever money he owes you from Photaki.
Well done Shelma. Can you share what shutterstock informed you exactly about the investigation?
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« on: February 23, 2016, 10:31 »
Thank you eyewave
So, how contributors deal with their accountants about income from different stock sites if there is no receipts?
are you worrying about the taxes?
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« on: February 14, 2016, 03:48 »
Maybe because we are older and have an greater experience of life than most of the people here [?]
Maybe thats one reason. Another could be that the veterans still earn enough money.
But whats your solution?
Only cry a loud about the good old times? 
+1 for your signature No agency should get more than 50% commission and together we can enforce that.
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« on: February 13, 2016, 08:45 »
TNX Shelma for sharing.
My opinion:
I do not care where SS is moving, but I know that my SS buyers are moving to Fotolia and 123, for sure.
LOL.. True
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« on: February 12, 2016, 10:11 »
We are trying to explain things with transparency and sincerity, but some words are misinterpreted. The phrase about lawyers referred to specific allegations that a user of the forum has made falsely (we have been accused of copies even in cases where the authors had uploaded them to Freepik).
But we are here to talk with you. We just wanted to personally respond to comments, to meet you, to know how could we collaborate. We have addressed all claims of this user, we have offered her to talk via Hangout or Skype, etc.
Yes, and you sent me a PM requesting I go through your entire website and send you an email detailing all the work of mine you copied. When I told you how much I'd charge for my time to do that you didn't respond. Quelle surprise.
Oh you lucky Shelma.. they will surely bribe you 
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« on: February 12, 2016, 06:30 »
Freepik, please answer my questions. Why should it be up to us to find the images that are being downloaded thousands of times without the copyright holders consent? By the time these images are found, the person that originally made that image might of already lost a substantial amount of earnings. Please tell us how you are going to go through all your images, identify all the ones that are being used without consent and fully compensate the copyright holder. Then there's the problem with your designers making images that are very similar to other people's work instead of doing their own work. How do you justify that? Why would any sensible person here want to collaborate with a site that is doing that?
Im answering you, sharpshot:
We make an exhaustive analysis of the resources created exclusively for us. It isnt your labor, but ours. We do it, but its inevitable that some go unnoticed. This not only happens in Freepik but in all image banks. We are victims of copy in many occasions.
At the moment the the plagiarism is detected, we delete the content immediately. The affected author can contact us ([email protected] or [email protected]). We deeply investigate the case and compensate the author if necessary.
We dont order similar designs, and if there is any plagiarism is because we have been deceived for the designer.
first I hate when you guys say the word "inevitable" and "sorry" second compensate, are you kiding? you guys have already give those images 1000s times with commercial license for free. If we calculate the commercial license cost which other websites give and multiply with the download number. will you guys give a proper compensation? and guess what.. there is no model release, no property release, no watermark nothing.. only copyright, is this right business? also you guys have designers team who's work is only to do a popular search of shutterstock and start copying.
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« on: February 12, 2016, 00:05 »
... I cannot outshoot the flood, only the stock factories will survive.
I stopped uploading photos and switched to videos.
I am really happy with the results!
and how are the results... and port
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« on: February 12, 2016, 00:01 »
Step 1 taken.
Great... let them be behind the bars.. I suggest everyone to be very aware of such scams and do not.. again say do not go to such websites and give your stuffs or else you will cry later on.. Its like selling yourself for few pennies.. Also Shelma.. please update the topic name from "Photaki - the next crook?" to "Freepik and Photaki - the next crook" Let everyone know about this scam.
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« on: February 11, 2016, 09:33 »
Hi,
Yes, upresentation or smiletemplates are illegals
I already investigated the subject :
They haven't license (they need commercial license for each image)
They don't have partner with any microstock, they just took pictures from warezsite.
There are websites making by the same user from warezsite
The text makes it sound as if they have contract designers doing the work.
Yes, but it's a pretext for say they are not directly responsable, but they made money with our work illegaly
I already put down my pictures on it with DMCA.
The best way to fight these websites is to regroup all contributors stolen and hire one lawer to close these website and ask damage.
Why are they not directly responsible?
They are but if they have complaint , they said "i'm sorry, it's not our fault, it's the designer who submited the template
But if we hire a lawer, they will have difficult to protect themselves behind one sentence.
Yes, this is same old statement such websites give when they are caught red handed. +1 for lawyer Also, if any designer uploads or submits the file, is that not a duty for the reviewer to know from where and how the photo or design came from? Shame on such businesses.
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« on: February 11, 2016, 09:15 »
Hi,
Yes, upresentation or smiletemplates are illegals
I already investigated the subject :
They haven't license (they need commercial license for each image)
They don't have partner with any microstock, they just took pictures from warezsite.
There are websites making by the same user from warezsite
The text makes it sound as if they have contract designers doing the work.
Yes, but it's a pretext for say they are not directly responsable, but they made money with our work illegaly
I already put down my pictures on it with DMCA.
The best way to fight these websites is to regroup all contributors stolen and hire one lawer to close these website and ask damage.
Why are they not directly responsible?
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« on: February 11, 2016, 04:02 »
And here's one of the images you've supposedly taken down, still available on vecree.com for free and attributed to freepik:
https://vecree.com/856213/black-shopping-bag-for-black-friday-vector-free-download/
The yellow sombrero is there as well. And also "designed" by "freepik."
*sigh*
I can't even begin to imagine how many websites your ripoffs are on.
This site only indexes freepik and redirects it to their website only. And do you really want only this image to be removed?? I guess there are tons of images in their website which are exact copy and are illegally published at their website. Moreover, website like http://all-free-download.com/ .... they are also biggest culprit, do a search and I am sure you will find many designs which are published and available for free download. Total illegally taken. They are no business but a scam and theifs.
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« on: February 07, 2016, 02:28 »
So apparently the site's been around for years (while Pablo Blanes was also running Photaki), but at some point he decided to stop sending people to get the vectors for free elsewhere and just copy all the stolen images himself ( or have "designers" copy them) and offer the copies for download instead.
Although there are still some redirects to original stolen work.
Edited to add: I'm totally unfamiliar with Photaki, but those of you who contributed there should keep in mind that you've handed this guy your work.
http://www.microstockgroup.com/22512/22512/msg444274/#msg444274
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« on: February 07, 2016, 02:28 »
1- 9000 images downloaded... who and where people have credited... do you have any proofs? 2- If they were in subscription, so they do not require any attribution.. so according to you we have sold (given free) 1 image 9000 times and have freely given 9000 commercial without attribution licenses. Now users will use this design as they want. So according to the deal we have given 9000 commercial licenses for merely $45... 3- Are we destroying the industry? 4- I am sure people sometimes earn $70-$100 in single download from shutterstock, now guess if we get 9000 same downloads at ss. 5- Who is really making money here? freepik or designers? and the main question is... is it really about money here? 6- There are lot of designs which are exact copy (not plagarism.. exact copy) of other users from various websites. When someone shares the link to you, you guys say that it is inevitable and we are very very sorry...?? man if we upload 100s of other users designs to shutterstock and say sorry to them and say it is inevitable.. do you think shutterstock will wipe tears of designers who lost their designs in such scam. 7- Its a old website started from design robbery and now trying to coverup things..? This is what I can see right now. 8 - Can I die peacefully in this world  Edit: What you guys have to say for this.. I am sorry ? " http://forums.submit.shutterstock.com/topic/60919-another-site-with-tons-of-stolen-illustrations" P.S. I am afraid of lawsuits and lawyers
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« on: February 06, 2016, 08:21 »
So its a new business model, where you don't have sale on demand, no subscription, no enhanced, no extended license..
All you have a free for commercial use license which lot of people download.
We get 5$ per 1000 download means 0.005$ for 1 download with free for commercial use license..
Lot of infringement designs in the website.
plus a threat of laywer. "Shelma, if you need we can talk by Hangout or Skype but, if not, we will leave this matter to our lawyers, because publishing false accusations is an illegal act. "
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