I have to ask 4 questions about stock sites for a college project and was wondering if you guys could help me out? even pass it around because the more feedback I can get the better.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NB2RHXY

thanks in advance

well I can say I do but I know what you mean

No this one still amazes me

http://graphicriver.net/item/gangsters-in-black-mixtape-or-flyer-template/931457

Original

http://trendsupdates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ovaliamib.jpg

How that got in is beyond me

yes I agree all stock images used if not your own should be subject to the same treatment

http://graphicriver.net/forums/thread/soft-disable/58233

indieground SAYS
Ok so I guess i must change my item�s preview.. awesome

indieground is not happy

but this should have been thought through before it was done and Envato should have answered the question ages ago since it has been asked a million times on the forum if authors were allowed to do this or not.... and was never cleared up (not that it need to be as it is common sense if you understand the law)

Their reviews should spend some time each day going through files/authors portfolios and soft disabling them until proof of licence or a change in image is carried out.

I would believe that this forum had a lot to do with it.

I think on the GR forums it is just seen as authors moaning and not professionals giving head strong advice on best practice and law.

Ok Im new here but here is what I have found

It all started when I was looking at a new poster that had been submitted by HypeDesignStudios here is the poster in question http://graphicriver.net/item/burlesque-flyer-template/788568 . In the description at the bottom you will see he tells the users where he got his stock images from "Any stock images used in this design can be found at: www.officialpsds.com " Now I have used Offical Psd's in the past for my own personal work but this site is not a creditable source for stock imagery as it is a resource site that allows illegal content to be uploaded even though it has disclaimers saying otherwise (cut out images of anyone famous can also be found on this site and I highly doubt that is is the original author of the picture putting it up). Doing a quick google image search or tineye will clearly point this out. Here is the cut out file of cards on OP http://officialpsds.com/Flying-Cards2-PSD29258.html and here is the tineye http://www.tineye.com/search/9506406ca19147a7ea7f84a82c7a3cd3362a5abc/ you will clearly see that the cards were against a different background until they were cut out and yet again I highly doubt that the author on OP is the owner of the original file.

So then I noticed on OP that I had seen a lot of the images in GR items one author being Sevenstyles so I started doing trace backs on the images used within his files and there was one that stood out form the rest. http://graphicriver.net/item/control-flyer-template/397428 in this file there is a diamond skull used with a diamond crown which can be found here on OP http://officialpsds.com/Diamond-Skull-PSD31994.html the skull is by damien hirst  and by doing a Google search on the image we will notice that the skull with the crown doesn't appear anywhere besides OP.

Here is another Poster by sevenstyles http://graphicriver.net/item/tranquil-flyer-template/405226 the fruit can easily be tracked back to OP

pineapple
Official psd's: http://officialpsds.com/Tasty-Pineapple-HQ-IMG-PSD63703.html
original source: http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-5798739/stock-photo-annanas

kiwi
Official psd's: http://officialpsds.com/Cocktail-PSD28366.html
original source: http://mailfor.deviantart.com/art/FreshCok-18352642

Strawberry
Official psd's: http://officialpsds.com/Strawberry-PSD51853.html
original source: http://smurffette.deviantart.com/art/strawberry-3-49929686

And another poster http://graphicriver.net/item/kingdom-flyer-template/713776

Crown
Official psd's: http://officialpsds.com/Crown-PSD59837.html
original source: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-15300034/stock-photo-a-king-s-golden-crown-on-a-white-background-includes-clipping-path.html

money falling
Official psd's: http://officialpsds.com/Money-Falling-PSD59600.html
original source: google search

Speaker (colour changed)
Official psd's: http://officialpsds.com/speaker-2-PSD42324.html
original source: google search

One more poster http://graphicriver.net/item/metalheartflyer-template/717703

Car
Official psd's: http://officialpsds.com/Black-car-stock2167.html
original source: google search

All images in Sevenstyles posters can be tracked on Official Psd's site.

Trust me there are many more and it is not just limited to this 2 authors. I have used stock images in my own files and link back to any images that are used as is stated by a creative commons licence and I see it a little unfair that some authors do not do this. I think that a link to where the image was purchased/ gotten from should be included in the submission to the reviewer to prevent this from happening and in the long run avoid GR or Evanto getting into trouble for copyright infringement (this is something I would not like to see happen). Also that Offical Psd's is not used a stock site for GR or any other Envato marketplace. I also understand that some of the images above are not on stock sites but the fact of the matter is there is also no licence/extended licence or proof of permission granted to use them, just because an image is on the net does not make it public domain as someone somewhere created it.


poster http://graphicriver.net/item/alienkiller-flyer-template/482601
op:http://officialpsds.com/SWORDS-PSD24880.html
tineye: http://www.warhammeronline.com/conceptart/conceptArt_2007.php

It is the first sword in the image that is used in the poster which is concept art from Warhammer online http://www.warhammeronline.com/conceptart/conceptArt_2007.php I noticed this instantly

There are more and more users using Official PSD
here is another http://graphicriver.net/item/tropical-summer-madness-party-flyer-poster/950164

and this guy http://graphicriver.net/item/sylvester-2012-party-flyer-template/946342

I would also question is the image of the bottle of Smirnoff in the download?

and finally can someone tell me how this got in http://graphicriver.net/item/gangsters-in-black-mixtape-or-flyer-template/931457?WT.ac=portfolio_thumb&WT.seg_1=portfolio_thumb&WT.z_author=HypeDesignStudios