Graphics sold on the WF (with PLR): STOLEN from GraphicRiver.net -- DON'T BUY/RESELL

[Didier Faucher]

Hello Warriors,


A friend of mine has just informed me that a pack of graphics named
"1009 MiniSite Graphics Package",
"1009 Webpage Graphics"
or something similar is sold with transferable PLR, PLR, or MRR by several
IMers since few days.

These graphics were stolen from GraphicRiver.net, a very popular
marketplace in the graphics community.

If you have a copy of this pack, you are not allowed to use them
nor resell them.

Because of the PLR, they start to spread fast from a reseller to another.
They are even for sale on the french-speaking market...

This pack was on sale on the WF Classified Ads forum until today.
The ad has been reported and deleted.

Here's a sample of the graphics included in this pack (taken from
GraphicRiver.net) + the URL to the sales page on GraphicRiver.net
below each image.




=> Badges and Sale Tags for Online Shop - Graphics - GraphicRiver




=> 28 Download Buttons - Graphics - GraphicRiver




=> Clean Web Banners - Graphics - GraphicRiver


Thanks for reading.

Didier

[mrmatiesto]

I will pull these from my site right now and spread the word to my members thank you for letting us know.

Jim

[Andy Hart]

Maybe off topic but they are some pretty slick graphics.

Andy

ps - checking out graphicriver now, lol

[Tracy Yates]

Glad I didn't do anything with the graphics. Thanks for letting us know Didier, very much appreciated. Really sorry this happened to you. I know that must be frustrating.

Just by looking at the graphics in the package I can tell you spent lots of hard work on them. It's a shame what some will do. Not only do you as the creator lose out, but everyone else that paid.


Tracy

[Steven Wagenheim]

Sadly, this is why I never buy PLR material because you just don't know if
it's legit or not.

Sorry to hear yet another one of these horror stories.

But they no longer surprise me.

[Andyhenry]

It's against WSO terms of service to sell PLR stuff as your own - I hope no-one has been doing it.

[Akky]

Hi,

Thanks for the heads up. But the member of this forum who is selling it might be the original creator? Just a thought..

G'day,
Akky

[Christian Sawyer]

Does anyone have a link to this package on GraphicsRiver?

I think they are great and would love to purchase!

-Christian

[MichaelHiles]

Yet another WSO filled with pure crap rears its ugly head.

[RobinSkeen]

I have pulled these from my site. Fortunately, I had just added them so there were no sales as of yet. Thank you!

[AmyBrown]

Originally Posted by Christian Sawyer

Does anyone have a link to this package on GraphicsRiver?

I think they are great and would love to purchase!

-Christian

The links to each of the packages is in between the screenshots in the original post above.

[bobsstuff]

This happened a while back with a graphics package and that time the owner of the graphics went after anyone using their graphics who did not purchase them. They were billing the people large amounts.

As I recall that time it was a package of 16,000 graphics -- 1,600 doesn't sound right the then I have CRS (cant' remember stuff).

I worry about any graphics supplied to me by a third party who is not obviously the owner of the material

[Joel Gray]

Sometimes you just gotta wonder if they still have the crack pipe in their hands as they are typing in the information for the "SCAM" WSO or what. You would think that before they would do something of this nature that they would realize that this is a forum where for the most part the IQ is a little higher than most places and they would not be in position to continue to make money at the Warrior Forum.

There is a jackass just about everywhere you go!

Joel

[crecemedia]

Originally Posted by Akky

Hi,

Thanks for the heads up. But the member of this forum who is selling it might be the original creator? Just a thought..

G'day,
Akky

Once the designer/creator uploads the files to GraphicRiver.net, he is not allowed to sell the files outside.(terms of use)

[Frank Bruno]

Originally Posted by Andyhenry

It's against WSO terms of service to sell PLR stuff as your own - I hope no-one has been doing it.

Andy From what I'm interpreting here it was posted in the WF classifieds instead of the WSO area. (Either way its still a non,no ..)

Frank Bruno

[Didier Faucher]

Originally Posted by mrmatiesto

I will pull these from my site right now and spread the word to my members thank you for letting us know.

Jim

Thanks Jim.

Originally Posted by Andy Hart

Maybe off topic but they are some pretty slick graphics.

Andy

ps - checking out graphicriver now, lol

Envato.com also run other wonderful marketplace sites that may interest you, and other Warriors too:
http://themeforest.net/
http://activeden.net/
http://videohive.net/
http://audiojungle.net/

All these graphics are for personal use only - ok?

To see other Envato websites, check out their main site:
Envato

Originally Posted by Tracy Yates

Glad I didn't do anything with the graphics. Thanks for letting us know Didier, very much appreciated. Really sorry this happened to you. I know that must be frustrating.

Just by looking at the graphics in the package I can tell you spent lots of hard work on them. It's a shame what some will do. Not only do you as the creator lose out, but everyone else that paid.

Tracy

These are not mine.

Mine - Marketing Graphics Pro Volume 2 will come "soon" (or a bit later ).
I promised it since a long time, but I was ill the past months (years, in fact...). I really feel better now, so it will be available December or January.


A friend of mine is among the graphic designers whose work was stolen (only a couple of graphics belong to him).

With another friend, we spent 3 whole days, 20 hours per day, to try to stop each and every reseller that we found. Some were pretty hard to convince.

We have sent hundreds of emails. Our English being not good (take us a lot of time to write in this language), it was really time-consuming and exhausting.

We did this to protect the intellectual property of our felow designers. No other reason. And we did it 100% free.

As a side note, on my side, I always chase people who sell illegally my RR products, to protect the legitimate resellers (my customers). But frankly, it starts to be a bit too much for me...

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Sadly, this is why I never buy PLR material because you just don't know if
it's legit or not.

Sorry to hear yet another one of these horror stories.

But they no longer surprise me.

You're right Steven. One should take great care when buying RR/PLR stuff.

To be sure a certain product is original is not easy at all...

Originally Posted by Andyhenry

It's against WSO terms of service to sell PLR stuff as your own - I hope no-one has been doing it.

It was posted in the Classified Ads Forums, as Frank said above.


Many people post PLR stuff in the WSO forum...

Also, many Warriors, well-known and respected IMers included, post offers that are against the rules.

The WSO is now such a "strange place"...

Originally Posted by Akky

Hi,

Thanks for the heads up. But the member of this forum who is selling it might be the original creator? Just a thought..

G'day,
Akky

The Warrior who sold them here is NOT the original creator.

We found her, and she said that she hired someone to make them for her, and that she thought they were original...

Originally Posted by Christian Sawyer

Does anyone have a link to this package on GraphicsRiver?

I think they are great and would love to purchase!

-Christian

- It's not a single pack, but multiple packs.

- See Amy's post, quoted below.

Originally Posted by AmyBrown

The links to each of the packages is in between the screenshots in the original post above.

Originally Posted by RobinSkeen

I have pulled these from my site. Fortunately, I had just added them so there were no sales as of yet. Thank you!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by bobsstuff

This happened a while back with a graphics package and that time the owner of the graphics went after anyone using their graphics who did not purchase them. They were billing the people large amounts.

As I recall that time it was a package of 16,000 graphics -- 1,600 doesn't sound right the then I have CRS (cant' remember stuff).

It was a pack of 1,600 graphics. The element that caused problem was a Corbis stock image. Yes, some people had huge fines to pay. They weren't even aware that this image was not for reselling...




Thank you everyone for reading and for your post - and help!

Didier

[Michael Taylor]

Originally Posted by Didier Faucher

Envato.com also run other wonderful marketplace sites that may interest you...

Envato is the bee's knees! I love that site! The audio site is excellent...

[Randy Smith]

I had these in my bonus download area for my MoreMonthly.com members - Naturally now that I know they were stolen thanks to a member highlighting this post - They have been Removed!

The license text file included with the product stated:
"You have complete PLR Rights to this package, but you can not give them away for free!"

Darn shame that people would stoop to these levels when it's so easy to grab genuine offers to sell on!

Randy

[redicelander]

Guess that really sucks for those that bought them. Hope they didn't cost too much.

[Akky]

If anyone has got time,

Contact the seller in GraphicRiver. Then, tell them about the situation. I think they'll take care of it. Also, people who bought it from her, file a claim/dispute. I hope you guys get your money back asap.

Best Wishes,
Akky

[Tim_Carter]

I think people that do this kind of crap should be rounded up and (insert thought here as the language I would use is inappropriate on this forum).

I spend far too much of my time chasing down deadbeat scum.

[Jobe4212]

Originally Posted by Andyhenry

It's against WSO terms of service to sell PLR stuff as your own - I hope no-one has been doing it.

I hope everyone read that ↑

And thanks Didier, for posting this.
This type of action maintains integrity in the community.

Everyone should participate in quality control efforts within the
IM community. There has been a great increase in the number
of questionable characters of late, and it is only right
to create a culture you'd want for yourself.
(and the ass you save, will be your own someday)


#GoldenRule

[Jesus Perez]

Originally Posted by Didier Faucher

The element that caused problem was a Corbis stock image. Yes, some people had huge fines to pay. They weren't even aware that this image was not for reselling...

I believe it. Corbis does NOT play around. Neither does iStockPhoto. Both companies use a 3rd party service to identify licensed images and file legal claims.

I pay for each and every image I use. And when I need to reuse them, I pay again. I never buy PLR or MRR images for this specific reason. Spending $17 on PLR/MRR images could result in 5 digit lawsuits.

[Josh Anderson]

If any warrior EVER buys plr or resale rights of any kind and does not verify the source and original licenses from the copyright holders of all the content they are sold...

They should NEVER EVER EVER EVER assume that they have the legal right to sell them.

Do your due dilligence.

This is not a new problem... for years even some of the biggest names in IM have illegally sold improperly licensed or even swiped unlicensed items with resale and even master resale rights.

Trust no one.

Verify everyone.

Don't stop until you find the original source and get a license or explicit permission in hand from the actual copyright holder.

Caveat emptor!

[Chris Jenkins]

It is just plain sad that you have to watch your back every which way you turn around in this world. Well I am glad to see such unity in this forum though.

Chris

[Dennis Gaskill]

If you bought these using Paypal, please report the seller to Paypal so they will cancel their account.