Disturbing Trend

[frog_a_lot]

I have recently noticed a disturbing trend to do with peoples websites/galleries.

 

I often just search around other arch vis companies to see the quality of work etc. Over the last week or so i have found a number of 3d Arch Vis web sites that have gallery images that are ripped straight from Evermotion Archinteriors, maybe with a little change, like the carpet or a lounge, but very identifiable. Now even if they purchased this item, surely its not right or legal for them to be advertising it as there own work.

 

Is this a common practice that other people have noticed as well?

Can/Should anything be done about this?

 

I personally just dont see how people can completely rip off others work and use it as there own, specially to promote a business.

 

anyway thats my rant

[Justin Hunt]

yes and no, they do advertise just that, just hit render and sell your skills.

 

There are many debates as to whether its OK to use evermotion scenes and objects. Yes they do help populate scenes, but I dont like people claiming them as their own.

 

Personally I do use their objects, but I try to change them to suit the project.

 

jhv

[frog_a_lot]

Yeh i am fine with using archmodels, because there is no use rebuilding a chair for every project.

 

But what these people are doing is getting a full archinterior scene, changing one object, moving the camera a little to the left or right, hitting render and claiming it as there own work.

[marius e]

I have seen 3d company use it here in SA as well, just took the scene as is and rendered it and made money of it. Oh well...I wont do that, but thats the way it is.

[neil poppleton]

I once received a cv and portfolio full of evrmotion images , even the wireframes......it is a tad disturbing, especially for clients selecting a 3d artist.

[Devin Johnston]

The problem is that Evermotion sells these scenes as models and not art, there are no limits placed on its use. We may not like it but I don't see any legal way to stop it unless Evermotion has a problem with it and changes their policy.

[ihabkal]

old news, we discussed it months ago lol

[frog_a_lot]

*goes off to render every archinterior for my webpage/portfolio.. sweeet im gunna look awesome*

[John Dollus]

honestly, they don't bother me. They implode on themselves when clients send them something original and they are unable to deliver.

[notamondayfan]

honestly, they don't bother me. They implode on themselves when clients send them something original and they are unable to deliver.

 

Exactly, companies like this soon become unstuck and find themselves in hot water when they can't deliver the goods!

 

I have no problem with Evermotion models, but very rarely use them (the trees and foliage are good mind!), and I can spot scenes with them in a mile off, but it's the clients who are sadly fooled.

 

I think the Evermotion scenes are good for newbies to learn from, but why would Evermotion want to limit the use of their material? At the end of the day it's down to honesty, and sadly there are a lot of dis-honest people around!

[Michael J. Brown]

honestly, they don't bother me. They implode on themselves when clients send them something original and they are unable to deliver.

 

Exactly!

 

I can, however, see how it might be a bit disturbing. It's no different from a music composer grabbing a piece of royalty-free audio off a website and pushing it off on his website as his own work. Even though the music was made available royalty-free online doesn't give license for one to violate the un-written code of integrity by plagiarizing it.