Someone from China sent me an email looking for work the other day. They offered low prices and some good renderings. Only problem is that some of their renderings were stolen from a company up in Canada and I reported it to them.
The same thing happened to Giraffe two weeks ago. We all have instances of this going back this past year.
I've been thinking about this. Many of these people are beyond legal reach since they are in other countries. And even the ones here - it's not worthwhile to pursue a company because the legal costs are too high. Architects and developers are sending these people work - I think they should be held accountable for their actions.
So what would you all say if I was to come up with a website that was completely free (run by some ads to support hosting) for people to post the names of individuals/companies that use stolen works of art? A blacklist? Would you use it?
A site like that brings up many legal issues. I wouldn't want people wrongly accusing others of theft. Just for running a site like that, I could see lawsuits coming at me for defamation. But on the same note, I also believe in freedom of speech - and I shouldn't be held liable for what others freely post. If someone thinks they are wrongly accused, then I suppose they could post wireframes or other evidence that they created 'their' pieces.
So is this a good idea or bad idea? I don't see any other way to prevent this from happening short of the government getting involved.
The same thing happened to Giraffe two weeks ago. We all have instances of this going back this past year.
I've been thinking about this. Many of these people are beyond legal reach since they are in other countries. And even the ones here - it's not worthwhile to pursue a company because the legal costs are too high. Architects and developers are sending these people work - I think they should be held accountable for their actions.
So what would you all say if I was to come up with a website that was completely free (run by some ads to support hosting) for people to post the names of individuals/companies that use stolen works of art? A blacklist? Would you use it?
A site like that brings up many legal issues. I wouldn't want people wrongly accusing others of theft. Just for running a site like that, I could see lawsuits coming at me for defamation. But on the same note, I also believe in freedom of speech - and I shouldn't be held liable for what others freely post. If someone thinks they are wrongly accused, then I suppose they could post wireframes or other evidence that they created 'their' pieces.
So is this a good idea or bad idea? I don't see any other way to prevent this from happening short of the government getting involved.
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