I generally try to keep out of these things but I can no longer sit back and watch a fellow merchant and talented artist being forced to defend himself when he is the one that has been so blatantly and wilfully violated by someone whose general demeanor and attitude have been nothing more than self posturing arrogance.

A man who upon seeing himself heading towards being in the Top 30 Merchants ranted for days about how wonderful his work is and how so many of the products in the MP were not even worthy to be in the Free Stuff section. Apparently an area that he doesn't hold in very high regard either. A man who has often said how so many hated him because of his success and obviously envied his talent.

Please don't tell me that for one minute, Umutov is humiliated or embarrassed by any of this but if he is, then he should have thought about that before he stole Blackhearted's work. Oh but wait! this is not the first time he has been caught and he comes back for seconds or thirds ? ...give me a break!

If these two stores were in a strip mall, and one shop owner broke into the other's store, stole items, altered and sold them as his own creations and was found guilty, we'd hear about it on the evening news with all the gory details along with a nice mugshot. Nobody would be calling the television station to protest at the humiliation and embarrassment caused to the thief, so why is that being done here ?

The offended party would be sure to discuss his experience with his family and friends and probably other store owners in the strip mall. Isn't that what is happening here except that he is the one being castigated and the thief is getting sympathy ?

...there sure as hell is something wrong with this picture.

This is not a lynch mob. Blackhearted did not start this thread and he is not the offender here. I for one, never want to see things like this swept under the rug and customers like you and me, left to wonder if what we purchase is 100% legal.

Starting a thread to protest about the content of another thread and including a link to what offended you it is totally counter productive to the desired result and to suggest that it is/was a publicity stunt is not only ludicrous but downright insulting.

STORE:
http://market.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php?vendor=KymJ
GALLERY:
www.renderosity.com/gallery.ez?ByArtist=Yes&Artist=KymJ