Quote - and to suggest that it is/was a publicity stunt is not only ludicrous but downright insulting.

I never said or even suggested anything like that!

No you didn't and I didn't mean to suggest that you did but it has been said in this thread, albeit not by you :)

Quote - 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.

[QUOTE]Defend himself against what? It's extremely clear that he is the wronged individual, so why does he feel a need to defend that?[/QUOTE]

I didn't say he felt the need, I said he was "forced". If someone started a thread that involved me or my products, I would want to set the record straight too. Given the tone of some of Gabe's posts, this is about as restrained as I have ever seen him and highly commendable IMHO.

[QUOTE]My point is that this whole situation was taken care of by the site staff in a very professional manner. An investigation was done, the violator was banned, refunds were given, and all without turning it into a public scandal. There was no need for it to be made front page of the "National Enquirer" so to speak. BH was wronged, yes, but justice was served and the situation taken care of.[/QUOTE]

That's true too but the actions of Umutov are far worse than scandalous and justice is a long way from having being served.

Scroll back and read what Gabe had to say about what is involved in hauling his ass into court...you got a lazy million sitting in the bank you want to donate towards seeing it happen ? :) A million might be a slight exaggeration but trust me, it would cost a small fortune made even worse by the fact that he's in Australia.

It's not a case of bashing for the enjoyment of bashing. It's just outrage on the part of merchants who spend weeks and months working on a product, putting their heart and soul into it only to turn around and have it stolen and customers who spend their hard earned money here, only to find that they can't use what they bought. It's not like he stole so he could make a pretty picture, which would be bad enough... he deliberately stole in order to line his own pockets.

Things like this affect everyone because it puts doubt in the mind of customers, it reflects on Renderosity and costs them money and it completely wastes the time of the merchant whose work has been stolen. Merchants and customers need to know that they can purchase products here with confidence and you will never stop people from speaking out in the harshest terms against those who deliberately choose to take the wrong path thinking they will get away with it.

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