this is the very first time i've seen an active thread about a violation at Rendo and no statement whatsoever about the findings.  when ByteMeOk issues were going on, i read about it.  when people posted about Suicidegirlz (or however he spelled it to try and avoid trademark infringement), someone from staff posted about what they had found.  and some posting was going on elsewhere, because merchants had lots of details i never could find.   i've yet to hear one peep out of anyone other than the accused merchant. 

it's true that we shouldn't jump to conclusions.  but SA is a boy who cries wolf.  a lot.  and he's not only been disdainful of others' work, he sold this particular model by saying how unique and superior it is and making insulting comments about the other werewolf released before it in his marketing.  he does incredible work, but honestly, it's only unique in Poser circles, not professional CG ones.  and outside of GRIM, Horde is probably his most typically styled work.  it looks straight out of movies and games.  that's not to say it isn't great, but it's far from unlikely that someone else from the pro CG, Zbrush user community would create a similar creature for Halloween.  it's actually been a testament to reluctance to try a different business model (selling IP rather than selling your craftmanship) and cultural barriers in the pro community that more serious pros haven't decided to make money off us like Stonemason and SanctumArt. 

if this isn't an infringement, i won't be surprised.  i'm definitely wary, but my wariness cuts both ways.