Forum: Bryce


Subject: **Update on desktopcollector.com

Alleycat169 opened this issue on Jan 29, 2002 ยท 32 posts


Alleycat169 posted Tue, 29 January 2002 at 10:27 PM

Well folks, I hope this is good news to you. I just had a few very productive emails back and forth with Nic Landsberg of desktopcollector.com and I believe I have resolved this 'situation'. Apparently greed was a factor in the art being stolen, but not on the part of desktopcollector. You see, they had some "contests" offering cash prizes to artists for their work. The problem is they did not check the sources of that art carefully enough to avoid fraud. So, some folks (who like to download other people's art) saw a way to make a quick buck plagerizing art by changing the signatures and sending it in for some quick cash. As a result a great many artists were "ripped off" and their art is now on desktopcollector.com. The good news is that Nic has assured me that anyone contacting him regarding stolen art will be taken seriously and he will remove any image that is contested. If you've seen your art on his site, and did not intend for it to be there, or saw that it had been altered, contact him at once. The email address to use is help@desktopcollector.com. He seems like a reasonable man and we had a long discussion about how to prevent this in the future. He assured me they would take more care when holding contests, and more importantly that they would take every step to insure the art belongs to the person who sent it before they post it. I think he was a bit overwhelmed by the avalanche of accusations flying at him and he welcomed a chance to deal with the problem rationally. I'm glad I could be that clear voice of reason even though none of my art was taken. Nic is now aware of the numerous 3d communities online and promised to familiarize himself with them and the artists who post their work there. When you contact him regarding your work remember that a little politesse goes a long way. Don't scream and yell and you will get a much better reponse. Hopefully this will remedy the situation to everyone's satisfaction. If not, let me know and I'll see what I can do.