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Even as an amateur photo artist, I can see where the blend is between the original body and head.
You are very angry man.
Stock image e.g.
http://www.shutterstock.com/s/body-language/search.html?page=1&inline=196743830
Typical picture price a few Cent up to 8 €, depending on your package deal (can cost MUCH less with certain packages than the price of a single image).
Seems like it is used by a LOT of people, especially in the areas of showing body language and selling women clothing. Found 621 results.
Have fun
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sop3k1
Game developers are just human beings who happen to make games for a living.
If you want to hold us up to higher standards of conduct, then go ahead
...but don't be surprised if we don't uphold them.
Also, still waiting for the image creator to come forth and accuse CIG for stealing his work. I mean, he could make some nice quick buck from this, no ?
If she is VP of Marketing then she should be fired and art director should be fired too because this is not acceptable for big business. In my company they would be not in the office today.
I also think it's funny that CIG are trying to erase that photo from the entire internet. Busted!
Why did company not pay 8 euro and stole it? This behavour is not acceptable for a company with so much money.
Why you always say have fun, it make no sense...?
That's not going to happen, the liability of proving financial gain from a single image that is not used as part of a major marketing campaign is too high. They've probably received a Cease and Desist, hence the removal of the images.
And once again - just like the taggate fiasco - some were quick to blame Goons for doctoring images.
They refuse to accept the sordid fact that they're fighting a losing battle. outwitted, outgunned, and definitely outsmarted 24-7
This is why we fight.
Game developers are just human beings who happen to make games for a living.
If you want to hold us up to higher standards of conduct, then go ahead
...but don't be surprised if we don't uphold them.
And you repeatedly heard here how to obtain access without paying anything. You CAN become a subscriber, but you do not have to. Its entirely voluntary.
@rpmcmurphy Thank you for the comparison gif. In the OPs pictures I did not see the watermark things he described. I am not an artist - only saw this with the Filter function you posted.
Have fun
I don't like when people say i am liar. You probably don't like it.
You must thing that people have the attention span and memory capacity of an amoeba.
What's the status on that E.L.E you so vigorously foretold ? Date shifted again, for the 10tht time huh ? Keep your lawyers on high alert though.
Now go put some work on that thing resembling a game and come back after you've found some shards of credibility.
As to who "we" is... that would be anyone who can read.
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
The sloppy attempt at watermark and ring removal tells me this is no internal mockup that inadvertently was made public but more likely a deliberate attempt to pull a fast one.
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
As one of the posters above already said - it may well be that the picture fees have been paid, but the wrong image (the preview with the watermarks) has been used instead of the version without watermarks.
Have fun
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
Yes it was not internal. This was a bad artist that has no talent. For good artists It take less time to draw this woman from start than removing watermark, changing color of dress, adding other head and removing ring. This was not done by artist it was done by amatour that pretend to be artist.
Sorry for harsh words but i have strorng feeling for artwork. It is how i feed my family.
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
How can a artist use watermark picture by accident? He look at the picture and thinks: "Oh yes this is good, i pay for picture and i am using watermark now. Everything is fine." Only really stupid artist and art director would use watermark picture when they paid for real picture. I have worked in art agency for 30 years and i never seen this happen.
I don't understand why you defend a company that steal artwork. What is this world you live in? Can i come to your place and steal your things?
I have no word for this.
The fact that rest of the world doesn't deem the serious issues these concerned individuals raise as important enough to waste time on only tightens their resolve.
I'm eagerly waiting for the next big revelation by one of MMORPG's artists.
If that was the case here, the copyright owner is owed an apology and the fee for his picture (plus compensation for his trouble). He has the right to follow up with legal procedure but my guess is he would rather like to get the money than to wait for the outcome of a legal battle.
Internally a company has to then take steps to avoid any such errors in the future e.g. by writing and distributing SOPs or Process Instructions. That is what ISO 9001 Quality Management and CIP (Continous Improvement Process) is for.
Good companies learn from their mistakes.
Have fun
PS:
No, you cannot steal my stuff ....
PPS:
I looked too ... yes .... that particular picture is not to be found anymore on Sandi Gardiners facebook account or the CIG webpage. Has been taken down it seems.
PPPS:
In this case the error seems to have been made by a freelance contractor named Jim Martin and not CIG itself. For all we know CIG was assuming that this was a genuine artwork created by Jim Martin and had no reason to suspect that a photoshopped stock image may have been used.