Benner Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Had a little chuckle when I came across this when browsing 1/48 Aircraft : ITALERI 1/48 TORNADO GR.1/IDS (Gulf War 1991) ... (military-model.com) compared to my ARC gallery post 1/48 Italeri IDS Tornado by Benner (arcair.com) They could have at least asked permission to use my pictures. funny they're using those pictures being that a lot of the parts I used are not in the kit. Anyone ever have something similar happen? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Welcome to the Internet! Once you put something out there, you'll never be able to "protect" it or call it your own again.😐 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 My skills aren't good enough for any one to take responsibility for the kits I build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 I stumbled across this a short while ago: https://plastic-models-store.com/cat4-resin-accessories/cat4-r48053-148-a-4-skyhawk.-wing-slats-bay-correction-for-hasegawa-scale?page=5 It's my in progress photo they've used. Oddly, it has nothing to do with their product as I made the correction with superglue and plastic card. I don't mind - it's a Ukrainian company and I wish them well. I was more surprised to find photos of a model of mine published in this book without my knowledge or permission: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flight-Craft-Sukhoi-15-Boeing-ebook/dp/B00WQ4QPN4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XS5ZADQG86S&keywords=su-15+boeing+killer+yefim+gordon&qid=1682922678&sprefix=su-15+boeing+killer+yefim+gordon%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1 After some emails I did receive some financial compensation for that! Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Haven't had any plastic model pics repurposed, but I did have a Chinese company rip off a pic I uploaded of a radio controlled plane I built for their ebay add, their version of the kit wasn't even close to the kit I built. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 I have that happen with my builds several times. Usually some random guy claiming my build as his own. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 If someone has stolen your pics, it is not Italeri but Military World. Also one of the photos are of a different angle than the one in your article. Did you upload these photos elsewhere which would explain this? I'm not saying they didn't steal your pictures, just asking? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 On 5/1/2023 at 12:45 AM, Benner said: Had a little chuckle when I came across this when browsing 1/48 Aircraft : ITALERI 1/48 TORNADO GR.1/IDS (Gulf War 1991) ... (military-model.com) compared to my ARC gallery post 1/48 Italeri IDS Tornado by Benner (arcair.com) They could have at least asked permission to use my pictures. funny they're using those pictures being that a lot of the parts I used are not in the kit. Anyone ever have something similar happen? Not pictures I took no. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Not quite the same, but scalemates.com scraped my F-16 site many years ago for box art scans. I know they came from my site because, at the time, I didn't own a digital camera and I scanned the box art on a flatbed scanner. Several boxes were larger than my scanner and you can see the "join" seam on merged scans of larger kit boxes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted May 5, 2023 Author Share Posted May 5, 2023 On 5/1/2023 at 2:32 AM, jonbryon said: I I was more surprised to find photos of a model of mine published in this book without my knowledge or permission: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flight-Craft-Sukhoi-15-Boeing-ebook/dp/B00WQ4QPN4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XS5ZADQG86S&keywords=su-15+boeing+killer+yefim+gordon&qid=1682922678&sprefix=su-15+boeing+killer+yefim+gordon%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1 After some emails I did receive some financial compensation for that! Jon glad you got compensation for that, definitely some infringement there. On 5/1/2023 at 7:08 PM, phantom said: I have that happen with my builds several times. Usually some random guy claiming my build as his own. That is weird, why would someone want to do that? On 5/2/2023 at 12:42 AM, Niels said: If someone has stolen your pics, it is not Italeri but Military World. Also one of the photos are of a different angle than the one in your article. Did you upload these photos elsewhere which would explain this? I'm not saying they didn't steal your pictures, just asking? Yes, the pics of my Saudi Tornado build are linked into the ARC forum and also posted on Jakub's Desert Storm website. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parche Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Nope, but at least two people are selling my master's thesis as a book on Amazon... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gwen Phoenix Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Nope, In fact, and judging by my modelling skills, I don't think I will ever have to worry about that kind of issue in my whole life... Cheers, Gwen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cruiz Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Not mine, but I remember many years ago that the pictures of the models by Fred Shammas were used on a website of the Iranian air force; he had a talent for making very realistic takes; you can see them on the ARC site. If true, that had to be one of the most epic repurposing cases. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sigtau Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 11 hours ago, parche said: Nope, but at least two people are selling my master's thesis as a book on Amazon... I was an Excel guru back in college and exposed an ROTC cheating ring. Our senior aircraft prelim design class had four teams competing against each other. I discovered one of my complex design spreadsheets being used by at least one other team. We're talking a spreadsheet that took 60+ hours to design. It turns out, all the AF and Army ROTC cadets were pirating spreadsheets and sharing them to avoid doing the work. It was reported to the dean of engineering and at least five ROTC cadets were nearly expelled. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 20 hours ago, Benner said: glad you got compensation for that, definitely some infringement there. That is weird, why would someone want to do that? Yes, the pics of my Saudi Tornado build are linked into the ARC forum and also posted on Jakub's Desert Storm website. Don't know, but its happened many times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted May 5, 2023 Author Share Posted May 5, 2023 4 hours ago, cruiz said: Not mine, but I remember many years ago that the pictures of the models by Fred Shammas were used on a website of the Iranian air force; he had a talent for making very realistic takes; you can see them on the ARC site. If true, that had to be one of the most epic repurposing cases. ah yes, I remember that one. I think CNN even made a clip on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
punder Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 On 5/1/2023 at 12:32 AM, jonbryon said: I stumbled across this a short while ago: https://plastic-models-store.com/cat4-resin-accessories/cat4-r48053-148-a-4-skyhawk.-wing-slats-bay-correction-for-hasegawa-scale?page=5 It's my in progress photo they've used. Oddly, it has nothing to do with their product as I made the correction with superglue and plastic card. I don't mind - it's a Ukrainian company and I wish them well. I was more surprised to find photos of a model of mine published in this book without my knowledge or permission: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flight-Craft-Sukhoi-15-Boeing-ebook/dp/B00WQ4QPN4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XS5ZADQG86S&keywords=su-15+boeing+killer+yefim+gordon&qid=1682922678&sprefix=su-15+boeing+killer+yefim+gordon%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1 After some emails I did receive some financial compensation for that! Jon Have that book (I’ll take anything on the subject) but have always found the title offensive. It wasn’t B-52s or EC-135s that were “killed.” A language or cultural thing, I guess. I’m working on a project I thought he’d like to see but, despite all the English-language books he’s sold, published by Western companies, he replied that he’s not interested in any business with the West—I assume because of the current conflict. His books have always had a definite slant, but I was surprised Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Buckmeister Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 On 5/5/2023 at 4:00 PM, Benner said: ah yes, I remember that one. I think CNN even made a clip on it. Fred’s photos are still on www.IIAF.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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