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For $5, I can buy a sample of Vitaly B's 'Megastructure' right here on CGT. The license agreement, even if you have bought it, doesn't cover re-selling bits of it.
Even if someone pays the artist for their work, there is nothing to stop them reselling it - license agreements are rarely enforced
I'll tell you a terrible secret: 3D assets are stolen everywhere from everyone and Vitaly Bulgarov is no exception. But unlike other platforms on CGT stolen models (if there is proof) are deleted very quickly even without DMCA.
I know all about the terrible secret - I used Vitaly as an example because his work is pretty well known, and yes, well done CGT for removing it after I reported it. It's only been up on the site since August.
It's a shame no-one looked at every other 'asset' that user sells. They are all stolen, and are all for sale by their original artists here on CGT.
You'd think this would be a good use for AI, scanning the artists uploaded images looking for similarities or direct matches with existing images - "Oh look, that's exactly the same as the components in this best-selling, hard surface kitbash pack!"
Still, I guess if the stolen stuff gets sold, CGT still get their cut so...
