isagreg

I work for an architectural firm as a disigner/visualizator. And because I am the only renderer here I do all the presentation stuff. There was another guy who worked with us for a year, he was doing drafting and sometimes 3D modeling, then he left. Now he opened his own "business". His website:
www.stu3dio.com
The thing is most of the still renderings at his website done by me...
And he shows my works to everybody, sends flyers and brochures with stolen works out. And I believe everybody thinks those are his works.
What can I do? What rights do I have?
I told my boss about this but he's not gonna do anything, because the guy is somehow related to him...
Any input is appreciated.
Thanks.
I just wanted you to know about this "company".

STRAT

well the property of those images belongs to your firm, not to you, and if your boss decides to leave it then there's nothing you can do unfortunately.

it happens to me all the time in my job.

Maxer

you should find out who the guy is selling his services to and let those people know he is using stolen work to represent him self.

Ernest Burden

I would suggest not. Calling someone a fraud to their clients can get you sued. It's not worth your time, even. It isn't hurting you, just your pride and sense of moralism. Strat is right--all you can do is tell your boss, who owns the work, and let it go.

Look at it this way--if he is showing work he did not do to get new projects, he can either do that level of work or he can't. If not, the clients will soon learn he has mis-represented his skills.

I'm not saying you are wrong to be outraged, just that its not worth getting distracted by it, since you cannot chage the situation.

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Ernest Burden III
AcmeDigital
architectural rendering

Sawyer

You are in a kind of poor position because nothing is "yours". You may have done it but it is the companies. If you wanted to move out on your own you might think about negotiation usage rights from your current company but really you are just an employee - unfortunatly.

edgemaster

Yeah hopefully it will show in his work like Ernest said. I've worked on stuff from a job and yeah it was on another web site before..But since they worked on part of the design the renderings where as much theirs as it was ours..But hey you could look on the bright side. Someone out there wants to be as good as you but can't on his own...

isagreg

Thanks everybody for replies.
Yes, I am an employee at the firm and don't own those images. But I have an agreement with my boss that I can show my renderings to anybody because I do freelance works as well (sometimes).
I found out about the website by accident. I was showing my portfolio to a potential client and the guy said "I've seen these images at this website..."
After our meeting he said he would call me. We'll see...
What if he thinks that I stole somebody's work? I don't have a website. Whom would you believe - the person with a regular portfolio or the "company" with "nice" website?
Thanks.

alexg

I guess you can always set up your own website and put the images there. Maybe make them in a larger resolution and add some wires if possible, or make a tutorial out of it. Then just let the viewers decide which one is better.

You can also take time to re-render the other projects and let him compete with that.

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Alex G
www.3da.net.au/www.3designarchitect.com

crazy homeless guy

i vote for beating him up.

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travis schmiesing

isagreg

That's a good one, ha-ha.