Attention: Your Icons May Be Being Sold

[raduking]

as a matter of fact it is pretty hard to believe that somebody would spend $600 for Photoshop CS for home usage and making free stuff with it when for that money you can buy a last generation PC... but that's not the issue here !

I hate when people charge money for other's work !

[CyberKewl]

These guys are selling it at such a high price for the icons, I really wonder who would want to buy them at that price. What's more if they knew if the icons were freeware, I think this company would surely be gone soon enough if their "customers" knew about it.

[evo0o]

Sigh, when will people learn?

[Lee G. Veteran]

I saw this news on Foood's website.

-->Evil companies.

[golazo]

what a bunch of dogs

[leesmithg]

This is bad, when I searched cnet I found this form which you can use to contact them.

http://upload.com.com/1200-21-954390.html?tag=txt

Go forth and complain, I did already! :angry:

I just read their site they actually believe they made them all.

That is terrible, but what will the Iranian government do about it? Are they actually based in Iran.

I wonder if it's a company outside of Iran, as the prices are pretty high for Iranians to pay.

Edited November 21, 2004 by leesmithg

[Candy Dimsum]

You know alot of people might say im dumb but if you can get away with it heck , why not give it a shot , those are some great icons although I hope no one would pay that much for them.

[dougkinzinger]

FOOOD's icons rule. I'd be dang p|ssed too if it were me.

--DK

[EL]

those fookers #$#%$%

[evo0o]

Some people just lack creativity. :p

[FOOOD]

Thanks for your support everyone (Y)

They have removed our icons :D

http://www.partaksoft.com/magicxicons.htm

[smaulz]

wow... can't believe they actually did anything. Not sure if that makes 'em a 'stand-up' kind of company, but hey, whatever works... :)

[doodzzz]

Mad to know of the abuse, but happy to know everything is settled. On the other hand I wonder how much they have sold??

FOOOD: Wouldn't you like to know ;-)??

[Eli]

I'm glad this kind of thing was stopped. Congrats on keeping your work free.

[odious_m]

. . . we are very thanksgiving of  FOOOD, GFXOASIS, NIMASOFT and ... etc

And a happy Thanksgiving to all!

[evo0o]

^ hehe.

[leesmithg]

One of the worst things I think is that cnet is supporting them...  Shame on them.

Sorry to all that have been stolen from.  Keep up the good work though :D

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I wrote to cnet and they said they have passed it onto the correct people:

Subject: Editorial reviews & ratings

Lee,

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Upload.com Customer Service

Foood icons can be used for non-profit if commercial then you buy from Foood.

It sucks i don't know the other icons ? it's not right that some website can do this.

[DrunkenMaster]

I'm glad for the artists they pulled down the icons.

However, you're trying to enforce copyright laws for creators of artwork who are mostly in Western Countries against a company in Iran of all coutries. Its a good thing they didn't laugh in your face. They could easily have gotten away with it and kept making money.