this is a sad story of my friend | fellow istoryan's artwork plight..
" Here's one story that brings a heads up to the organizers of the recently concluded Company Logo and Brand Icon contest held in Cagayan De Oro City last November 1, 2008 of which I have known to be Shie Corporation to please look into and review the wining piece Click: Tarsier logo.
You've awarded the prize to an impostor and not the real author who dedicated time and passion just to finish that masterpiece! I'm sure you're all serious professionals who will never tolerate "infringement" and thievery to stain your prestigious event.
An artist friend and colleague Darlene Sanguenzawho frequently makes logos and illustrations on her free-time and posts them for sale at picture website: www.istockphoto.com received shocking news that one of her piece was entered into the contest without her consent and much worse, under another person's name!
As news of her piece winning one of the event's categories broke out and the P40,000 php prize that went into the hands of the "supposed" winner, all she could do is sit by a corner and grit her teeth in disbelief with the unfortunate event that went her way.
Abruptly after thinking things over, she got hold of the impostor's contact details and tried the subtle ways to remedy the problem (even bargaining with cash) but seems like this guy's stone deaf and blunt tough to her pleas for no formal complaint has been filed yet and im sure no one from the event has known about this impostor's activity until now.
What Darlene wants is to get back her piece of artwork get the proper acknowledgment and the appropriate punishment for the impostor who maybe by now is laughing behind your backs for his ill gotten luck! "
Message in a bottle: Shie Corporation company logo and brand icon contest
my friend even try to contact him to no avail.
this is a clear example of artwork infringement and arrogance..
delete if it does not belong to this section..