Are they Merisiel and Seltyiel??

[Emperor7]

Matthew Morris wrote:

Well someone's on the ball,

They're already pulled down.

<Akbar>Damnit!</Akbar>

probably quick people at drivethru/rpgnow. the products are still on the publishing company's website and facebook links, but I couldn't get to previews.

[Snorter]

Both products no longer found at RPGNow, using the links above.

[seekerofshadowlight]

yeah, I missed em as well, they got pulled fast.

[Dennis da Ogre]

Sadly the company probably stole a lot of artwork and will just republish this with the Paizo stuff pulled and the rest of the stolen works will remain. Not that I was planning on it but I'll never buy any QUERP crap or anything published by that company.

[thiha]

Um...it seems you can still see Merisiel in the "QUERP Bestiary" preview at LuLu.com.

http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/querp---bestiary/6917638

I guess it'll be retrieved soon or later.

[thiha]

thiha wrote:

Um...it seems you can still see Merisiel in the "QUERP Bestiary" preview at LuLu.com.

http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/querp---bestiary/6917638

I guess it'll be retrieved soon or later.

I've just sent a "copy right violation" report to LuLu.com.

[Mikaze]

It's always fairly depresssing when people pull stunts like this.

Remember when Devil May Cry 3's cover got copied in Hunter: The Vigil?

[newless cluebie]

Mikaze wrote:

Remember when Devil May Cry 3's cover got copied in Hunter: The Vigil?

Wait, what?

[Mikaze]

newless cluebie wrote:

Mikaze wrote:

Remember when Devil May Cry 3's cover got copied in Hunter: The Vigil?

Wait, what?

Check it out.

Almost every one of my friends who flipped through the book recognized it as soon as they saw it. The guy who wrote the section that art appeared in was rather upset when he found out about it, IIRC.

[jamie wallis]

Dear Piazo Community,

I would like to whole-heartedly apologise for use of the images named Merisiel & Seltyiel. This was a serious mistake on my part and I take full responsibility for re-drawing the images based on those characters. I have now removed them from the books.

Once again I apologise to ALL of you guys and the artist and everyone at Piazo.

Jamie Wallis

[Matthew Morris]

Mikaze wrote:

newless cluebie wrote:

Mikaze wrote:

Remember when Devil May Cry 3's cover got copied in Hunter: The Vigil?

Wait, what?

Check it out.

Almost every one of my friends who flipped through the book recognized it as soon as they saw it. The guy who wrote the section that art appeared in was rather upset when he found out about it, IIRC.

I can't see it at work, and am not familiar enough with the original to speculate. I assume this was more than the 'Vote for Sherrif Brock' hat tip in Rage Across Appalachia?

[Sean Patrick Fannon]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I just wanted to let you all know that we at DriveThruRPG and RPGNow (same company, two different "site faces") take these kinds of issues very seriously. As soon as one of your very astute community members made us aware of the issue, I researched it and moved on it.

If, in the future, you discover such violations in any product, please know that we share your concerns about copyrights and rightful usage of images and intellectual property. We stand with Paizo in the quest to provide excellent quality and value, while protecting the rights of those who create such fantastic products for our mutual entertainment.

Don't hesitate to let us know in the future. As well, let us know other ways we can best serve you, the game-playing public.

Sincerely, and with great affection for my friends at Paizo,

Sean Patrick Fannon
Marketing, PR, and Communications Dude
RPGNow & DriveThruRPG

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[Celestial Healer]

I have to give them credit for a classy response.

[Matthew Morris]

Celestial Healer wrote:

I have to give them credit for a classy response.

I appriciate onebookshelf's quick repsoncse as well.

Spoiler:

as to the product, I find myself wondering if they are " re-drawing the images based on those characters" what other art might have been 'borrowed' in their products. Can't make an accusation w/o seeing the material, but what little I saw in previews seemed to be of varying styles.

[Justin Sluder]

I just found a facebook app using at least one piece of Paizo art.

Sylvan Campaign

[silverhair2008]

For anyone interested, the review on Lulu site has been removed.

[David Fryer]

I suppose my gift app to give free advertising to Paizo is out.