Please Please use watermark on your images!!Request for all 3d print character artists!!

1. Don't post links to illegal sites.

2. Any watermark is removed in Photoshop in a couple of mouse clicks. Heavy or ultra heavy, protected by convention and copyright or dark magic and ancient runes - it doesn't matter. Therefore such a solution to the problem is very doubtful.

3. If the models are stolen and are sold on CGTrader - send a report to CGT Support Team with links to the original and stolen models. Models are removed quickly. To ban an account you must provide three links. If the models are sold on other marketplaces, may accept to delete his using DMCA, the method is proven and workable. Models are removed within a few days.

Another huge place for illegal models is the Second Life marketplace. I've had maybe a half dozen of my early models reposted there, and they upcharge to ridiculous amounts. One model I was selling here for around $20 was stolen and resold on Second Life marketplace for $200.

if you look at some etsy accounts they seem to be making good money with 3d prints.

@luxxeon
what kind of nonsense is that? second life :D by Meta?

But friends we need to find out any solution to atleast reduce piracy..i also accept that we cannot prevent it 100%..any good method if you know especially for 3d print models .plz let us know...thnx

thanks everybody to add your precious comments....hope things will improve as long as we give our efforts to it...thnx :)

keep working

I have started hiding my logo deep in my work so small that it won`t print but it is still in the file. Just need to figure a way out to hide them in step files as you can see the feature tree if it has one. Take time converting loads of files.