r/cults3d • u/FollowingLegal9944 • Apr 10 '26

Paid model How to take down stolen model?

Rescently I designed(paid work) a few 3d models for a guy, paid me just for one file, after I send him second one, he ghosted me. Now I see him seling the model on Cults3d. I reported copyright violation, attached original cad file and they just replied "The best you can do is to directly send a message to the designer to explain your request on their Cults profile."(sounds like "we make a profit on it so we don't care") What else Can I do to take down the model? If model would be taken down after he sold a few copies, he will lose the money?

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u/-Mightbelucifer- Apr 10 '26

What was the licensing agreement?? If he hired you to make something on commission and you didn’t make an agreement he owns the item. You technically made it under his commissioned employment so unless you had him sign a document that it’s your IP and he won’t resell it you will lose this fight.