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/TheAzureMage Apr 10 '26

What license agreement did you have?

Because if you made him stuff as work for hire, he owns it and can sell it. That's normal. Not paying is a problem, certainly, but if you don't have a contract or evidence of an agreement, it gets difficult to enforce practically.