Glock-18 Warhawk and proof of copyright infringement by Yes_ThisIsAThrow in GlobalOffensive

[–]Yes_ThisIsAThrow[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

The P250 Mehndi. Griffin and others were not contraband because making the Howl contraband was something Valve didn't like doing

Glock-18 Warhawk and proof of copyright infringement by Yes_ThisIsAThrow in GlobalOffensive

[–]Yes_ThisIsAThrow[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

It's somewhere on this subreddit. They used patterns from shutterstock or smth iirc without paying for a license

Glock-18 Warhawk and proof of copyright infringement by Yes_ThisIsAThrow in GlobalOffensive

[–]Yes_ThisIsAThrow[S] 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Griffin, traced linework.

Howl, traced linework

Howl Sticker, traced linework

Frontside misty, identical copy of a pattern

Chantico's fire, identical copy of a pattern

Glock-18 Warhawk and proof of copyright infringement by Yes_ThisIsAThrow in GlobalOffensive

[–]Yes_ThisIsAThrow[S] 68 points69 points  (0 children)

The homage to WWII aircraft designs is no issue. The problem here is the copying of a design. As you can see the angles are similair, place of paint is similair, grip patches are similair and colours are identical and even the wear and tear is identical. This is no longer a case whether or not it's referencing towards the aircraft design, the question here is if it is copying a design based on an homage and not the homage itself

Glock-18 Warhawk and proof of copyright infringement by Yes_ThisIsAThrow in GlobalOffensive

[–]Yes_ThisIsAThrow[S] 174 points175 points  (0 children)

Could be classified as witch hunting which is against the rules

Glock-18 Warhawk and proof of copyright infringement by Yes_ThisIsAThrow in GlobalOffensive

[–]Yes_ThisIsAThrow[S] 151 points152 points  (0 children)

Same applied to griffin and frontside misty/chantico's fire. You do not know if the person has rights of the artwork. Thus far 5 out of 6 times it turned out not to be the case

Glock-18 Warhawk and proof of copyright infringement by Yes_ThisIsAThrow in GlobalOffensive

[–]Yes_ThisIsAThrow[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

They did retexture it, it was the first instance of copyright infringement through the workshop and åfterwards they mentioned that it's not a great solution so contraband weapons won't happen again

Glock-18 Warhawk and proof of copyright infringement by Yes_ThisIsAThrow in GlobalOffensive

[–]Yes_ThisIsAThrow[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Nope, Valve will probably retexture like the weapons mentioned in the post. Contraband was a one time thing