This is a blog for anyone who has had their photos stolen by Scottsdale Art Factory, Scottsdale Arizona. Please comment so we can connect all who have issues with Scottsdale Art Factory .
Scottsdale Art Factory has stolen our photos from the internet associated with our web site Antlers by Cody. I became aware of this when Little big Horns who is also an antler builder called me to get me aware of this as he also is a victum to the crime and fighting them. When I confronted them they told me that they could go anywhere on the internet and take any picture they want doesn;t matter if they have a copy right or not to them. They will change them up alittle to make their own. If you look at the close up views of the photos you can clearly see where they have changed them or called them one kind of antler when it is another. Please help us stop them. Thank you!!
This Is A Untruth and you know it you lost your case with the BBB and a full report is on file. We have never stolen any photos from you and have even removed the one or two you said was yours with no proof it was ever yours. It seems your on a mission to spread false claims you cannot prove and we ask you remove this charge and blog immediately or we will obtain leage counsel and force the issues. SAF
Scottsdale Art Factory, 7407 E Greenway RD, Scottsdale, AZ has taken my photos also & used them on their website. They obviously do not know about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 "DMCA". I emailed Art Factory yesterday & asked them to pull my photos & links off of all of their sites. www.artfactory.com & www.customhardwarefactory.com, to name a few.
This is the response from mjerry@artfactory.com:
"no it is not ours it might be one of our dealers and i have sent it to him if you call me a lier one more time this help is over"
My response was "What is a lier?" LOL
It appears most of the photos on this website have been stolen.
This Is A Untruth and you know it you lost your case with the BBB and a full report is on file. We have never stolen any photos from you and have even removed the one or two you said was yours with no proof it was ever yours. It seems your on a mission to spread false claims you cannot prove and we ask you remove this charge and blog immediately or we will obtain leage counsel and force the issues. SAF
Hammerton and Scottsdale Art Factory - Lighting Forum - GardenWeb
The answer to this question is that Hammerton designs and manufactures their own light fixtures. Scottsdale Art Factory takes pictures from websites and ...
This Is A Untruth and you know it you lost your case with the BBB and a full report is on file. We have never stolen any photos from you and have even removed the one or two you said was yours with no proof it was ever yours. It seems your on a mission to spread false claims you cannot prove and we ask you remove this charge and blog immediately or we will obtain leage counsel and force the issues. SAF
Here is a good one: 10416 North 81st Street, Scottsdale AZ 85258
This is a house for sale in Scottsdale. Several real estate agents have it listed for $750,000.
Jerry has it listed for $1498.898.00. He makes a point of stating it includes the real estate commission. Same address, same photos.....different MLS LISTING!
But wait there is another listing "due to recent death of Investing partner on this project and current market conditions We Have Reduced The Price Over $400,000.00 Below Our Certified Appraisial Of Just A Few Months Ago. House For Sale Located 10416 North 81st St Scottsdale Az 85260 - 1606 McCormick Ranch 4400 Sq Feet Reduced Over $400,000.00 for quick Sale Owner Financing May Be Available. Might Be interested In partial real-estate Trade In San Diego CA. Area. New Reduced Sales Price - $989,980.00"
This was our loss and due to the economy we took the loss. And we are still here thriving that’s more than most who took this kind of a loss can say. How id=s that a negative on us. SAF
what in the world does this have to do with custom made furniture? I'm not sure why you are bringing up real estate issues you are experiencing. Looks as if you are trying to get business of your own from posting this.
THEY ARE DISGUSTING! THEY POSTED OUR COPYRIGHTED PHOTO ON THE HOME PAGE OF THEIR WEBSITE, SAID THEY WOULD REMOVE IT 6 MONTHS AGO BUT NEVER DID. THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE BUILT SEVERAL OF THIS POOL TABLE. WELL IF THEY'VE BUILT SEVERAL - WHY DON'T THEY POST A PHOTO OF THEIR POOL TABLE? MUST HAVE LOOKED LIKE CRAP.
This is un true if you simply would have identified your supposed photo and proved your ownership our I T department would have removed it immediately. For your connivance our contact is info@artfactory.com.
Could We Be More Clear ?
Our policy has always been and remains if for some reason a photo - Coming to us from unknown’s sources as they always have even prior to the Internet ends up on our site for design purpose such as before and after, or work in progress. If any one objects it will be removed if you can prove ownership. This protects us from the unscrupulous just whimsical messing with our design department for the sake of their self-interest or not.
98% of our photos on this site are ones we have taken our selves of our completed products. The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc. we canot verify the origine of every photo sent if it has no copy right info on it.
Scottsdale Art Factory has stolen every photo on their website. They are bottom feeders! They have designed nothing. Do not do business with this company
This is un true if you simply would have identified your supposed photo and proved your ownership our I T department would have removed it immediately. For your connivance our contact is info@artfactory.com.
Could We Be More Clear ?
Our policy has always been and remains if for some reason a photo - Coming to us from unknown’s sources as they always have even prior to the Internet ends up on our site for design purpose such as before and after, or work in progress. If any one objects it will be removed if you can prove ownership. This protects us from the unscrupulous just whimsical messing with our design department for the sake of their self-interest or not.
98% of our photos on this site are ones we have taken our selves of our completed products. The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc. we canot verify the origine of every photo sent if it has no copy right info on it.
They still have one of our photo's on their website in a living room setting they changed the socket design in photo shop to look different. We personally build this chandelier for a customer here who needed a chandelier to fit his long table. My husband designed it himself with nothing else out there like it. They super imposed it in a living room setting and called it theirs. I am agreeing with the one comment if they have made several of these chandeliers then where is their own photo....
This is un true if you simply would have identified your supposed photo and proved your ownership our I T department would have removed it immediately. For your connivance our contact is info@artfactory.com.
Could We Be More Clear ?
Our policy has always been and remains if for some reason a photo - Coming to us from unknown’s sources as they always have even prior to the Internet ends up on our site for design purpose such as before and after, or work in progress. If any one objects it will be removed if you can prove ownership. This protects us from the unscrupulous just whimsical messing with our design department for the sake of their self-interest or not.
98% of our photos on this site are ones we have taken our selves of our completed products. The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc. we canot verify the origine of every photo sent if it has no copy right info on it.
I have recently discovered that Scottsdale Art Factory has stolen an image of one of my products directly from my web site. They altered a couple of elements in the image, but it is clearly my photo and my product! And what's so funny about it (not) is that in the title of the product it says it is "From The Historical Record"... more like stolen directly from the internet.
Fraudulent company. Do not do business with Scottsdale Art Factory.
This is un true and the facts are a matter of public record For your connivance our contact is info@artfactory.com.
Could We Be More Clear ?
Our policy has always been and remains if for some reason a photo - Coming to us from unknown’s sources as they always have even prior to the Internet ends up on our site for design purpose such as before and after, or work in progress. If any one objects it will be removed if you can prove ownership. This protects us from the unscrupulous just whimsical messing with our design department for the sake of their self-interest or not.
98% of our photos on this site are ones we have taken our selves of our completed products. The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc. we canot verify the origine of every photo sent if it has no copy right info on it.
This is un true if you simply would have identified your supposed photo and proved your ownership our I T department would have removed it immediately. For your connivance our contact is info@artfactory.com.
Could We Be More Clear ?
Our policy has always been and remains if for some reason a photo - Coming to us from unknown’s sources as they always have even prior to the Internet ends up on our site for design purpose such as before and after, or work in progress. If any one objects it will be removed if you can prove ownership. This protects us from the unscrupulous just whimsical messing with our design department for the sake of their self-interest or not.
98% of our photos on this site are ones we have taken our selves of our completed products. The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc. we canot verify the origine of every photo sent if it has no copy right info on it.
Just An Explanation Of Our Design Policy To Clarify How This Blog May Have Gotten Started.
First of all it is a matter of record at the BBB on the results of this complaining antler guy and his hateful and unreasonable attitude on how possibly his photos may have gotten on our site and our immediate removal prior to our verifying that they were ever his to begin with. Later turns out he has no proof that he holds any copyrights to any of the photos he claimed were his. Even then we still removed them. Due to his inability to understand our policy he continues in some remote hope we believe driven by his greed and envy of our long established products. He continues a vendetta as evidenced in the following all connected blog comments. Note the dates.
It is published on our catalog pages and web pages and has been long before this guy was ever in business our design policies and methods. These are posted on every page of our web site. Could We Be More Clear ?
Our policy has always been and remains if for some reason a photo - Coming to us from unknown’s sources as they always have even prior to the Internet ends up on our site for design purpose such as before and after, or work in progress. If any one objects it will be removed if you can prove ownership. This protects us from the unscrupulous just whimsical messing with our design department for the sake of their self-interest or not.
98% of our photos on this site are ones we have taken our selves of our completed products. The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc. ,
Historical Origin And Design Inspiration
Most Designs Used Today Were Conceived Hundreds Of Years Ago By Some Of The Worlds Most Famous Architects And Designers Working For The Aristocracies And The Well To Do Of Their Period.
Many of these architects and designers are as well known as Leonardo da Vinci (renaissance architecture) or Michelangelo,s (baroque architecture) as well as more recently William Morris, John Ruskin (founders of the Arts and Crafts furniture movement in circa 1800 England) Gustave Stickley (founder of the American Arts and Crafts movement in America circa 1900.) Frank Loyd Wright, Charles and Henry Greene to name a few.
Every Successful Creative Enterprise Is Always Built On A Foundation That Was Laid Down By Its Predecessors.
All creative people are dependent upon the groundwork laid down by those who came before them. H. J. Nick, artist and direct descendant of the Marbella brothers, and Scottsdale Art Factory have built on these foundations and have raised the bar of quality even higher. Thus setting a new standard and offering the finest one of a kind handmade furnishings found anywhere in the world in the 21st century.
We Hand Craft From Natural Antlers All Styles And Sizes. "Simply Send Us Your Photo Or Design Or Choose From Our Designs" - Residential And Commercial
Wow, well I guess that puts to bed all of the above. It is common practice to use photographs not necessarily just to show what you have manufactured but also to show your capabilities. Photographs on the World Wide Web are up for grabs by anyone unless clearly copyrighted. Most of the above comments do seem like sour grapes borne from perhaps a little jealousy?
My only other comment to Scottsdale Art Factory, having visited your wonderful website is - KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, and more importantly, KEEP IT IN AMERICA.
I wish there were more Companies like yours who seem to pride yourselves on "Made in America"
This is a warning to all of these anonymous - We are long time manufacturer of fine art handmade in America products. If you want to continue to post these kinds of slurs and untruths you will be dealing with our legal people and we will prosecute with full force of the law.
I'm glad I found this blog, because the sheer volume of this same complaint over and over tells me something wrong is going on. The Art Factory's response of "we will take it down IF YOU CAN PROVE OWNERSHIP" (emphasis mine) leads me to believe they don't ask to use another company's image, they just take it. They attempt to justify it publicly by stating "The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc." Hmm, if somebody sends an image from Company A to Company B for Company B to copy, that somebody CAN'T give permission for Company B to use that image publicly; it doesn't belong to them!
Final point: I'm more than skeptical about the "Anonymous" comment above...meaning, it seems like someone from the Art Factory themselves posted that. The statement "Photographs on the World Wide Web are up for grabs by anyone unless clearly copyrighted" is just plain wrong.
Too many red flags with this "Art Factory". I'm steering well clear of these guys.
Our policy has always been and remains if for some reason a photo - Coming to us from unknown’s sources as they always have even prior to the Internet ends up on our site for design purpose such as before and after, or work in progress. If any one objects it will be removed if you can prove ownership. This protects us from the unscrupulous just whimsical messing with our design department for the sake of their self-interest or not.
98% of our photos on this site are ones we have taken our selves of our completed products. The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc. we canot verify the origine of every photo sent if it has no copy right info on it.
This is to Antlers By Cody We are trying to be nice by simply replying to your trash blogs and your friends. We invite you to use the legal process to resolve you incorrect issues as we have in the past. However If this trash blog continues to be up with accusations that you well know have no merit. We can assure you we will be using legal actions to protect our highly regarded reputation. Please contact us at - info@artfactory.com
Scottsdale Art Factory, all American ... Bullies. Clearly the posts here have touched a nerve with y'all. Your inept and grammatically challenged rebuttal is a testament to your true nature.
H.J. NiCK does worse than misuse photos of others. He surrounds himself with those he can manipulate, those who are desperate, those who he can control because they have no choice. Examples: first he used illegals [slaves] to build his products until the Sheriff made an example out of his company with a raid. Now HJ NICK employs parolees and ex-cons , pays minimum wage to build his overpriced goods. recruits those who have drinking or addiction problems or recruits broke college graduates desperate for money. he has many lawsuits for many reasons. many angry customers with many unanswered complaints. many collection accounts from many vendors.dodging many calls and many process servers. Business on verge of collapse. beware vendors, service providers, customers.
HAHA! Funny because sadly it is true. All except for one thing... H.J. Nick does not exist. H.J. Nick is a made up person who Jerry Hardas can hide behind. As is Bill Morris, another fake persona for Jerry to hide behind.
Here's another company that has a whole page on their website dedicated to Scottsdale Art Factory's fraudulant practices: www.sonic.net/~cprowell/beware.html
We took it down because we don't have time for these complaints of "stealing art" We have so many products we design on a daily basis so we don't need to hunt around for other photos. Have a good day.
I am glad I found this blog. I am owner and sole proprietor of Ebben Custom Cabinets & Furniture in Lincoln Ne. I was contacted by a client from Nevada to build a Frank Lloyd Wright style Table and Chairs for her. The Chairs are my own design. She asked me if the photo of the table and chairs on my website. www.ebbenwoodworking.com was my own work or a stock photo. I replied to her that ALL of the work and images on my site are my own. She said that the reason she was asking is because there was a picture "just exactly like mine" on the their website, Here is the link http://www.artfactory.com/dining-table-frank-lloyd-wright-20th-cen-america-wdt6655-p-8451.html AND they are claiming the work and design of my table and chairs. I called them as a customer and inquired about the table and chairs. She said they had no distributors in my area and could not give me a price or any details about MY table and chairs. While I am flattered they thought so highly of my work. This is theft from my website. This company was even featured on one of the mainstream news programs. I think they should do another feature showing how they steal others ideas and claim them as their own. I built this table for a customer can prove all I say is true. The description they have written about the chairs is completely false. I plan on sending them a legal take down notice. How despicable this is and what kind of character is this H.J Nick. The designer for my customer said that the quality of work coming out of this company is very crude and looks like the wood work coming out of Mexico.
Duane - we do not steal from websites. We custom make everything here in America - NOT mexico. We are sorry if a customer brings us a design they would like made from your site or anyone else and wants us to hand make it. That isn't our fault or considered stealing. These posts are very clear that competitors are trying to cause issues with our company. Duane, if someone came to you with a photo of ours and wanted you to design it, you would turn them away? No. It's called inspiration.
1. They absolutely steal images from other websites. 2. They actually go into other furniture showrooms and take photos of other business' products for inclusion in their catalog. I've seen this happen. 3. HJ Nick does not exist. He is their owner, Jerry Nicholas Hardas. It is a pseudonym. 4. They claim to have existed before AZ was a state. This is a complete lie. They started by selling furniture on the side of the road with a trailer sometime in the late 80's or 90's.
Thank you for your input, however, this is a family own business for generations. We didn't "start" in Arizona, but are here now and have been for decades. Facts need to be accurate, that is what makes them facts.
After these weasels stole some photos off my site, and changed coloring to hide it, they reproduced my original design (albeit poorly) and are describing it as influenced by old bridges. Why not tell the truth and tell customers you stole the design? The copy: http://www.artfactory.com/handmade-dining-tables-industrial-revolution-table-airt2015-p-9412.html
The real deal: https://www.retro.net/shop/bronx-crank-table/
Again, we do completely different work then you. We custom make everything to exactly how our customers want it. If a customer see's something somewhere else, but wants us to hand make it, that's called business - not stealing.
I will speak to this directly as I am the designer that produced the drawings for this table. There were several modifications to my original drawings by request of our customer (THE MAN WHO PAID FOR THE TABLE) to fulfill his wishes on how the table would look once completed. Any similarities or dissimilarities to some other manufactures table has nothing to do with anything other than giving MY customer what he or she wants because HE or SHE is paying me to do what they want. If I am successful at my profession I satisfy, first and foremost, my clients wishes and directions. If I did not I would end up some washed up has been that has nothing else to do but whine and complain about why they are not satisfying anyone with their work. Get a clue. You work for whomever is paying you. It really is so simple.
They delivered agreed to build me a door in 2009 after they had their license suspended for employee ID theft ring, i.e. undocumented work force. They were very late with the door, it was missing parts, and damaged upon delivery. I basically lost $6000 and the door. They are crooks with a brazen attitude. Az AG would not do anything to help me after I filed a claim against them due to the immigration issue.
We were victims of this, not involved. This is a ridiculous accusation. Once we found out what happened it was fixed immediately. Again, this has nothing to do with your door and if you wanted to get help with the process of your door or delivery damage you should of called us. Everything we ship out is photographed 360 so we have proof of the item right before shipment.
These weasels are at it again. First they stole the photos I took of a table I designed and tried to pass it off as their work. Now they copied my Bronx table and are calling it an antique reproduction or some crap. These guys are just not worth doing business with if you care about ethics.
SAF does not steal photos from anyone or anywhere. We CUSTOM make everything that comes out of our factory. We cannot do anything if a customer possibly see's one of your designs and comes to us to have it made to their specifications, we will do so. While we understand that it might be frustrating to see an item you designed on our website, but please keep in mind that you are not the only one with ideas.
Scottsdale Art Factory has stolen our photos from the internet associated with our web site Antlers by Cody. I became aware of this when Little big Horns who is also an antler builder called me to get me aware of this as he also is a victum to the crime and fighting them. When I confronted them they told me that they could go anywhere on the internet and take any picture they want doesn;t matter if they have a copy right or not to them. They will change them up alittle to make their own. If you look at the close up views of the photos you can clearly see where they have changed them or called them one kind of antler when it is another. Please help us stop them. Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteThis Is A Untruth and you know it you lost your case with the BBB and a full report is on file. We have never stolen any photos from you and have even removed the one or two you said was yours with no proof it was ever yours. It seems your on a mission to spread false claims you cannot prove and we ask you remove this charge and blog immediately or we will obtain leage counsel and force the issues. SAF
DeleteScottsdale Art Factory, 7407 E Greenway RD, Scottsdale, AZ has taken my photos also & used them on their website. They obviously do not know about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 "DMCA". I emailed Art Factory yesterday & asked them to pull my photos & links off of all of their sites. www.artfactory.com & www.customhardwarefactory.com, to name a few.
ReplyDeleteThis is the response from mjerry@artfactory.com:
"no it is not ours it might be one of our dealers and i have sent it to him if you call me a lier one more time this help is over"
My response was "What is a lier?" LOL
It appears most of the photos on this website have been stolen.
This Is A Untruth and you know it you lost your case with the BBB and a full report is on file. We have never stolen any photos from you and have even removed the one or two you said was yours with no proof it was ever yours. It seems your on a mission to spread false claims you cannot prove and we ask you remove this charge and blog immediately or we will obtain leage counsel and force the issues. SAF
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ReplyDeleteThe answer to this question is that Hammerton designs and manufactures their own light fixtures. Scottsdale Art Factory takes pictures from websites and ...
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This Is A Untruth and you know it you lost your case with the BBB and a full report is on file. We have never stolen any photos from you and have even removed the one or two you said was yours with no proof it was ever yours. It seems your on a mission to spread false claims you cannot prove and we ask you remove this charge and blog immediately or we will obtain leage counsel and force the issues. SAF
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ReplyDeleteHere is a good one:
ReplyDelete10416 North 81st Street, Scottsdale AZ 85258
This is a house for sale in Scottsdale. Several real estate agents have it listed for $750,000.
Jerry has it listed for $1498.898.00. He makes a point of stating it includes the real estate commission. Same address, same photos.....different MLS LISTING!
But wait there is another listing "due to recent death of Investing partner on this project and current market conditions We Have Reduced The Price Over $400,000.00 Below Our Certified Appraisial Of Just A Few Months Ago.
House For Sale Located 10416 North 81st St Scottsdale Az 85260 - 1606 McCormick Ranch 4400 Sq Feet Reduced Over $400,000.00 for quick Sale Owner Financing May Be Available. Might Be interested In partial real-estate Trade In San Diego CA. Area.
New Reduced Sales Price - $989,980.00"
This was our loss and due to the economy we took the loss. And we are still here thriving that’s more than most who took this kind of a loss can say. How id=s that a negative on us. SAF
DeleteLibel and slander charges are not worth your venting
Deletewhat in the world does this have to do with custom made furniture? I'm not sure why you are bringing up real estate issues you are experiencing. Looks as if you are trying to get business of your own from posting this.
DeleteWhat a scam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYes Anonymous - hand making doors, gates, dining, lighting etc for customers in America in our own factory and delivering it to them is a scam.
DeleteTHEY ARE DISGUSTING! THEY POSTED OUR COPYRIGHTED PHOTO ON THE HOME PAGE OF THEIR WEBSITE, SAID THEY WOULD REMOVE IT 6 MONTHS AGO BUT NEVER DID. THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE BUILT SEVERAL OF THIS POOL TABLE. WELL IF THEY'VE BUILT SEVERAL - WHY DON'T THEY POST A PHOTO OF THEIR POOL TABLE? MUST HAVE LOOKED LIKE CRAP.
ReplyDeleteThis is un true if you simply would have identified your supposed photo and proved your ownership our I T department would have removed it immediately. For your connivance our contact is info@artfactory.com.
DeleteCould We Be More Clear ?
Our policy has always been and remains if for some reason a photo - Coming to us from unknown’s sources as they always have even prior to the Internet ends up on our site for design purpose such as before and after, or work in progress. If any one objects it will be removed if you can prove ownership. This protects us from the unscrupulous just whimsical messing with our design department for the sake of their self-interest or not.
98% of our photos on this site are ones we have taken our selves of our completed products. The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc. we canot verify the origine of every photo sent if it has no copy right info on it.
Scottsdale Art Factory has stolen every photo on their website. They are bottom feeders! They have designed nothing. Do not do business with this company
ReplyDeleteThis is un true if you simply would have identified your supposed photo and proved your ownership our I T department would have removed it immediately. For your connivance our contact is info@artfactory.com.
DeleteCould We Be More Clear ?
Our policy has always been and remains if for some reason a photo - Coming to us from unknown’s sources as they always have even prior to the Internet ends up on our site for design purpose such as before and after, or work in progress. If any one objects it will be removed if you can prove ownership. This protects us from the unscrupulous just whimsical messing with our design department for the sake of their self-interest or not.
98% of our photos on this site are ones we have taken our selves of our completed products. The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc. we canot verify the origine of every photo sent if it has no copy right info on it.
They still have one of our photo's on their website in a living room setting they changed the socket design in photo shop to look different. We personally build this chandelier for a customer here who needed a chandelier to fit his long table. My husband designed it himself with nothing else out there like it. They super imposed it in a living room setting and called it theirs. I am agreeing with the one comment if they have made several of these chandeliers then where is their own photo....
ReplyDeleteThis is un true if you simply would have identified your supposed photo and proved your ownership our I T department would have removed it immediately. For your connivance our contact is info@artfactory.com.
DeleteCould We Be More Clear ?
Our policy has always been and remains if for some reason a photo - Coming to us from unknown’s sources as they always have even prior to the Internet ends up on our site for design purpose such as before and after, or work in progress. If any one objects it will be removed if you can prove ownership. This protects us from the unscrupulous just whimsical messing with our design department for the sake of their self-interest or not.
98% of our photos on this site are ones we have taken our selves of our completed products. The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc. we canot verify the origine of every photo sent if it has no copy right info on it.
I have recently discovered that Scottsdale Art Factory has stolen an image of one of my products directly from my web site. They altered a couple of elements in the image, but it is clearly my photo and my product! And what's so funny about it (not) is that in the title of the product it says it is "From The Historical Record"... more like stolen directly from the internet.
ReplyDeleteFraudulent company. Do not do business with Scottsdale Art Factory.
Information found on the internet:
ReplyDeleteBusinesses owned by Jerry Hardas
H J Nick Corporation, Scottsdale AZ
HJMT LTD LLC, Scottsdale, AZ
Scottsdale Art Factory, Scottsdale, AZ
H Savasta Properties, Scottsdale, AZ
Additional names associated with these companies: Michelle Hardas, Michelle Savasta
Scottsdale Art Factory is a cheap knock off factory that steals from real crafts people.
They also got busted in 2009 for hiring illegal workers:
ReplyDeletehttp://mexicanexpulsions.blogspot.com/2009/11/maricopa-county-prosecutors-file-first.html
Scottsdale Art Factory is a cheap knock off factory that steals from real crafts people.
This is un true and the facts are a matter of public record For your connivance our contact is info@artfactory.com.
DeleteCould We Be More Clear ?
Our policy has always been and remains if for some reason a photo - Coming to us from unknown’s sources as they always have even prior to the Internet ends up on our site for design purpose such as before and after, or work in progress. If any one objects it will be removed if you can prove ownership. This protects us from the unscrupulous just whimsical messing with our design department for the sake of their self-interest or not.
98% of our photos on this site are ones we have taken our selves of our completed products. The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc. we canot verify the origine of every photo sent if it has no copy right info on it.
hey don't blame the workers. They serve a higher person. just like onall the comments its the boss... sheesh! Have some class
DeleteScottsdale Art Factory ripped off my friend's design and photo-shopped some ugly junk on top of it to make it look like it was their design.
ReplyDeleteAVOID SCOTTSDALE ART FACTORY AT ALL COST. They are rats scurrying around the internet stealing other people's imaginations and products.
This is un true if you simply would have identified your supposed photo and proved your ownership our I T department would have removed it immediately. For your connivance our contact is info@artfactory.com.
DeleteCould We Be More Clear ?
Our policy has always been and remains if for some reason a photo - Coming to us from unknown’s sources as they always have even prior to the Internet ends up on our site for design purpose such as before and after, or work in progress. If any one objects it will be removed if you can prove ownership. This protects us from the unscrupulous just whimsical messing with our design department for the sake of their self-interest or not.
98% of our photos on this site are ones we have taken our selves of our completed products. The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc. we canot verify the origine of every photo sent if it has no copy right info on it.
Just An Explanation Of Our Design Policy To Clarify How This Blog May Have Gotten Started.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all it is a matter of record at the BBB on the results of this complaining antler guy and his hateful and unreasonable attitude on how possibly his photos may have gotten on our site and our immediate removal prior to our verifying that they were ever his to begin with. Later turns out he has no proof that he holds any copyrights to any of the photos he claimed were his. Even then we still removed them. Due to his inability to understand our policy he continues in some remote hope we believe driven by his greed and envy of our long established products. He continues a vendetta as evidenced in the following all connected blog comments. Note the dates.
It is published on our catalog pages and web pages and has been long before this guy was ever in business our design policies and methods. These are posted on every page of our web site. Could We Be More Clear ?
Our policy has always been and remains if for some reason a photo - Coming to us from unknown’s sources as they always have even prior to the Internet ends up on our site for design purpose such as before and after, or work in progress. If any one objects it will be removed if you can prove ownership. This protects us from the unscrupulous just whimsical messing with our design department for the sake of their self-interest or not.
98% of our photos on this site are ones we have taken our selves of our completed products. The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc. ,
Historical Origin And Design Inspiration
Most Designs Used Today Were Conceived Hundreds Of Years Ago By Some Of The Worlds Most Famous Architects And Designers Working For The Aristocracies And The Well To Do Of Their Period.
Many of these architects and designers are as well known as Leonardo da Vinci (renaissance architecture) or Michelangelo,s (baroque architecture) as well as more recently William Morris, John Ruskin (founders of the Arts and Crafts furniture movement in circa 1800 England) Gustave Stickley (founder of the American Arts and Crafts movement in America circa 1900.) Frank Loyd Wright, Charles and Henry Greene to name a few.
Every Successful Creative Enterprise Is Always Built On A Foundation That Was Laid Down By Its Predecessors.
All creative people are dependent upon the groundwork laid down by those who came before them. H. J. Nick, artist and direct descendant of the Marbella brothers, and Scottsdale Art Factory have built on these foundations and have raised the bar of quality even higher. Thus setting a new standard and offering the finest one of a kind handmade furnishings found anywhere in the world in the 21st century.
We Hand Craft From Natural Antlers All Styles And Sizes. "Simply Send Us Your Photo Or Design Or Choose From Our Designs" - Residential And Commercial
Wow, well I guess that puts to bed all of the above. It is common practice to use photographs not necessarily just to show what you have manufactured but also to show your capabilities. Photographs on the World Wide Web are up for grabs by anyone unless clearly copyrighted. Most of the above comments do seem like sour grapes borne from perhaps a little jealousy?
DeleteMy only other comment to Scottsdale Art Factory, having visited your wonderful website is - KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, and more importantly, KEEP IT IN AMERICA.
I wish there were more Companies like yours who seem to pride yourselves on "Made in America"
Well done and GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!
This is a warning to all of these anonymous - We are long time manufacturer of fine art handmade in America products. If you want to continue to post these kinds of slurs and untruths you will be dealing with our legal people and we will prosecute with full force of the law.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I found this blog, because the sheer volume of this same complaint over and over tells me something wrong is going on. The Art Factory's response of "we will take it down IF YOU CAN PROVE OWNERSHIP" (emphasis mine) leads me to believe they don't ask to use another company's image, they just take it. They attempt to justify it publicly by stating "The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc." Hmm, if somebody sends an image from Company A to Company B for Company B to copy, that somebody CAN'T give permission for Company B to use that image publicly; it doesn't belong to them!
ReplyDeleteFinal point: I'm more than skeptical about the "Anonymous" comment above...meaning, it seems like someone from the Art Factory themselves posted that. The statement "Photographs on the World Wide Web are up for grabs by anyone unless clearly copyrighted" is just plain wrong.
Too many red flags with this "Art Factory". I'm steering well clear of these guys.
Could We Be More Clear ?
ReplyDeleteOur policy has always been and remains if for some reason a photo - Coming to us from unknown’s sources as they always have even prior to the Internet ends up on our site for design purpose such as before and after, or work in progress. If any one objects it will be removed if you can prove ownership. This protects us from the unscrupulous just whimsical messing with our design department for the sake of their self-interest or not.
98% of our photos on this site are ones we have taken our selves of our completed products. The rest have been sent to us for design uses, given permission to use for design purposes etc. we canot verify the origine of every photo sent if it has no copy right info on it.
This is to Antlers By Cody We are trying to be nice by simply replying to your trash blogs and your friends. We invite you to use the legal process to resolve you incorrect issues as we have in the past. However If this trash blog continues to be up with accusations that you well know have no merit. We can assure you we will be using legal actions to protect our highly regarded reputation. Please contact us at - info@artfactory.com
ReplyDeleteScottsdale Art Factory, all American ... Bullies. Clearly the posts here have touched a nerve with y'all. Your inept and grammatically challenged rebuttal is a testament to your true nature.
ReplyDeleteLooks like someone got served:
ReplyDeletewww.rfcexpress.com/lawsuits/copyright-lawsuits/california-central-district-court/129898/amini-innovation-corporation-v-scottsdale-art-factory-llc-et-al/summary/
Go Jane Seymour and Company!
H.J. NiCK does worse than misuse photos of others. He surrounds himself with those he can manipulate, those who are desperate, those who he can control because they have no choice. Examples: first he used illegals [slaves] to build his products until the Sheriff made an example out of his company with a raid. Now HJ NICK employs parolees and ex-cons , pays minimum wage to build his overpriced goods. recruits those who have drinking or addiction problems or recruits broke college graduates desperate for money. he has many lawsuits for many reasons. many angry customers with many unanswered complaints. many collection accounts from many vendors.dodging many calls and many process servers. Business on verge of collapse. beware vendors, service providers, customers.
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HAHA! Funny because sadly it is true. All except for one thing... H.J. Nick does not exist. H.J. Nick is a made up person who Jerry Hardas can hide behind. As is Bill Morris, another fake persona for Jerry to hide behind.
Deletethis is crazy
ReplyDeleteHaha too funny!
DeleteHere's another company that has a whole page on their website dedicated to Scottsdale Art Factory's fraudulant practices: www.sonic.net/~cprowell/beware.html
ReplyDeleteThey stole my image too. I'm waiting for a call back from them right now:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.artfactory.com/dining-table-customer-provided-photo-wb200-p-8574.html
It seems they removed my picture and deleted the page off their website. I guess they got wind of this somehow.
DeleteWe took it down because we don't have time for these complaints of "stealing art" We have so many products we design on a daily basis so we don't need to hunt around for other photos. Have a good day.
DeleteThey have alot of images posted at Houzz.com. I would recommend looking for your images there also.
ReplyDeleteI am glad I found this blog. I am owner and sole proprietor of Ebben Custom Cabinets & Furniture in Lincoln Ne. I was contacted by a client from Nevada to build a Frank Lloyd Wright style Table and Chairs for her. The Chairs are my own design. She asked me if the photo of the table and chairs on my website. www.ebbenwoodworking.com was my own work or a stock photo. I replied to her that ALL of the work and images on my site are my own. She said that the reason she was asking is because there was a picture "just exactly like mine" on the their website, Here is the link http://www.artfactory.com/dining-table-frank-lloyd-wright-20th-cen-america-wdt6655-p-8451.html AND they are claiming the work and design of my table and chairs. I called them as a customer and inquired about the table and chairs. She said they had no distributors in my area and could not give me a price or any details about MY table and chairs. While I am flattered they thought so highly of my work. This is theft from my website. This company was even featured on one of the mainstream news programs. I think they should do another feature showing how they steal others ideas and claim them as their own. I built this table for a customer can prove all I say is true. The description they have written about the chairs is completely false. I plan on sending them a legal take down notice. How despicable this is and what kind of character is this H.J Nick. The designer for my customer said that the quality of work coming out of this company is very crude and looks like the wood work coming out of Mexico.
ReplyDeleteDuane - we do not steal from websites. We custom make everything here in America - NOT mexico. We are sorry if a customer brings us a design they would like made from your site or anyone else and wants us to hand make it. That isn't our fault or considered stealing. These posts are very clear that competitors are trying to cause issues with our company. Duane, if someone came to you with a photo of ours and wanted you to design it, you would turn them away? No. It's called inspiration.
Delete1. They absolutely steal images from other websites. 2. They actually go into other furniture showrooms and take photos of other business' products for inclusion in their catalog. I've seen this happen. 3. HJ Nick does not exist. He is their owner, Jerry Nicholas Hardas. It is a pseudonym. 4. They claim to have existed before AZ was a state. This is a complete lie. They started by selling furniture on the side of the road with a trailer sometime in the late 80's or 90's.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your input, however, this is a family own business for generations. We didn't "start" in Arizona, but are here now and have been for decades. Facts need to be accurate, that is what makes them facts.
DeleteAfter these weasels stole some photos off my site, and changed coloring to hide it, they reproduced my original design (albeit poorly) and are describing it as influenced by old bridges. Why not tell the truth and tell customers you stole the design? The copy: http://www.artfactory.com/handmade-dining-tables-industrial-revolution-table-airt2015-p-9412.html
ReplyDeleteThe real deal: https://www.retro.net/shop/bronx-crank-table/
Again, we do completely different work then you. We custom make everything to exactly how our customers want it. If a customer see's something somewhere else, but wants us to hand make it, that's called business - not stealing.
DeleteI will speak to this directly as I am the designer that produced the drawings for this table. There were several modifications to my original drawings by request of our customer (THE MAN WHO PAID FOR THE TABLE) to fulfill his wishes on how the table would look once completed. Any similarities or dissimilarities to some other manufactures table has nothing to do with anything other than giving MY customer what he or she wants because HE or SHE is paying me to do what they want. If I am successful at my profession I satisfy, first and foremost, my clients wishes and directions. If I did not I would end up some washed up has been that has nothing else to do but whine and complain about why they are not satisfying anyone with their work. Get a clue. You work for whomever is paying you. It really is so simple.
DeleteThey delivered agreed to build me a door in 2009 after they had their license suspended for employee ID theft ring, i.e. undocumented work force. They were very late with the door, it was missing parts, and damaged upon delivery. I basically lost $6000 and the door. They are crooks with a brazen attitude. Az AG would not do anything to help me after I filed a claim against them due to the immigration issue.
ReplyDeleteWe were victims of this, not involved. This is a ridiculous accusation. Once we found out what happened it was fixed immediately. Again, this has nothing to do with your door and if you wanted to get help with the process of your door or delivery damage you should of called us. Everything we ship out is photographed 360 so we have proof of the item right before shipment.
DeleteThese weasels are at it again. First they stole the photos I took of a table I designed and tried to pass it off as their work. Now they copied my Bronx table and are calling it an antique reproduction or some crap. These guys are just not worth doing business with if you care about ethics.
ReplyDeleteSAF does not steal photos from anyone or anywhere. We CUSTOM make everything that comes out of our factory. We cannot do anything if a customer possibly see's one of your designs and comes to us to have it made to their specifications, we will do so. While we understand that it might be frustrating to see an item you designed on our website, but please keep in mind that you are not the only one with ideas.
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