I know there are a hell of a lot of cheeky ‘designers’ (word very loosely used in this scenario) out there, but this example is just amazing … check out how David Airey exposes how someone blithely sells the MGM lion in vector illustration format on Shutterstock for £29 a pop:

http://www.logodesignlove.com/mgm-grand-logo

Oh look, they changed it’s ear. Then that CLEARLY means it’s a new work of art (derivative) of the original, rather than blatant copyright theft. Not.

If you love looking at cheeky thefts like this, check out You Thought We Wouldn’t Notice, it’s an eye opener.

Not all stock art providers are like this of course, but it’s one other good reason to hire a TRUSTED designer for custom work if you want to avoid risk using this sort of thing in your marketing projects