Xiaomi apologizes for the unintentional "theft" of works by artist Peter Tarka, from its employee.

A Xiaomi employee “stole" his work Peter Tarka (3D animations designer), and used it in the company's Banners without his permission.

Μin fact these designs were intended for her promotional video LG, and all this resulted in a negative comment on Xiaomi's name.

You can see the two images below and how they are almost identical. Some of the ramps have been removed to make room for Xiaomi products, but the resemblance is too great to be coincidental.

The images were used on Xiaomi's official Spanish website, but have been removed immediately after the copyright infringement was reported.

And here are some other elements that Xiaomi used, such as the chair on the left and the light bulb on the right. The colors have been changed but the design is the same.

Xiaomi reacted the next day, and the company said it had fired the employee responsible for using its work Grater without his permission, and apologized immediately to the artist.

"We sincerely apologize to Mr. Peter Tarka and for delays in the approval process ", Said a representative of the company in The Verge via email. "Our employee's actions run counter to our company's respect for intellectual property, and we will further strengthen our internal approval procedures to prevent this from happening again in the future.".

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