Recently we received extensive evidence that an individual named Erik Xalatyan has been heavily involved in the illegal distribution and sale of pirated digital products, and in attempted fraud by accepting payments for digital products he knew he had no right to sell or distribute.
Erik Xalatyan
- Yerevan, Armenia
- exalatyan123@gmail.com
- aghasisahakyan123@gmail.com
- youtube.com/@ErikAutomates
- github.com/agenticevangelist/
- devpost.com/nubmaster4568
- 21st.dev/@aghasisahakyan1
- reddit.com/user/nubmaster151515/
Mr. Xalatyan advertised dozens of commercial digital products for sale through a piracy website he created called "Design Bay," cowardly hiding behind anonymous Reddit and X accounts to promote it. He agreed to remove the products only once we identified him by name, which tells you what he thought of the risk while he believed he could not be found:
Selling or distributing Untitled UI products without permission infringes our copyright and breaches our License Agreement. Our products are protected by U.S. Copyright (Registration No. TX 9-517-917), and "Untitled UI" and the Untitled UI logo are registered trademarks. This conduct is not merely unethical, it is wilful copyright infringement, which is a criminal offence under the Copyright Act when committed for commercial advantage or private financial gain.
We take unauthorized distribution seriously because it protects three groups at once: our intellectual property, our customers, and other businesses and creators who pay for legitimate licenses and deserve not to be undercut by someone reselling their work.
We have contacted Mr. Xalatyan about this matter but have not received a satisfactory resolution. As such, we are in the process of escalating this matter and will be pursuing both civil and criminal charges, and we have reserved all legal rights.
It's incredibly concerning to see other creators blatantly stealing from their peers and we have a zero tolerance policy against people like Mr. Xalatyan. Below are a list of digital products Mr. Xalatyan has been advertising for sale:
If you are affected
This article is published to inform our customers and the wider design community of activity that we believe involves the unauthorized distribution of paid digital products.
If you believe you purchased Untitled UI from an unauthorized source such as Mr. Xalatyan, or you have information relating to unauthorized sales, contact us at legal@untitledui.com.
If you have received suspicious emails or messages from Mr. Xalatyan relating to the sale of our products, please report them to us at the same address so we can follow up.
If you operate a design marketplace or distribute commercial digital assets, we recommend reviewing any access you have granted to individuals such as Mr. Xalatyan or accounts you reasonably suspect may be redistributing your products without authorization.
If you receive any emails impersonating another business or selling their products illegally, the best thing you can do is mark them as spam in your email client and let the business know about it. This will help prevent others from falling into the trap.
If you have received any suspicious emails or messages from Mr. Farkhadini regarding the illegal sale of our products, please report them to us via legal@untitledui.com so we can follow up.
Important: The statements in this article reflect our understanding of the facts based on the evidence available to us at the time of publication. If additional information becomes available that materially changes our understanding of these events, we will review and update this page as appropriate.
