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Well Known Site Ripping Our Work!!!

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http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Other-Desktop-Enhancements/Radio-Wave-FX.shtml
from WinCustomize Forums

Hey guys,

 I got an email today from Softpedia.com telling me that they are hosting some of my cursors, as well as showcasing via links to my cursors here at WC. Blew me away, to say the least.

I'm sure this happens, so I wanted to ask for opinions here.  Should I be happy, or upset? Is this extra exposure, or exploitation?

After further digging, I find there are a bunch of us there. If you get to a page that says Developers page, it'll link to WC. But the product finder on the home page will find links to download your work from their site!!!

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Other-Desktop-Enhancements/Radio-Wave-FX.shtml

http://www.softpedia.com/developer/PuterDudeJim-61341.html

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top

well ...... they didnt sent me any notification ...... but they ripped all of my cursors uploaded at WC

 

they even made a page using my nick .... :S ... here is the link

http://www.softpedia.com/developer/sAARGe-61512.html

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

guys ... i just checked ..... ITS DIRECT LINK ....... they link u to WC when u try to get the skins .....

 

a new ripping idea ..... just to get more traffic on their site ..... :S

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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting sAARGe, reply 27
guys ... i just checked ..... ITS DIRECT LINK ....... they link u to WC when u try to get the skins .....

 

a new ripping idea ..... just to get more traffic on their site .....
End of sAARGe's quote

No, mine download from their site. If you find yourself on the Developers page, then it links to your site.

Just for the sake of checking, I was able to directly download a Premium Suite....at no cost!   deleted it too, BTW.

 try this, saarge:  http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Jet-2-Download-142267.html

Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

yeah ... just figured it out ......

and how u deleted the skins ?

Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Haven't. I will have to email them. I will ask that they remove my skins.

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top

more wincustomize users on there :

 

http://www.softpedia.com/developer/The-A-V-MAN-60741.html

http://www.softpedia.com/developer/Libardo-60333.html

http://www.softpedia.com/developer/Quentin94-59894.html

http://www.softpedia.com/developer/BONEHEADdb-59938.html

http://www.softpedia.com/developer/vStyler-59928.html

 

looks like they've been busy on wincustomize this month

might want to make a thread telling everyone to check the site.

 

 

Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I changed the name of this thread, just as an alert. The mods will probably nuke this because it links to ripped skins, for the world to see. Jafo knows....matter of time till he gets on them.

Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting cplair, reply 20
 Make them buy you beer for life Jim!
End of cplair's quote

CP, I quit drinking a while back...lol!!  Pizza?

Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Of all the nerve !! :hrmph:

 

 

 

They could at least link to Master skins ! :w00t:

Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 21
Oh...I need to add...

It is almost a given that there will be a respondent here who states 'he does not give a toss about his property/skins and anyone can have it'....and that's fine.... FOR HIM.

The issue with an individual's property rights is that he MUST vigorously defend those rights at any and every opportunity....because....if at one time he says 'I don't care'...or shows no interest in their protection the horse has bolted for any future attempt at protection.  A subsequent 'abuser' can point to the prior indifference as what we call in the architecture game as 'first intrusion' [when a block of flats is hard to reject when a precedent was already set by - the first intrusion [block built]].

People need to keep a firm grip on their stable door.

If YOU do not care about your property rights then rest assured....no-one else will, either.
End of Jafo's quote

 

I understand and whole heartedly agree. I was just a bit flattered at first. I wrote them asking for removal.

Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top

WHere do you start? My Iconpackages are all over the freakin place. Someone turned one into icons for cellphones. A dozen or so Chinese sites have them posted. Russina sites. File sharing sites.

Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting vStyler, reply 34
Of all the nerve !!

 

 

 

They could at least link to Master skins !
End of vStyler's quote

 

Funny.....:rolleyes:

Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I thought it was funny, and was only a joke after all.

 

Anyway...what Po said... plus... really works both ways, their linking directly to the skins here at WC, now while that may not be the most ethical thing to do, would seem to give WC and whoevers skins are there just more exposure.

I gave up on people pirating my work a long time ago, nothing I can practically do about it, so why not at least have a laugh.

Good people that appreciate good work that was worked hard on to produce will buy my work (if they can afford to) even if they can get it for free, lazy good for nothing theives won't.. I'm not going on a one man crusade to change human nature.

I'm sure if WC has a problem with it that they want to put resources towards, then I'm all for that too... Either way I'm not going to lose sleep over it.

 

Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top

oh great, they have my cursors too, including chococat.........i cant believe they would kidnap my chococat......... i dont like it, but i cant see myself being able to do anything about it, but id like it removed somehow.  i never recieved any email from them either.........

 

jim can you please pm me their email address. i will ask to have all my cursors removed.

Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top

(of course, I'm kind of an attention whore)
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I hear that is a common affliction among skinners. XD

Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting vStyler, reply 1
Did they ask?
End of vStyler's quote

Did they ask you if they could use your VOX sound pack?

 

Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Funny, if you read their copyright page, it looks like everyone they ripped, works for them.

 

Softpedia Online Content Copyright Information

The following applies to all content published by Softpedia via electronic means, such as Internet websites, email messages and so on, hereinafter referred to as CONTENT.

Most of the CONTENT is original, created by Softpedia staff and is protected by copyright laws. Any reproduction of these works, without Softpedia's written consent, is strictly prohibited and will be punished according to the laws in effect.

Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I thought it was funny, and was only a joke after all.
End of quote

I knew that, was trying to be funny back at you, I'm not as good at it as you. I'll stick to skinning!

 

Now that was funny!!!

Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'm sure if WC has a problem with it that they want to put resources towards, then I'm all for that too... Either way I'm not going to lose sleep over it.
End of quote

I was just flattered that someone found my work worth ripping...lol!    :P   :O

Reply #46 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Last time someone datamined [hotlinked] to the Wincustomize database the links were 'redirected' to an unsavoury site.

Put a quick end to the practise.

Reply #47 from WinCustomize Forums Top

}:)   Do it again....do it again!!!   }:)

Reply #48 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Did they ask you if they could use your VOX sound pack?

End of quote

 

Nope

Reply #49 from WinCustomize Forums Top

They took my Monty Python Sound Packager theme! Hope they enjoy it! X( XO XD

Reply #50 from WinCustomize Forums Top

letter sent...........not sure if it will do any good or not........:\