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| Mail Bag: Infringed Copyright... of a dog |
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| Badspot:
I just got this and it literally blew my mind. I was physically stunned. Like the guy hit some kind of stupidity pressure point inside my brain. Subject: Infringed Copyright --- Quote from: smsdt@hotmail.com ---I would like to bring your attention to this forum thread http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=141279.0. The thread is actively encouraging the theft of images, and specifically the user ‘Placid’ has stolen mine. My image is copyrighted, a factor which ‘Placid’ admits to in the thread yet continued to find a way around the image protection. I would ask you to remove this thread with immediate effect and warn your users such behaviour is illegal, as far as i am concerned copyright infringement will not be accepted. Regards Simon Turner --- End quote --- Yes, this guy is for real. He edited the description on the flickr page (emphasis added by me): --- Quote from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/si-turner/5339495461/ ---13/1/2010 - I would just like to say thankyou to everyone for all their lovely comments, and for getting this explored, its a very nice feeling to know others appreciate my work and my gorgeous little puppy. Sadly however someone has already stolen the image and is using it on a forum where they knowingly steal images. It is illegal to use this image without my permission, please look, appreciate (if you like it) and leave in place! --- End quote --- I feel kind of sad for the guy because he must never get any traffic, yet checks the brown townytics frequently enough to notice a referral from the Blockland forums inside 6 hours. --- Quote from: support@blockland.us ---You are bringing legal threats into a group of minors playing a game of cut and paste. If you really want to persue this you could file a DMCA request with tinypic.com, who is currently hosting the image. Note that people don't like being told what to do, especially when it is this ridiculous. They'll just repost it somewhere else because they know that you're powerless to stop them. You seem like an utterly unpleasant individual. Please don't punch me. --- End quote --- Legal Note: That is an actual picture of the dude from his flickr account which is (of course) copyrighted. Luckily, I am a certified e-lawyer. Watch this: I am reproducing the image here under the terms of fair use set out in 17 U.S.C. § 107 for the purposes of criticism, comment, news reporting and research (into noobs). |
| Qwepir:
--- Quote from: support@blockland.us ---You are bringing legal threats into a group of minors playing a game of cut and paste. --- End quote --- oh god that just made me crack up |
| Raeyok:
--- Quote from: Badspot on January 14, 2011, 02:11:31 AM ---You seem like an utterly unpleasant individual. Please don't punch me. --- End quote --- just made my entire day. |
| Skip:
I actually can't tell what the guy is doing in that picture. |
| brawlman14365:
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