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http://winboost.free.fr/ are displaying wallpapers without permission, including some of mine.
I'm sure we asked them to stop it, I'm also sure they agreed to stop. No such luck! 
| as a moderator and skinning veteran I assumed that you knew not to post potential websites that are violating copyrights, rips, etc. |
| #3 by The Rated PG - 9/29/2003 4:27:21 PM as a moderator and skinning veteran I assumed that you knew not to post potential websites that are violating copyrights, rips, etc. |
| I wonder if they got permission on this site where they are using the abracadabra theme by pixtudio... |
| #8 by Citizen grayhaze - 9/29/2003 4:36:08 PM #3 by The Rated PG - 9/29/2003 4:27:21 PM as a moderator and skinning veteran I assumed that you knew not to post potential websites that are violating copyrights, rips, etc. That's generally true for an individual rip of someone's work which has been uploaded to this or another skinning site. In cases where multiple people could be affected we like to post the details in public so that those people can take whatever action they deem appropriate. |
I was going to say what grayhaze said, but he said it, so now I don't have to. 
Many people have the attitude of acessing rips before they are removed especially if they are purchase only and found on other websites for free...like posting a link to a free abracadabra suite, toon xp, etc. My view is Regardless of whether the skins are mine or not Kona.
The Rated.....there is, and never has been any doubt that this site in question has and still is posting works without permission. The very evidence of this was with this actual thread that your concerned about....BoXXi is reporting that HIS walls are there without HIS permission. There's no case for innocent until proven guilty.....it's the 'smoking gun' argument, combined with the 'see my bullet wound here' evidentiary analysis....
The only issue with a 'similar' situation is whenI, for example post a thread stating a certain site is ripping BoXXi's walls.....only to find out later that he gave them consent....and I'm an idiot for defaming the site.
This is clearly not the case when the aggrieved is also the complainant.....and that particular site has a 'history'...
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| Admin Jafo - 10/1/2003 6:41:46 AM Can someone translate #18 for me?....Last time I studied French was in 1969... |
and in fact why should there be always the non english native speaking people who should do some effort ?? Hummm ??? 
| Hello with all, I am thus the administrator of the site winboost.org, and I have just taken note of your remarks! how I it have déja explained, if works "wallpapers" present on my site one nothing to make there I am been sorry by it, do not hesitate to contact me and I would remove these works without you pose least the concern! At the time of the creation of the site I did not have contents on the level "wallpapers" I thus made a request on the level of my forum (1ere version of the site) and they are Net surfers who one placed these works there at my disposal, it is true that certain were accompanied by right of diffusion and others not! And I admit having all the same to diffuse! I excuse myself some auprés of the respective creators, but I did not penssais to make of evil! Thus and to finish, I commit myself closing the very same day in integrality the section wallpapers site if you make the request of it and this. My goal being to try to increase the community on the level personalization of PC, and not to cause the anger of the creators! However as you will aurrez pû to note it my site is entirely free without the least pub, because I do not wish to make profis with the work of autruis! I espere that you will include/understand, and I taken to you to accept my excuses. In a friendly way, Julien. |
| Good evening, Indeed, after these some explanations, the things appear more clearly, which is unfortunately not the case with the first glance on the site... I am not personally the author of Wallpapers not concerned, but I am member of a site which you perhaps know, treating of all that touches with the "customisation" of PC (in the event wincustomize.com) Souvent, authors of Wallpapers, skins various, etc, see themselves "pirated" their creations, and a "thread" was recently open by "BoXXi" relating to your site. That being French, I thus allowed myself to leave a word... That being it would be sympathetic nerve to come to explain your following position with the URL: Link this allowing to avoid any misunderstanding. Moreover your site is not badly whole...) Cordially Philippe ---------------------------- Hello, I am the administrator of the site winboost.org, and I have just discovered your message in the gold book of the site! I never presented the wallpapers as being achievements of the site or even of my creation, except the 2 in top of page! If however one of these achievements is of your creation and that I do not have to ask for your permission for the diffusion to you, indicate to me the name of the wallpaper and I will withdraw it without problems! Additional information, in the passing of the mouse on the capture of the wallpaper the infos of author appear (proof that I do not monopolize myself these?uvres)! I remain at your disposal for all other remarks, Amicalement Julien |
OK....thanks, guys......now if someone can use a 'human translator' rather than the double-plus ungood doublethink of Babel to translate the next para to send to him all will be well...
Julien, thankyou for your response. The problem with posting an artist's work publicly first and then giving them the opportunity to subsequently request their removal is flawed by the fact that the permission to display the work is required BEFORE it is displayed, not after.
Your site should be set up for artists to submit their work and in so doing are consenting to its display. Then, provided the work is in fact theirs to submit you will have no problems with your graphics sections.
The best procedure for you to follow is to remove all the walls currently displayed, check for any which have proper consent with them and only display those that do. You can then seek other artists of interest to you and invite them to present their works on your site as well.
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