Topdownloads.net has YOUR walls
Sunday, July 8, 2007 by Jafo | Discussion: WinCustomize News
http://www.topdownloads.net/services/search.php
Click the link.....enter your nick....or your name....and search.
I found 4 of mine....[under Jafo and Paul+Martin - since removed by request]
BoXXi has 167.....
Anyone I can think of is there....Nuvem...Treetog...Alexandrie...Pixtudio.......list is endless
Yes, this person at 'least' has our names on them....but that's only a small part of the issue of Copyright and distribution.
YOU as the property owner have the inalienable right to determine how, when and where your property is displayed and/or distributed.
This site [Topdownloads.net] is violating your rights.
However, fortunately the site admin appears to be aware he has no right to be doing as he does and promptly complies with requests for content removal.
It is up to each individual artist/owner to determine whether there is a case for proceeding to sue for material loss/compensation.
Domain Name: TOPDOWNLOADS.NET
Administrative Contact :
van Opstal, Leo
[email protected]
Technical Contact :
van Opstal, Leo
[email protected]
Anyone wanting to retain/maintain legal ownership of their property and control its dissemination would do well to contact Leo for content removal....
Reply #82 Tuesday, May 6, 2008 12:25 PM
First time I've heard that one. Guess you really can learn something new every day.
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Reply #81 Tuesday, May 6, 2008 8:15 AM
eddyhaze ....some sites actually take your walls/work without your knowledge and redistribute them....totally outside any consent of yours...and outside your control.
That is called copyright theft.
If you don't even know of the existence of this unlawful [not consented] distribution you have absolutely no say on how it is done or handled...or in what circumstances.
Usually at this time I give an EXTREME example....thus....
You upload a really good pic of your daughter or neice....you drew it yourself...and are really proud of the artwork...depicting a lovely 10 year old enjoying life.
Some bottom-feeder takes it and uploads it to a rock-spider site [look it up] ....and lovingly includes your name....
Good luck explaining that to the FBI [or its equivalent]
NEVER treat your IP lightly.
Ever.