Site with skinners' "dreams" posted without consent

Sunday, January 16, 2011 by Jafo | Discussion: Community

Amitsaran notified us on a rip of his work at dreamcenevideo.net . I saw the names of many of the artists who post at WC there (don't know if their work was posted w/o permission). A DMCA letter was forwarded to Amitsaran for him to send but it is unclear just whom to address it to, there.  He might have to join their Forum and Post the letter there.

Links:

http://www.dreamscenevideo.net/blog/

http://www.dreamscenevideo.net/blog/tutorial/

 

http://www.lifespy.com/about/

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr221/zanespal/Dreamscapes.jpg  - shows "about page at Dreamscapes.net

About David (Founder)

Currently living in London, Ontario Canada, David works as the  Director of Communications for Bloggy Network. LifeSpy is one of a small  handful of projects he has started. His personal blog can be found at DavidCubed.com

This is the Founder of Lifespy.   ( http://www.lifespy.com/about/ )

http://www.lifespy.com/  Lifespy homepage.

 

 

Now, since the 'appropriate' contact links are conspicuous in their absence there is one [only] option.  The site's/network's "founder" [LifeSpy] has a Facebook page.  It is fair and appropriate that the 'buck stops here' with him.

http://www.facebook.com/LifeSpy 

What is required is...if any skinner/artist finds his work/s on this blog site...without their permission then fill in the appropriate DMCA notice and post it to the Facebook link.

It is a 'fair' assumption this 'David' is more closely connected to the site at issue than is made apparent.

Either way, the responsibility of appropriate DMCA notification lies with the skinner/artist concerned as that is the intended function of such notice.

[thanks goes to DrJBHL for hunting down much of this info]...

Link to DMCA notice....

https://forums.wincustomize.com/370505 

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CarGuy1
Reply #1 Sunday, January 16, 2011 7:30 PM

Quite a few of mine are there...without permission.

They even has the gall to say I create these for them.

Our Dream Guru Carguy1 released another great dream. 

Philly0381
Reply #2 Sunday, January 16, 2011 7:46 PM

I suppose it will never stop. 

Uvah
Reply #3 Sunday, January 16, 2011 8:07 PM

I saw ausvet's work there too.

CarGuy1
Reply #4 Sunday, January 16, 2011 9:19 PM

It is a 'fair' assumption this 'David' is more closely connected to the site at issue than is made apparent.

With a little digging I found info on this David can be found here.

I posted the link because Davidcubed.com is a dead link.

tazgecko
Reply #5 Sunday, January 16, 2011 11:47 PM

http://brandingdavid.com/

looks like the same guy

 

 

amitsaran
Reply #6 Monday, January 17, 2011 12:36 AM

They have also provided a copy of Deskscapes in the tutorials section.

The worst thing is they have made the .Dreams available in the video format

DrJBHL
Reply #7 Monday, January 17, 2011 12:49 AM

^ It does indeed, and your find did more than that.

The second entry (ironically, the one selling all he owns), gives an email address:

"If you are looking for sites or domains, please check out my list. If you’d like to purchase anything, just e-mail me at [email protected]."

I hope Amit sees this (as well as the other artists involved) so as to have an "address" to send their DMCA notifications.

 

Courtesy of Jafo:

 

Joe Skinner [your nick]

Joe P. Citizen [your name]

123 Fourth Street, Wherever 99999  [your home address]

xx/xx/2011  <---- [the date]

DMCA Removal Notice:

 

Please accept this as a request to remove the following unauthorized versions my intellectual property in keeping with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) which can be found at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

1) I am the owner of the intellectual property  whose rights are being infringed and I am authorized to act on my own behalf.

2) My contact information and electronic signature are below.

3) The infringing materials can be found at the following location(s):

 

FILL IN THE BLANKS

 

4) The materials are my exclusive intellectual property and may not be redistributed without my permission.

5) I have a good faith belief that "use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agents, or the law."

6) The information above is accurate to the best of my knowledge under penalty of perjury.

7) My electronic signature is below.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further information. Thank you for your cooperation.

 

SKINNER’S NAME

Email Address

 

amitsaran
Reply #8 Monday, January 17, 2011 1:29 AM

I subscribed to their forum and have posted a copy of DMCA removal notice on most of my Dreams up there !!

Hope they see it soon and remove my work from their site ,

Doc. I have also e-mailed a DMCA removal notice at the email you've mentioned above !!

DrJBHL
Reply #9 Monday, January 17, 2011 1:44 AM

Good work.

HG_Eliminator
Reply #10 Monday, January 17, 2011 4:55 AM

Looks like hes got alot of them Posted to youtube too.. 124 in all posted by this guy on youtube directly linked to at Dreamscenevideo.

Will most likely have to Send the DmMCA requests to youtube directly, with links to the dreams on youtube as well as explaining the direct-linking to youtubes site by Dreamscenevideoand NumpXP, using them as a host site to illegally redistribute copyrighted materials.

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/NumpXP#p/u

HG_Eliminator
Reply #11 Monday, January 17, 2011 5:20 AM

Pathetic considering upon reading some of the comments on his youtube site, he has been granting others permission to use the dreams in videos etc.

 

Got stuff from carguy.,Vstyler. you name it.

 

"Serving dreamscene community since 2007"  More like Ripping off the dreamscene community since 2007.

 

Uvah
Reply #12 Monday, January 17, 2011 5:24 AM

Doesn't that make it a lot more serious? Copyright infringement. Sue his ass for 1.5 million dollars!

HG_Eliminator
Reply #13 Monday, January 17, 2011 5:46 AM

Might want to file a complaint against this Facebook page too as it is by the same people and links directly to dreamscenevideos. * just recently created* Dreamscene

 

 

I also posted over at DA letting folks there know about this ripper. link

DrJBHL
Reply #14 Monday, January 17, 2011 6:52 AM

Excellent, HG_E.  There seem to be a huge number of bases to cover, here.

@ Jafo:  Might it be a good idea to make this a sticky for awhile so that artists get a chance to check out whether their work has been misappropriated?

 

The unhappy fact is that even if we succeed, he'll probably just open shop somewhere else and notify his user base.

IROKONESS
Reply #15 Monday, January 17, 2011 6:53 AM

I went to check it out.   It's like a cheap, mini Wincustomize.    Unbelievable.    Everyone is there.

I wish more could be done to these thiefs.     Your all so organized and calm....  

 

 

Should he be scared?                       

 

It's so sad. Sorry this happened to such nice people.

 

CarGuy1
Reply #16 Monday, January 17, 2011 10:10 AM

Troll Thumping Day...they even stole my Troll Thumping Day Dream.

They can't be allowed to get away with this. I'm sending Guido and Vinny over to have a sit down with them.

DrJBHL
Reply #17 Monday, January 17, 2011 10:17 AM

Thump!

OldMsgt
Reply #18 Monday, January 17, 2011 10:49 AM

Me I would have to send the team of S&W to visit them, if they did not mend there way maybe Mr's Colt and Winchester could them talk to them.

amitsaran
Reply #19 Monday, January 17, 2011 12:32 PM

Troll Thumping Day...they even stole my Troll Thumping Day Dream.

They can't be allowed to get away with this. I'm sending Guido and Vinny over to have a sit down with them.

Mike, it seems they have only removed the Dreams on which I posted the DMCA Removal Notice, still see there a few of mine and

ofcourse many of yours and other skinners, though I did'nt get any reply back in my e-mail from the suspected admin !!

 

amitsaran
Reply #20 Monday, January 17, 2011 12:34 PM

Might want to file a complaint against this Facebook page too as it is by the same people and links directly to dreamscenevideos. * just recently created* Dreamscene





I also posted over at DA letting folks there know about this ripper. link

Excellent job Sir

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