What to say when other people use your graphics without permission...
Wednesday, April 9, 2003 by juni | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
...and give this as a reply when called on it:
"Permissions? Isn't it all "free use"? Isn't that what skins are all about?
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"Permissions? Isn't it all "free use"? Isn't that what skins are all about?
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Fuzzy Logic
Reply #2 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 9:25 AM
Reply #2 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 9:25 AM
Sounds like someone to be dealt with. An Admin needs to be pointed in the right direction.
Bangkokboy
Reply #3 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 10:16 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 10:16 AM
you're right juni - it wasn't even a well executed rip. 
Dokt
Reply #4 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 10:21 AM
Reply #4 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 10:21 AM
Better question:
Q: What do you say to someone that makes money out of your graphics that you have freely released and for which you yourself are not making any money?
A: Welcome to Wincustomise.
Q: What do you say to someone that makes money out of your graphics that you have freely released and for which you yourself are not making any money?
A: Welcome to Wincustomise.
citats
Reply #7 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 10:50 AM
Reply #7 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 10:50 AM
The most recent addition to the dashboard library... it is called slick.
Jafo
Reply #9 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 4:38 PM
Reply #9 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 4:38 PM
Dokt....if you imagine that to be the case, what say you contribute substantial funds to the site's bandwidth use...
Are we yet again referring to the sale of compilation CDs?....an attempt to have Wincustomize.com 'pay its own way'?
I personally have bought each and every one of them, purely to be a 'little' help.....some are still in their postage, since the intent was to contribute, not to actually access more skins...
Are we yet again referring to the sale of compilation CDs?....an attempt to have Wincustomize.com 'pay its own way'?
I personally have bought each and every one of them, purely to be a 'little' help.....some are still in their postage, since the intent was to contribute, not to actually access more skins...
Doreen
Reply #10 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 5:39 PM
Reply #10 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 5:39 PM
Hi juni 
just explain to him how it works and tell him yeah clip art type stuff is free to float around as your own work but not when you make the stuff from scratch like you do!
if he does not take heed, make a really cool pocket blind skin and tell him to be sure to have the pocket blind skin options set to auto load? (then forget to put the close button on the skin) hehe!
I'm kidding!
I'm thinking of Glen when he loaded a bugging pb skin he had to reformat his ppc and lost everything! why am I laughing? it happened to me too once argh!!!!
hopefully after you tell him in alittle more detail how it works he'll get the msg? you've been around long enough to know how some are though some don't even care some actually don't know and are innocent about it when they start out trying to make skins (It's a compliment he liked your stuff well enough to try w/ yours)
of course last resort is sick Jafo on him or grab a bat?
just explain to him how it works and tell him yeah clip art type stuff is free to float around as your own work but not when you make the stuff from scratch like you do!
if he does not take heed, make a really cool pocket blind skin and tell him to be sure to have the pocket blind skin options set to auto load? (then forget to put the close button on the skin) hehe!
I'm kidding!
I'm thinking of Glen when he loaded a bugging pb skin he had to reformat his ppc and lost everything! why am I laughing? it happened to me too once argh!!!!
hopefully after you tell him in alittle more detail how it works he'll get the msg? you've been around long enough to know how some are though some don't even care some actually don't know and are innocent about it when they start out trying to make skins (It's a compliment he liked your stuff well enough to try w/ yours)
of course last resort is sick Jafo on him or grab a bat?
juni
Reply #11 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 9:55 PM
Reply #11 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 9:55 PM
Thanks, I see it is gone . If it had been done well and the person had asked for permission it would have been a different story.
. If it had been done well and the person had asked for permission it would have been a different story.
craeonics
Reply #12 Thursday, April 10, 2003 5:35 AM
Reply #12 Thursday, April 10, 2003 5:35 AM
There's something inheritely strange about skinning. Its origins lie within the realm of copyright infringement: the first skins were hacked .exe's. Strange how the tide has shifted in time.
Just pondering, by the way.
Just pondering, by the way.
Bangkokboy
Reply #13 Thursday, April 10, 2003 10:48 AM
Reply #13 Thursday, April 10, 2003 10:48 AM
time has a way of turning delinquents into model citizens 
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Reply #1 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 9:21 AM