Rip site continues to rip........
Monday, September 29, 2003 by BoXXi | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
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! 
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Reply #2 Monday, September 29, 2003 1:19 PM
Reply #3 Monday, September 29, 2003 4:27 PM
Reply #4 Monday, September 29, 2003 4:29 PM
| as a moderator and skinning veteran I assumed that you knew not to post potential websites that are violating copyrights, rips, etc. |
Whats your problem man? If my works were being ripped I would start a thread here. Chill out man! >

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Reply #8 Monday, September 29, 2003 4:36 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.
Reply #9 Monday, September 29, 2003 4:52 PM
Reply #10 Monday, September 29, 2003 11:43 PM
| I wonder if they got permission on this site where they are using the abracadabra theme by pixtudio... |
Probably not .... and when it comes to 'Cars' they aren't the quickest on the grid!
Under 'Bugatti' ( I'm a revhead, so I have to look!) is a 1939 Jaguar SS100 .... so I doubt ripping a theme is within their range of comprehension!

Reply #12 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 7:19 AM
| #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. 
Reply #13 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 2:13 PM
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.

Reply #14 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 5:00 PM
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'...
Reply #16 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 10:12 PM
Here's the exchange of mails (in french, it's good to what you have ...
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Bonsoir,
Effectivement, après ces quelques explications, les choses apparaissent plus clairement, ce qui n'est malheureusement pas le cas au premier coup d'oeil sur le site...
Je ne suis pas personnellement l'auteur de Wallpapers concernés, mais je suis membre d'un site que vous connaissez peut-être, traitant de tout ce qui touche à la "customisation" de PC (en l'occurence wincustomize.com)
Souvent, les auteurs de Wallpapers, skins divers, etc, se voient "piratés" leurs créations, et un "thread" a été ouvert récemment par "BoXXi" concernant votre site. Celui étant français, je me suis donc permis de laisser un mot ...
Cela étant il serait sympathique de venir expliquer votre position à l'URL suivante : https://www.wincustomize.com/msgboard.asp?BID=WC&id=195712#toppage ceci permettant d'éviter tout malentendu.
Au demeurant votre site est pas mal du tout ...
)Cordialement
Philippe
----- Original Message -----
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 4:29 PM
Subject: wallpapers_sur_winboost.org
Bonjour,
Je suis l'administrateur du site winboost.org, et je viens de découvrir votre message dans le livre d'or du site !
Je n'ai jamais présenté les wallpapers comme étant des réalisations du site ou même de ma création, sauf les 2 en haut de page !
Si toutefois une de ces réalisations est de votre création et que je ne vous ai pas demander votre permission pour la diffusion, indiquez moi le nom du wallpaper et je le retirerez sans problèmes !
Une information supplémentaire, au passage de la souris sur la capture du wallpaper les infos d'auteur apparaissent (preuve que je ne m'accapare pas ces ?uvres) !
Je reste à votre disposition pour toutes autres remarques, Amicalement
Julien
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Reply #17 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 10:19 PM
Reply #18 Wednesday, October 1, 2003 5:23 AM
je suis donc l'administrateur du site winboost.org, et je viens de prendre connaissance de vos remarques!
comme je l'ai déja expliqué, si des oeuvres "wallpapers" présent sur mon site n'on rien à y faire j'en suis désolé, n'hésitez pas à me contacter et je supprimerais ces oeuvres sans vous posez le moindre soucis! Lors de la création du site je n'avais pas de contenu au niveau "wallpapers" j'ai donc fait une demande au niveau de mon forum ( 1ere version du site) et ce sont des internautes qui on mis ces oeuvres là à ma disposition, il est vrai que certaines étaient accompagnées de droit de diffusion et d'autres non! Et je reconnais avoir tout de même diffuser! je m'en excuse auprés des créateurs respectifs, mais je ne penssais pas faire de mal! Donc et pour finir, je m'engage à fermer en intégralité la section wallpapers du site si vous en faites la demande et ce, le jour même. Mon but étant d'essayer d'agrandir la communauté au niveau personnalisation de pc, et non de provoquer la colère des créateurs! Toutefois comme vous aurrez pû le constater mon site est entierement gratuit sans la moindre pub, car je ne souhaites pas faire de profis avec le travail d'autruis! J'espere que vous comprendrez, et je vous pris d'accepter mes excuses. Amicalement, Julien.
http://www.winboost.org
[email protected]
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Reply #20 Wednesday, October 1, 2003 11:43 AM
| Admin Jafo - 10/1/2003 6:41:46 AM Can someone translate #18 for me?....Last time I studied French was in 1969... ![]() |
I think i've already do my job with this website ...
and in fact why should there be always the non english native speaking people who should do some effort ?? Hummm ???
In a short resume, that's the admin of winboost.com, who is answering to the title of the thread ...
Ppppppffffiouuuuuuu, i'm tired now ...

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Reply #1 Monday, September 29, 2003 1:14 PM
Man these sorta ppl piss me off