[GoTTi]

it was posted on yaxay.com..which had thier style hacked or stolen by some1 named Tommy..

http://www.tommytommy.com/forum/home.php

^^^vb.org

http://www.23to6.com/bbs/

^^Yaxay

[Smoothie]

Yea, that prick stole 3 of my styles. I emailed him. He is a member of my forums, or was. I asked him to remove them from his board. We exchanged a few emails, and I basically told he was a ripper, with no morals. His hobby is to rip every vb style he can find. And he's damn proud of it.

[ArunanS]

Look at the bottom it says ripped from yaxay...what idiots.
I really hate this
I am sure that idiot who ripped all your styles can be prosecuted in court by the designer of the styles, and the proper owner of the styles.

But will anyone, or is it work it is another question

[Smoothie]

He's in a country that doesn't care about US copyright.

[Dean C]

Wow those are pretty good rips..

Doesn't give them any right to do it though

I always wonder whats the point of ripping ... especially when its such well known designs..

You'll always get found out..

- miSt

[ArunanS]

Smoothie, then were gonna have to fly over to where ever he lives and beat the crap out of him now wouldn't we?

[filburt1]

I really don't think these links should be posted publicly or at least not discussed publicly. I for one just reported them to Jelsoft because it's likely that they're pirated or have license violations anyway.

[Chris M]

Its despicable

Satan

[Smoothie]

Originally posted by filburt1
I really don't think these links should be posted publicly or at least not discussed publicly. I for one just reported them to Jelsoft because it's likely that they're pirated or have license violations anyway.

I disagree 1000%. These bastards should be exposed for all to see. filburt1, I know you put a lot of work and time and effort into your skin. How would feel if it were your stuff they were rippin?

ArunanS- I got my credit card ready, lets catch the next fight over and pay jerky a visit.

[filburt1]

I'd be pissed but I wouldn't post it publicly. I'd consider a lawsuit if I really felt like it and I'd find some obscure violation of the license agreement to get Jelsoft to take away their license.

[Smoothie]

Tell ya right now, you ain't doin jack to people that live outside of the US. There is no copyright law. Next solution?

[filburt1]

All I'm doing is echoing what the mods at vB.com do: say that these URLs shouldn't be discussed publicly.

[okrogius]

Originally posted by Smoothie
He's in a country that doesn't care about US copyright.

Well, then why not give his visitors a good impression by informing them of this?

[GoTTi]

speaking of lawsuit, there is noway, even in US, that any1 can be sued, unless providing a Copyright or Contract of Legality and Ownership of any kind of design.

And to get a "copyright" on a forum template design, would be like buying a mark mcgwire rookie card, graded 10, for $1.00.

I haven't seen any proof of someone owning anything. If another person takes the ideas of some1 else, that might be ++++ed up, but it isn't illegal unless its owned by the creator. All I see is text saying things are "copyright". If asked, can these companies provide us with business licenses or proof of ownership? If so, then yes you might have a lawsuit, if not, all it is is just text and ALT+NUMBER commands making the © and ™ signs.

Keep this info incase one of you have a business plan or some sort of idea for something. Make sure you protect yourself @ all angles.

[filburt1]

As soon as you create something it has an implied copyright. Not always easy to uphold in court but that's at least one US law to be thankful for.

You can register a copyright and patent but both take a long time and can be expensive for normal end users.