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Esato themes on eBay |
aldrinus
Joined: Jan 16, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Philippines
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@downsie:
admirable, so admirable of you 
great move! cheers.
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downsie
Joined: Mar 27, 2007
Posts: 38
From: Aintree, Liverpool
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It's gotta be done. If it's not nipped in the bud, others will do it too. Then folk like me will simply stop sharing our themes freely on the internet. That would be a shame. |
aldrinus
Joined: Jan 16, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Philippines
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yup, you're definitely right, mate! just hope all of us here would be in unison in doing this worthy endeavor
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downsie
Joined: Mar 27, 2007
Posts: 38
From: Aintree, Liverpool
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I also think that Esato.com should raise the issue with eBay. As the site owners, they also have intellectual rights to the themes.
[ This Message was edited by: downsie on 2007-10-27 18:23 ] |
SE4NICK
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Australia
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I'll PM Laffen & Massuer now..
Im not sure if my themes would be included or not....what should I do.
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downsie
Joined: Mar 27, 2007
Posts: 38
From: Aintree, Liverpool
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Report to eBay anyway. It's safe to assume he is selling yours too, if you've created lots of themes and they're any good.
See my posting above.
I reported him (her?) anyway because I suspect he's selling my themes. Without actually getting hold of one of his discs, it's impossible to know one way or the other.
I'm thinking of asking the folks who were stupid enough to buy them. Maybe one of them will help - you never know.
[ This Message was edited by: downsie on 2007-10-28 01:02 ] |
downsie
Joined: Mar 27, 2007
Posts: 38
From: Aintree, Liverpool
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I've sent a message to a guy who bought a k750 pack of themes.
I was very diplomatic and asked him to search through the themes for authors' names, suggesting that he could do it by downloading and using 'Themes Creator' to reveal the authors' names.
Assuming he's not very savvy, I also suggested that he might prefer to send me the file so I can search through it.
Watch this space ... 
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SE4NICK
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Australia
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Go Downsie !!!
If he says that he wont give you all the themes i can compile a collection free of charge for him !
Keep us posted
BTW what did ebay say
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downsie
Joined: Mar 27, 2007
Posts: 38
From: Aintree, Liverpool
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Unsurprisingly, there has been no response from eBay apart from their automated email.
The Square Trade Seal folks have replied though. They stated that they will take the matter very seriously and have said they will be monitoring the situation. They also are concerned that he is duping people by charging money for stuff that is freely available.
I suspect he will just get a warning and nothing more will happen to him. The offending item will probably be quietly removed from eBay.
[ This Message was edited by: downsie on 2007-10-30 21:41 ] |
downsie
Joined: Mar 27, 2007
Posts: 38
From: Aintree, Liverpool
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I have just received a reply from eBay. In a nutshell, they require proof positive that my intellectual property rights have been infringed. I have no such proof as I have not purchased (and will not purchase) the file.
Sadly, the guy who purchased the file on eBay has not responded to my message.
Looks like it's up to Esato Admin and Chadiwrx to bear the colours.
[ This Message was edited by: downsie on 2007-10-31 02:31 ] |
SE4NICK
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Australia
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More like its only up to chadiwrx, admin can/wont do anything... |
downsie
Joined: Mar 27, 2007
Posts: 38
From: Aintree, Liverpool
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It would be very bad if Esato admin ignore this flagrant act of piracy.
Ok - the guy has only sold a few packs but that's not the point.
Themes that have taken many hours of skilled work to produce are freely shared by the authors with Esato and their members.
If Esato let this go, why should I bother uploading my themes there? I might as well put my themes on eBay.
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SE4NICK
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Australia
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Well esato admin cant do anything as they arent the original creators or something. However i belive they could make a difference.
Perhaps we will have to contact all the byers and offer them FREE themes to butter em up than ask for the themes they brought...
Although i wont be able to do this as i am too buisy. 
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downsie
Joined: Mar 27, 2007
Posts: 38
From: Aintree, Liverpool
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I have received a reply from the eBay seller. He states that he bought the themes on a CD about a year ago with resale rights.
I am wondering who would be able to compile a collection of themes and sell them as a package with those resale rights ... ?
The plot thickens. |
SE4NICK
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Australia
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It seems we have no hope, we dont have enough proof to nab him.
However we can talk to chadiwrx and see if he gave a cd to anyone ?
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Posted: 2007-10-27 17:34
