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  • Stolen Websites - Can you Believe this?

    I thought I'd seen it all but this is the topper. One of my clients alerted me to this site: http://www.die-site.com/ that has stolen from www.terrortest.com The Nest and several other sites that I've done and turned it into a site for "Atmosfear" which is also stolen from one my UK clients. I just cannot believe someone would be this blatant about ripping off my work.

    I have no way of contacting this person to stop them so does anyone have any suggestions on how to go about stopping something like this?

    See for yourself http://www.die-site.com/
    then my site www.terrortest.com
    He also took a lot from www.thecarnagehauntedhouse.com as well.
    Christopher Brielmaier
    Rogues Hollow Productions
    www.RoguesHollow.com
    www.myspace.com/rogueshollow
    info@rogueshollow.com
    PH: 614.408.3137

    Other people build websites, We build Results

  • #2
    check ur pm

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    • #3
      Chris,

      That is outrageous ... if you look at the bottom of this site it ever says it was designed by their team. Did you contact them?

      Larry
      Larry Kirchner
      President
      www.HalloweenProductions.com
      www.BlacklightAttractions.com
      www.HauntedHouseSupplies.com
      www.HauntedHouseMagazine.com

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      • #4
        That's unbelievable ! that happened to us once, a moron stole some art from us years ago that's why I copyright everything now, you need to contact this person to remove your art from their site or you'd sue them, this is awful... I hope you'll contact them and find a solution fast, I hate when people with no talent steal other's work...


        *Alex*
        Halloween, Gothic and Horror Design that will blow your mind!

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        • #5
          here is their number, I found it in the press page of their site I think they are from the uk

          07845239042 or email press@sunsetentertainment.co.uk

          LOL I found this too:

          Requests To Remove Certain Content From Our Sites
          If you believe that content you own has been copied and made accessible in a manner that violates your intellectual property rights, please review our copyright notice.


          WTF!!

          I say... sue their arses lol


          *Alex*
          Halloween, Gothic and Horror Design that will blow your mind!

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          • #6
            This is a disgrace! There's a difference between having a site as "inspiration" and completely stealing one!! I know that I am contracting our site to be made, and sent the makers a list of sites I love to use as inspiration... but this is just... ugh... makes me sick!

            -Tyler
            Chris Riehl
            Sales@spookyfinder.com
            (586)209-6935
            www.spookyfinder.com

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            • #7
              Stealing is stealing! Lying is lying! WTH is going on???
              Chris Riehl
              Sales@spookyfinder.com
              (586)209-6935
              www.spookyfinder.com

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              • #8
                A couple of more interesting quotes from their site:

                "Our sites include a combination of content that we create, that our partners create and that our users create. All materials published on our sites, including, but not limited to, written content, photographs, graphics, images, illustrations, marks, logos, sound or video clips and flash animation, are protected by our copyrights or trademarks or those of our partners. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display or in any way exploit any of the materials or content or our sites in whole or in part. If you would like to request permission to use any of the content on our sites, please review our Copyright notice."

                "We do not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of the content on our sites."

                It's bad enough to steal something. But to get caught and claim you own it is really something.

                I also notice that many of the pages on their site don't work or aren't finished. Don't you just hate it when you steal something and it doesn't work right?
                Last edited by shawnc; 10-15-2008, 10:31 PM.

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                • #9
                  Why not call him and ask him why?

                  Sunset Entertainment
                  rickie worrall (quickielikerickie@hotmail.co.uk)
                  4 Bracken Way
                  Litchard
                  Bridgend
                  South Wales,cf311yq
                  GB
                  Tel. +00.07794847641

                  or contact his hosting provider and file a complaint
                  http://my.hostonite.net/contact.php

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                  • #10
                    Thanks guys. I've been so busy that I didn't have time to go through their whole site. Thanks for digging out that contact info. I'll see what I can do and contact their hosting company as well.
                    Christopher Brielmaier
                    Rogues Hollow Productions
                    www.RoguesHollow.com
                    www.myspace.com/rogueshollow
                    info@rogueshollow.com
                    PH: 614.408.3137

                    Other people build websites, We build Results

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                    • #11
                      I see their whole site is down. Heopfully they are removing your artwork
                      Sean De Wane
                      ----------------------------------------------
                      The De Wane Asylum
                      www.dewaneasylum.com

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                      • #12
                        That was just nuts Chris. I know the feeling from my day job. We once had to go after a car dealership for a total rip off of my design for another dealership.

                        Hopefully as stated already, they are removing the items and doing something different.

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                        • #13
                          A quick update: I did contact the company and they say they hired someone off the internet to do the site for them and they had no idea the graphics were all stolen they claim. However I've been told by one of my clients that this site was up elsewhere then came down and went up again so the whole thing still sounds fishy but for now I guess its down so we'll see if it appears again somewhere else. Thanks guys!
                          Christopher Brielmaier
                          Rogues Hollow Productions
                          www.RoguesHollow.com
                          www.myspace.com/rogueshollow
                          info@rogueshollow.com
                          PH: 614.408.3137

                          Other people build websites, We build Results

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                          • #14
                            We ALL must stick together on issues like this... when we see something like this we must report it. Theft of your hard work and then someone profiting by it is wrong. We must all stick together when we see this stuff.

                            Chris I'm sorry this happened to you!

                            Larry
                            Larry Kirchner
                            President
                            www.HalloweenProductions.com
                            www.BlacklightAttractions.com
                            www.HauntedHouseSupplies.com
                            www.HauntedHouseMagazine.com

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                            • #15
                              Good Job Chris

                              Thanks for shutting them down so quick. I wish we could have figured out a way to run all of their online ticket sales to my account....lol.

                              We are having a record season so far and I'm sure our killer website has alot to do with it.

                              Thanks again
                              Rick - The Terror Test
                              Rick

                              www.terrortest.com

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