Being High-profiled Sucks

RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">You can ask my sister!</div> Well, let's look at it this way.

<a href='http://taciturnity.squall.nu/2003/fanart/022803.html' target='_blank'>http://taciturnity.squall.nu/2003/fanart/022803.html</a>

Yep, that's what my sister drew. Not necessarily the best piece my sister has ever done, but meh.
Now this is where we start hating people <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

<a href='http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=13667&item=5912967820&rd=1' target='_blank'>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...5912967820&rd=1</a>

Yep, being high-profiled does suck <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Not only that, but the seller failed to email her about using it. Normally, she would let them have the go provided they email her before actually posting it but meh.

Actually I did ask her to <i>demand</i> 50% of the profits from the seller, but she didn't want to. I figured all wants to do is stab said thief with some sharp object <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Yep....I sure bet being highly popular in Final Fantasy forums suck....a lot.
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  • enf0rcerenf0rcer intrigued... Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14584Members
    So what did she do about it? I want to read about some justice here!

    That's really bad though, stealing is wrong <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • raz0rraz0r Join Date: 2003-07-24 Member: 18395Members
    You could sue for plagiarism
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  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    edited August 2004
    Well, that's where being high-profiled comes in a bit handy.

    With her being in one of the largest Final Fantasy communities, she has a really big fanbase to back her up o_O

    And when I mean big, I mean almost as big as these forums, maybe even bigger. Been a long time since I've been there XD

    EDIT : Okay, not as big, but it STILL is big!
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    And this is why people suck.

    Has sher contacted EBay and told them the person is selling copywrited stuff that they don't own?
    Make sure she asks for their information so as to sue/threaten thier sorry arses.
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  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    She was checking on my PC while I was getting my fix of Cola ^^;

    Anyway, she told me she has just contacted EBay. Unfortunately, we can't really sue them due to the fact that we aren't necessarily swimming in money. Let alone have enough to pay electricity and water bills <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    contact a lawyer, many will simply take commision off of what you win (and charge nada if you don't win)
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  • VerthandiVerthandi Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10687Members, NS1 Playtester
    I doubt that any lawyer is just going to pick up this case, and think "Hmm, yes, today, I shall dispense some indiscriminate justice, and earn myself a few greenbacks."
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  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    Well, the lawyer bit can't be helped, with some of the problems Hong Kong is facing today <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Well, all we can do is wait for eBay to take it off (if we're lucky)
    But other than that, we realy can't do anything about this.

    And on an off-topic note, <a href='http://www.ffwa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=52041' target='_blank'>I despise my sister for being able to draw so well</a> <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Contact EBay. I'm pretty sure they can be talked into taking action.
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  • SpoogeSpooge Thunderbolt missile in your cheerios Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 67Members
    The pictures that this seller is using to promote his shirts is linked from <a href='http://auctionworks.com/' target='_blank'>Auctionworks.com</a>.

    I'd make sure to let them know what one particular customer is doing with their webspace.
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  • WirheWirhe Join Date: 2003-06-22 Member: 17610Members
    edited August 2004
    It would had probably seemed flattering, if they had not printed their own address to the front and deleted her sig from the corner. It's kinda sad that no one has invented a punch-back screen yet; we all could give a good ole five-fingered to the face of that thieving jerk. It's probably the same person flooding Google with "FREE XXX TORRENT ANIME CLICK HERE" sites...

    But until that, does it really matter? Maybe you should print your own copies and try to make a few bucks out of it yourself. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • TheWizardTheWizard Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10553Members, Constellation
    demand 50%? hell she can demand 100%


    Remember Bittersweet Symphony? The Verve lost 100% of the profit to the Rolling Stones because of a sample in the song
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  • ElectricSheepElectricSheep Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15716Members
    If there is one thing that I truly despise is taking credit and making money off other people's work. I also bet this isn't the first bit of stealing they've done. Someone needs to contact PennyArcade, SomethingAwful, Slashdot, or Maddox about this. If any of them post something about it then "eSeeAnime" is screwed.
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  • raz0rraz0r Join Date: 2003-07-24 Member: 18395Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-wizard@psu+Aug 5 2004, 06:46 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (wizard@psu @ Aug 5 2004, 06:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> demand 50%? hell she can demand 100%


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    really?

    thats a bit OTT tbh
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  • ZiGGYZiGGY Join Date: 2003-01-19 Member: 12479Members
    argh! NUKE WORK ! SMASH ZIGG MAD DIEEE!!!!1
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  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    man...

    ok, A) you say you're not swimming in money, B) you don't want to bother filing a law suit, C) this guy is actually managing to sell her artwork, and D) you said your sister has a pretty big fan base...

    you should first contact e-bay and let them know what's going on, and then you should tell your sister to start making a profit off of her OWN work, because her work DOES pwn...

    I mean, really, if you compare the size of her community to this one, there would obviously be a demand... she should sell her prints, and t-shirts as well... and maybe even do custom art for people...

    it's just sad if she has such talent and she's not even getting anything out of it... of course the only truly good art is the kind that doesn't have some sort of financial agenda, but still, everyone has to eat <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    Well, some good news. All is well as the said item has been taken down.

    Bad news is that my sister is gonna probably hit me with a broom today for posting it here XD
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    I'll buy your sister for $300.99
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  • WirheWirhe Join Date: 2003-06-22 Member: 17610Members
    Since when sisters have become so valuable? I'll give you 10€, if I get the second one free. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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