tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post5242427459254949251..comments2024-03-08T01:37:39.323-05:00Comments on Getting Stitched on the Farm: This is Plain WrongKristin Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-15357004387426210392012-02-07T08:27:28.191-05:002012-02-07T08:27:28.191-05:00You are so right Betz. Must move on... but it is n...You are so right Betz. Must move on... but it is nice to know that others are looking out for me.Kristin Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-89656988094606151572012-02-06T19:08:05.074-05:002012-02-06T19:08:05.074-05:00Hi Kristin,
Oy! What a royal pain. I've had et...Hi Kristin,<br />Oy! What a royal pain. I've had etsy sellers use my images of my cupcake pincushions (that I made) as their shop logos, my whole book scanned and sold as a pdf, etc. It is frustrating but what is worse is all of the policing that you have to do. It is so much work to follow up on these things. They are stealing so much more than rights and income...they steal peace of mind and time! Precious time. I recently got a nasty email saying what's the big deal who's idea something is and that protecting one's copyright is all about ego. Don't even get me started....<br /><br />So...I feel your pain. Get mad, act on it rationally, do what you can and then move on and create something else amazing. We'll all be out here policing the interwebs for you. We got your back!<br />BetzBetz Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07462296992185760050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-83425934701671426812012-02-05T09:43:42.335-05:002012-02-05T09:43:42.335-05:00Whoops, just saw that I hypenated 'its' th...Whoops, just saw that I hypenated 'its' that'll haunt me for days. :^DNannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-61669532497318562752012-02-05T09:42:20.351-05:002012-02-05T09:42:20.351-05:00Such an experience would cause me to unleash stron...Such an experience would cause me to unleash strong words with big teeth. Chomp! Chomp!<br /><br />I bookmarked this page - the replies were so informative (and endearing.) <br /><br /> ----<br /><br />(Kids Knitting was my very first knitting book. I bought it for my daughter. It's inviting patterns-layout-text gave me confidence to try the craft.)Nannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-12366192667522567122012-02-03T19:35:55.413-05:002012-02-03T19:35:55.413-05:00Hi Kristin,
You own your images. Period. If you ...Hi Kristin,<br /><br />You own your images. Period. If you show an image on your blog you will have to watermark it. I don't know how to do this but I know there is softwear out there to do it. I won some of your postcards at your give-away at R.J. Julia's and there should be no question about copyright. Love your blog,<br /><br />KarenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06093140912823862752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-12087732974020888732012-02-01T23:14:05.546-05:002012-02-01T23:14:05.546-05:00Good for you! It is absolutely not right of anyon...Good for you! It is absolutely not right of anyone to do this. I'm glad you pointed her out. She should be quite ashamed.nananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046963391694495831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-34647096310857973132012-02-01T18:42:34.731-05:002012-02-01T18:42:34.731-05:00This disgusts me. It looks like this lady is just ...This disgusts me. It looks like this lady is just printing images she has saved onto paper and selling them to others. There are many images that you know are not legal for her to reproduce. It also disturbes me that Etsy's rules are pretty patsy about their responsibility in allowing people to do this.Turtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851819627750022788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-22590826591070599262012-02-01T18:12:04.959-05:002012-02-01T18:12:04.959-05:00I'm sure this person is using lots of other pe...I'm sure this person is using lots of other people's images-all of us who blog need to keep our eyes open. All of us need to think about what we purchase too...because there's most like more people trying to pass off other people's work as their own all over the internet. Hope you resolve this.My name is Erika.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04834435573574156495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-9372722527764819492012-02-01T16:00:36.917-05:002012-02-01T16:00:36.917-05:00*****IMPORTANT*****
Hi, Hope this helps...from Je...*****IMPORTANT*****<br /><br />Hi, Hope this helps...from Jerseygirl (my Ravelry name)<br /><br /> I just took a look at the Bing search engine for the seller, oh my, I found this: is this the same person, there is an active shop on Etsy I just checked: this is the cut and paste from Etsy.com:<br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />youandmegogreen's Shop Announcement<br />i am trade friendly.. visit my other shops..<br />FUNKYLUKE.ETSY.COM<br />FUNKYLAURA.ETSY.COM<br />*********NEW SHOP !*********<br />birdsbeesflowerstree.etsy.com<br /><br />FUNKYLUKE/ZAZZLE<br /><br />FUNKYLUKECOSMICART.BLOGSPOT.COM<br /><br />YOU CAN FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER UNDER THE NAME FUNKYLUKE OR MY BLOG <br />ALL 4X6 INCH PRINTS<br />4x6 color print with white or black mat<br />shipped in a plastic sleeve and a cardboard mailer<br />Please allow 7-10 Business days after completed payment for your order to ship.<br /><br />Some new originals have been added to the shop. Custom / Commissions are always welcome,Thanks so much for stopping by....TRADE FRIENDLY<br /><br />TAKE A PEEP AROUND .. ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO CONVO ME.<br />LOVE AND PEACE FUNKYLAURA<br />YOU CAN FIND FUNKYLUKE'S ART AT:<br />FUNKYLUKE.ETSY.COM<br />FUNKYLAURA.ETSY.COM<br />YOUANDMEGOGREEN.ETSY.COM<br />********NEW SHOP********<br />BIRDSBEESFLOWERSTREE.ETSY.COM<br /><br />FUNKYLUKE/ZAZZLE<br /><br /><br />FUNKYLUKECOSMICART.BLOGSPOT.COM<br /><br />YOU CAN FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER UNDER THE NAME FUNKYLUKE<br />SORRY NO REFUNDSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-79854974639241804672012-02-01T15:46:05.616-05:002012-02-01T15:46:05.616-05:00Kristin, I am so sorry you are having to deal with...Kristin, I am so sorry you are having to deal with this. I find it ironic that you just graciously and generously created 2 beautiful calendars to share with us at no charge, out of the kindness of your creative heart. I hope that the person behind "youandmegogreen" has the decency to write you a note of apology for all the inconvenience you are being put through. Thank you for all the time and energy you put into your blog and your photography to share with your readers. LisaLisa Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325602859641802032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-40265324803556394762012-02-01T15:24:52.359-05:002012-02-01T15:24:52.359-05:00Stick to your guns, Kristen! I hope this etsy sel...Stick to your guns, Kristen! I hope this etsy seller responds favorably to your contacting her - hopefully an innocent mistake and she will make it right with you.llamaladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431870009356944540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-4226162033920196552012-02-01T11:23:45.044-05:002012-02-01T11:23:45.044-05:00Kristin, You have every right to be upset about th...Kristin, You have every right to be upset about this. It is just plain wrong of people to use other people's work as their own. The lack of integrity, morals,common sense in the world today upsets me greatly. I think you should do whatever you can to try to stop this theft from happening to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-3872990864975028712012-02-01T11:19:17.582-05:002012-02-01T11:19:17.582-05:00Wendy Johnson of Wendy Knits wrote about a similar...Wendy Johnson of Wendy Knits wrote about a similar incident in November. Hopefully this is the correct link to her blog entry: http://wendyknits.net/?s=copyright+issuesNancyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12403658074779223941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-12520493603978726452012-02-01T11:12:48.219-05:002012-02-01T11:12:48.219-05:00You know, www.regretsy.com gets a lot of flak from...You know, www.regretsy.com gets a lot of flak from some quarters, but this sort of thing is one of the things she crusades the hardest against. Sadly, this kind of thing is rampant on Etsy, which is really sad, because it goes against everything that a site like that should stand for. Even worse is that the people who run Etsy seem to ignore it more often than not. I'm sorry this happened to you, and wish you luck in avoiding it in the future.kingsheartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985888492529141929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-21450572541267743542012-02-01T10:58:59.653-05:002012-02-01T10:58:59.653-05:00Oh no! I used a copy of your Autumn Lamb Shanks r...Oh no! I used a copy of your Autumn Lamb Shanks recipe in my blog, http://nurseryrhymesandfaerietales.blogspot.com/<br />I gave you credit and included a link to your website but if you would like me to take it down I will. So I am asking, after the fact, if I can use your Autumn Lamb Shanks recipe in my blog.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486946197440237492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-33133795923488955482012-02-01T10:43:44.935-05:002012-02-01T10:43:44.935-05:00I just did a search for her store and it didn'...I just did a search for her store and it didn't come up. I don't know if I did it wrong or etsy took her down.<br /><br />She was unbelievable to have that much nerve to do such a thing. It's unforgiveable.<br /><br />You should go after anyone who infringes upon your work.margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628625207784743652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-52072452024858070902012-02-01T10:41:54.789-05:002012-02-01T10:41:54.789-05:00Sorry to read the copyright infringement news, may...Sorry to read the copyright infringement news, maybe the Etsy seller should repay you her profits from your work, hey, fair is fair...it is the principle as you note so well, all the time and effort and something so creative has been stolen from you.<br /><br />The web, ugh! a tangled net of good and bad, sorry no pun intended.<br /><br />I will be happy to c/o this to Etsy as well, does not matter the item is down, the web can be the enemy at times, don't tick of knitters is the lesson here.<br /><br />There are some good articles (some written by Attorneys who knit! ) regarding knitting and copyright issues, which by the way if one looks closely at many of those eh, hand knit items on Etsy you will recognize many copyrighted patterns. Sad very sad.<br /><br />Jerseygirl (and I have ordered from your store)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-89714747214356406842012-02-01T09:55:10.933-05:002012-02-01T09:55:10.933-05:00You are absolutely right to be upset and angry AND...You are absolutely right to be upset and angry AND to do everything you can to prevent this kind of thing. I'll go to etsy and report the seller as well. I LOVE this image and bought the cards. Everyone I have sent them to admires the picture as well. You do beautiful work, protect it.<br /><br />Pam Hbookagenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409240282663193690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-36521676668587027912012-02-01T09:21:41.007-05:002012-02-01T09:21:41.007-05:00You must take this thing all the way! I am a desig...You must take this thing all the way! I am a designer too and understand your frustration. I am proud of you for writing the post. If us designers don't stand up for ourselves this will continue to happen. Good luck and may the Lord give you the strength and wisdom you need to deal with this so it doesn't happen again to you!John'aLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745376345664784698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-66788943528116155062012-02-01T08:47:04.274-05:002012-02-01T08:47:04.274-05:00Amen!Amen!Denisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-57551835430908801092012-02-01T02:35:00.317-05:002012-02-01T02:35:00.317-05:00PS - the seller's gone now.PS - the seller's gone now.Adalizahttp://adaliza.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-81740199493543389832012-02-01T02:32:39.180-05:002012-02-01T02:32:39.180-05:00Definitely with you on this. Having said that - s...Definitely with you on this. Having said that - she (presumably) must be pretty thick. That's not just any photo of a lamb! Whenever I think of your blog (and I often think about what life is like in US as I crochet your yarn over here), that the image that comes to mind. It's an amazing photo. How completely stupid, if you're going to rip someone else's photo, to use one that thousands of people all over the world will know is yours. Now that you're doing something, have been mad and calmed down, don't let it leave a bad taste - it happens, lots on the internet, it's a form of flattery (albeit illegal & v annoying) but please keep doing what you're doing - the rest of the world loves hearing about the farm and all your doings. Take care - cuddle a collie!Adalizahttp://adaliza.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-14341164889329290742012-02-01T01:09:05.278-05:002012-02-01T01:09:05.278-05:00This morning when the link was still live, I repor...This morning when the link was still live, I reported it. Glad to see the listing has been removed!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890614245647547151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-88832981628926785432012-01-31T21:26:47.199-05:002012-01-31T21:26:47.199-05:00I just tried to go to the link you provided so I c...I just tried to go to the link you provided so I could report the person from etsy - there is no longer a person of that name on etsy. Maybe everyone complaining this quickly helped get her stolen cards taken down! I hope so - and I hope they bar her from selling again, but that is unlikely. You have every right to be mad - thanks for letting us know about it so we can be a mass voice for justice.Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204433098842364638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-5413008774716745652012-01-31T19:31:54.578-05:002012-01-31T19:31:54.578-05:00You have to fight! It's your photo, your life!...You have to fight! It's your photo, your life! I had a photo of mine used in an ad and I went nuts. They ended up paying me for use of the photo. Fight!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com