[ManUtdRul3]

My Forum: www.swapitshoplounge.co.uk
Forum copying: http://thezone.myfanforum.org/

If you look HERE, you will see the admin of that forum has some nice looking multicoloured stars. But, if you look HERE, you will see that my forum also has these and own them. I don't know if they have "stole" anymore because the only 2 members who have posted are admins.

Any action or feedback is appreciated. Thanks.

[admin (no pm's please)]

Don't you think that fussing over a set of stars is a bit bloody sad?

[ManUtdRul3]

Sure you can say that, but they're not theirs. I mean, surely they should've atleast asked? Someone put time and effort in to make those for my forum only.. =/

[admin (no pm's please)]

Have you told them this?

[Bravo]

We're not able to make a decision on such as this.  We're not a court of law.  If you think there has been a copyright violation, you should seek legal advice.

How on Earth are we to know who made what, and what the legal ramifications are?  It's been said before we are not lawyers.

Really, is it worth it?

[Zudane]

I think this is enough to at least nudge them..



http://swapitshoplounge.co.uk/tem...tshoplounge2/images/adminrank.gif

^^ If the image is hosted with swapitshop, then I think it's theirs first, and since it isn't publicly available on the MYFF rank sets, I think it's a 'private' image.

[Nick(NR)]

I have a question, your template is clearly heavily modified to the point of being a custom made template, so why the heck have you not got any copyright notations in your footer claiming ownership of created images used in the template along with the ranks and karma images assuming you have karma installed?

May I suggest you have a proper read of this: http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/


What happens if someone misuses my Creative Commons-licensed work?

A Creative Commons license terminates automatically if someone uses your work contrary to the license terms. This means that, if a person uses your work under a Creative Commons license and they, for example, fail to attribute your work in the manner you specified, then they no longer have the right to continue to use your work. This only applies in relation to the person in breach of the license; it does not apply generally to the other people who use your work under a Creative Commons license and comply with its terms.

You have a number of options as to how you can enforce this; you can consider contacting the person and asking them to rectify the situation and/or you can consider consulting a lawyer to act on your behalf.

Please note you'd be taking action against the other forums owner and not myfreeforum

[admin (no pm's please)]

They are probably at fault, but in such cases it is the forums responsibility to nudge them first. If they don't respond and the complainant insists we will take action, but I still think this is all very very petty.