Important legal consideration: If you\'ve posted an article on CMON, please take a look at this.

[Beelzebrush]

Bah! Missed the link before it was removed. Unbelievable that he thought (a) he\'d get away with it... and (b) it was an okay thing to do

There\'s an online store in the UK who is using my osl diorama of HF Sebastian without permission as the sales pic in their store. I had thought about asking them to remove it but thought ... what the hell... However, this guy\'s MO is a different thing all together.

Originally posted by Spacemunkie
Hahaha!!! We\'ve got his address.

Might get my lawyer mate to write up a real bowel-mover of a letter just for a laugh!!!lol

Wouldn\'t sending \'Large Derek\' and his baseball-wielding minions be even more bowel-moving lol

 

[Infidel Castro]

It looks like the whole affair has galvanised the posse into forming something similar themselves. There\'s always a silver-lining lol

Whyspyr, with you gloating over his duff Karmic prospects, does that mean you\'d end up in sufferance too with your negativity of emotion? Anyone? ???

 

[Dragonsreach]

Following a consultation I am sending the following in hardcopy to his address.
I have been advised that each member of CMON who has been affected by this needs to send a hardcopy to his address.

Please feel free to copy this letter and and amend your personal details and references to the articles in question.


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NOTICE TO CEASE AND DESIST[/align]

This letter is to formally instruct you to Cease and Desist in the provision for purchase either by direct sale, via auction on Ebay, or any similar site, and to include the cessation of provision to obtain by electronic means and/or any further distribution physical or electronic, of the Book “The ULTIMATE Fantasy Miniature Painting Ebook”

This Book contains articles taken without leave or permission from the Website WWW.COOLlMINIORNOT.COM .(Henceforth referred to as CMON) Said articles contain images and written content, the copyright of which remains the sole ownership of the original Author.

In specific issue is the denial of my right to be identified as the author of the article “Painting Faces with Expression” written by myself Mike Dodds, (Known on CMON as Dragonsreach) in accordance with the Copyright, Design and Patents Act of 1988.
My right to be identified as the author of this article included in the book “The ULTIMATE Fantasy Miniature Painting Ebook” is undeniable as photographs of myself are used as demonstrations in said article.

You did not seek my permission to reproduce for personal profit this article and in your copying removed my details of Authorship. Said permission to copy, edit or amend the Article “Painting Faces with Expression” is hereby expressly refused and fully denied. Said permission to download, copy, edit or amend any future articles which may be written by myself Mike Dodds is also hereby expressly refused and fully denied.

Failure to comply with this instruction will result in legal proceedings to establish copyright and standard publication fees for all existing copies either retained in your possession or having been sold.



Please note that I have Italicised the areas that you will need to amend, (with the exception of the reference to my facial Photographs)

Hopefully this help some of you and will do some good.
In essence for me, this issue is as much about the Rip Off that the purchasers have fallen for as the denial of Authorship rights.

 

[Infidel Castro]

Tarzan: Um hear um wardrums.

 

[Modderrhu]

Originally posted by Spacemunkie
Hahaha!!! We\'ve got his address.

Might get my lawyer mate to write up a real bowel-mover of a letter just for a laugh!!!lol

I rather like the notion of sponsoring pitynoman\'s trip to the UK Golden Demons.

 

[Zordana]

Were there other articles apart from cmon ones?

Has anyone sent his IP address to other forum owners? Might be able to track down who he is... or do we already know?

 

[Spacemunkie]

Previous page Z. We know where he lives...

 

[paintingploddy]

Maybe we should employ Rev as our Intermediary. Sort of like a UN emissary. While he\'s not looking a couple of our more bellicose members can manouvre in for a surprise lawsuit.

 

[generulpoleaxe]

take him to the cleaners.
make an example of him, he has broken copywright laws and committed fraud.

he has taken advantage of people who wish to help others for free and those who have been seeking help.

otherwise pay him a visit and break his arms and legs. i have no problem doing this if need be.

 

[Beelzebrush]

Originally posted by reverend
Tarzan: Um hear um wardrums.

I can hear the sharpening of scythes, the honing of pitchforks and lighting of torches...

 

[Infidel Castro]

I\'ll be the intermediary, certainly! We\'ll discuss my fee first though...

 

[No Such Agency]

Originally posted by Dragonsreach
Following a consultation I am sending the following in hardcopy to his address.
I have been advised that each member of CMON who has been affected by this needs to send a hardcopy to his address.

As I didn\'t keep a copy of the offending document, can someone confirm that ALL of our articles up to a certain date are included?

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by No Such Agency

Originally posted by Dragonsreach
Following a consultation I am sending the following in hardcopy to his address.
I have been advised that each member of CMON who has been affected by this needs to send a hardcopy to his address.

As I didn\'t keep a copy of the offending document, can someone confirm that ALL of our articles up to a certain date are included?

I\'d suggest contacting Klute as he has obtained the offending item.

 

[Albert Moreto Font]

THIS GUY MUST GO TO PRISON seriously, keep us informed when we answers.. i wanna imagine his stupid face once he sees he\'s been catched... incredible

 

[Infidel Castro]

Well as he\'s a few grand richer I doubt he\'ll be that bothered bless him.

 

[Zordana]

Originally posted by Spacemunkie
Previous page Z. We know where he lives...

Haha, sorry I was distracted by chocolate

 

[Avicenna]

Would he be able to keep the money which was gained from the theft of other prople\'s work?

 

[Klute]

Peter if I am correct he would not be able to keep anything he has made from it but we probably wouldnt see anything either.
Chern Ann could likely sue for loss of earnings or such if he were planning on doing a book himself using the articles.
But Im no lawyer so thats just guesswork.

 

[Einion]

Originally posted by Confessor Townsend
In UK copyright arises automatically irrespective of whether one has a notice or not.

Yes, that\'s absolutely right (certainly in US and UK law) and under the Berne convention fairly widely. Express permission is required to reproduce anything of this kind.

Copyright myths for the record:
If it doesn\'t have a copyright notice, it\'s not copyrighted.
If you don\'t defend your copyright you lose it.

Originally posted by reverend
Well as he\'s a few grand richer I doubt he\'ll be that bothered bless him.

He might be if we get it off him

Einion

 

[Tinweasel]

Does anyone have a listing of the file names that he\'s compiled the articles in? One of my articles was in there, but I\'m trying to find the particular \"Chapter.\"