Important legal consideration: If you\'ve posted an article on CMON, please take a look at this.
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Originally posted by Mosch
There are many things I could do that would probably be called hacking. However, I will not do it - there are legal ways to get on his nerves. Basically, whenever I say something like that it\'s an empty threat
Like Franklin Delanore Roosevelt -- Walk Softly And Carry A Big Stick.lol
james sequeira
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personally id be furious if i had taken the time to put an article together only for some idiot to claim it as there own and make money from it.
it seems this person is now trying to change the subject by now wanting to do a pdf thing for CMON.
the only thing i can see is he has broken copy write laws and he has made money from other peoples work
it seems this person is now trying to change the subject by now wanting to do a pdf thing for CMON.
the only thing i can see is he has broken copy write laws and he has made money from other peoples work
Albert Moreto Font
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i think this shit apology is nothing.. he must give the money to cmon, where it belongs as someone said already... prison, thats what he deserves lol
OK, so I am confused, are you trying to say that johnboyjjb is the guy who ripped of the articles in the first place and is now trying to change the subject? If so keep this in mind the asshole on eBay is from the UK, johnboyjjb is from Washington State US. Don\'t think this is the same guy.
I guess what really pisses me off about the whole thing, I had one small article in this. My small article took me the better part two days to do, I purchased the items to make my wet palette, then took the time to make the palettes, photograph step by step, and do a write up, then bundle the whole fricken thing, and put it on CMoN! I did this because I thought it was a neat idea that I wanted to SHARE with my friends and fellow painters. Heck if I wanted to make money on my article I guess I could make up a bunch of my palettes and put them on eBay. I don\'t I had what I thought was a cool idea and having some penis breath asshole come along and try to profit form my hard work really angers me.
I am glad to see dick breath is no longer selling this ebook, I will be watching him for a while to make sure he does not start selling it again (once all the hubbub dies down)
Mike, I say go after him for all of our sakes.
Gin
I guess what really pisses me off about the whole thing, I had one small article in this. My small article took me the better part two days to do, I purchased the items to make my wet palette, then took the time to make the palettes, photograph step by step, and do a write up, then bundle the whole fricken thing, and put it on CMoN! I did this because I thought it was a neat idea that I wanted to SHARE with my friends and fellow painters. Heck if I wanted to make money on my article I guess I could make up a bunch of my palettes and put them on eBay. I don\'t I had what I thought was a cool idea and having some penis breath asshole come along and try to profit form my hard work really angers me.
I am glad to see dick breath is no longer selling this ebook, I will be watching him for a while to make sure he does not start selling it again (once all the hubbub dies down)
Mike, I say go after him for all of our sakes.
Gin
I think this is an excellent idea DR!
I think also if you posted instructions (for us less technologically adept people lol ) on how to do this and stickied it in the articles section all new articles can be done in this format and the only ones that would have to be redone are the current ones.
green stuff
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As far as I know, all the articles are in a database with their pics. PHP has PDF generation functions. A bit of dev and the whole thing could be automated (I haven\'t tried it, but a quick search gave me this Open Source solution : HTML_ToPDF is a PHP class that makes it easy to convert HTML documents to PDF files on the fly : http://www.rustyparts.com/pdf.php; another more global solution can be found here : http://www.fpdf.org/?lang=en). The articles are already moderated on submission so it shouldn\'t need more moderation IMHO.
tooshy
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I have a question.....
Having just read this thread from start to finish - no small task I can tell you! - I am a little worried.
When I see a really good article on CMON, I usually pull it into Word, run spell checker/pigeon english checker, jiggle it about a bit so it fits nicely on x pages and then print it out for reference. (I have a nice display book with them in)
Does this mean I too an elligible for a lynching??? If it helps I don\'t let anyone else read them - not even Avicenna - and they are purely for my pleasure (cue Homer voice) ::Mmmmm....pleasure.....::
I don\'t mean to make light of this thread, as I do not agree with what the bloke has done - certainly not to make money from other people\'s hard work - but I wanted to be sure that people who have written articles are happy with what I (and probably others) have done with them.
I do own a shredder, so am happy to convert the pages into Limited Edition CMON Confetti available at £2.50 a bag
:innocent:
Having just read this thread from start to finish - no small task I can tell you! - I am a little worried.
When I see a really good article on CMON, I usually pull it into Word, run spell checker/pigeon english checker, jiggle it about a bit so it fits nicely on x pages and then print it out for reference. (I have a nice display book with them in)
Does this mean I too an elligible for a lynching??? If it helps I don\'t let anyone else read them - not even Avicenna - and they are purely for my pleasure (cue Homer voice) ::Mmmmm....pleasure.....::
I don\'t mean to make light of this thread, as I do not agree with what the bloke has done - certainly not to make money from other people\'s hard work - but I wanted to be sure that people who have written articles are happy with what I (and probably others) have done with them.
I do own a shredder, so am happy to convert the pages into Limited Edition CMON Confetti available at £2.50 a bag
:innocent:
I don\'t think anyone will object to this. I for one would be happy if you printed my article several times and gave it to your whole neighbourhood. The problems we had here are a)the author\'s name was (in most cases) removed and b) the articles were sold for a profit.
I think if you don\'t do anything like that just go nuts.
I think if you don\'t do anything like that just go nuts.
I wouldnt object to that as it makes it easier to use the articles.
Im pretty sure someone mentioned using the printer friendly function on my skin painting tutorial in the forums.
Several people have asked if they can use my articles/tutorials on websites etc and my reply is always something like.
\"Most certainly as long as you give me credit for it.\"
I think I speak for many of us when I say I am more than happy to help people but I am not willing to be ripped off.
eg
Tooshy saving an article and editing it so she can browse it in comfort = helping.
Dickwad saving article and selling it on for his own profit = being ripped off.
Im pretty sure someone mentioned using the printer friendly function on my skin painting tutorial in the forums.
Several people have asked if they can use my articles/tutorials on websites etc and my reply is always something like.
\"Most certainly as long as you give me credit for it.\"
I think I speak for many of us when I say I am more than happy to help people but I am not willing to be ripped off.
eg
Tooshy saving an article and editing it so she can browse it in comfort = helping.
Dickwad saving article and selling it on for his own profit = being ripped off.
No Such Agency
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tooshy: I\'m pretty sure that you have the right to print any material from the web for offline viewing. IANAL but that precendent MUST have been set sometime...
I am still sending this guy a C&D letter today. Basically the same as DR\'s, but I added a bit about international copyright protections (the Berne Convention) because I am posting from Canada. Despite his protestations of ignorance I think this was a rotten thing for him to do - and the apology DOES ring hollow as long as the money stays in his pocket! Plus he might be hoping we\'ll all forget about this, and in 6 months he can start selling them again.
My C&D:
I am still sending this guy a C&D letter today. Basically the same as DR\'s, but I added a bit about international copyright protections (the Berne Convention) because I am posting from Canada. Despite his protestations of ignorance I think this was a rotten thing for him to do - and the apology DOES ring hollow as long as the money stays in his pocket! Plus he might be hoping we\'ll all forget about this, and in 6 months he can start selling them again.
My C&D:
I think I will remove the last paragraph, as it doesn\'t state anything that is not simply the copyright holder\'s rights under the law (and was written \"in hot blood\" which is never wise in a legal document). I do feel it\'s important that he know the notice was not sent \"automatically\" - that there are actual people out there noting his behaviour (and any future reoccurrance of it).
ipaintminis
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Originally posted by Mosch
Fat chance, I have his \"Items for sale\" as my homepage, I see it every time I open my browser
darn it Mosch...you owe me a new keyboard, or at least a new desk just a few inches from my keyboard!
vincegamer
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Close, but missed it by 2 points.
It was Theodore Roosevelt, and the phrase is Speak softly and carry a big stick.
Oh, and T.R. was quoting an old African Proverb.
Now, walk softly and carry a big stick would suggest you are sneaking up on someone to club him from behind.
vincegamer
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But you have to admit Yosemite Sam\'s was more of a \"speak LOUDLY and carry a bigger stick\" (or a pair of revolvers).
