Watch out for Iforged stealing your photos without permission

billspreston · 04-28-2008, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dejjisch

still awaiting answer from Paul Emmerson at Iforged UK, I wonder why he doesnt answer me lol...

Perhaps I should contact Vincent again, OR just take it with a lawyer. :>

Still no response from Vincent over here Dejan. Pathetic.

Chowbow · 04-28-2008, 03:53 PM

Not trying to get OT, but I would check the vendors' sites for mods that you guys have installed on your cars if it bothers you. I've seen numerous pics on Morr's site of members' cars. I figure that they've asked though or it would have come up in the past.

dejjisch · 04-28-2008, 05:39 PM

Bill: That sucks indeed, as many already said he for sure is a real ass.

We'll wait and see if they'll answer, I'm awaiting one from Paul and you from Vincent. :>

ScBlacksunshine · 04-28-2008, 05:45 PM

They are not call Iforgery for nothing....

P.S. Eisenhaus used one of my picture as well, and we all know how reputable they are...

im spencer · 04-28-2008, 06:09 PM

Take immediate legal action, this is a case that will surely turn over in your favor, its your property for god sake it would be no different if someone stole shit off your car. Iforged boooo

I335 · 04-28-2008, 06:14 PM

Aside from it being illegal, unethical, and all that, I really don't get why someone using your pic would bother you. Why do you care? I don't think I'd care and that makes me think I'm missing something here. Can someone fill me in?

Edit: Oops! Scratch that - I just reread your post and realized that you are a photograhper. I read this when you first posted it but I was just skimming quickly and must have missed that - right at the beginning of your post, no less. Sorry for the schtupit question. Carry on...

billspreston · 04-28-2008, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by I335

Aside from it being illegal, unethical, and all that, I really don't get why someone using your pic would bother you. Why do you care? I don't think I'd care and that makes me think I'm missing something here. Can someone fill me in?

When your job is taking photos, its very serious. Your photos are how you make money and having someone just steal them without giving any credit feels like crap. They are essentially stealing money (photo rights) from Dejan. Getting your work published in a magazine is usually an exciting time in the career of a photographer. In this case, the photographer, got screwed and is not excited at all. It's all pretty common sense really, how is a photographer supposed to make money if companies are just stealing their photos for free?

I335 · 04-28-2008, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billspreston

When your job is taking photos, its very serious. Your photos are how you make money and having someone just steal them without giving any credit feels like crap. They are essentially stealing money (photo rights) from Dejan. Getting your work published in a magazine is usually an exciting time in the career of a photographer. In this case, the photographer, got screwed and is not excited at all. It's all pretty common sense really, how is a photographer supposed to make money if companies are just stealing their photos for free?

Yes - understood, and in that case I'd be pissed too. I thought it was about a someone using a photo from someone other than a photographer. It certainly wouldn't bother me if say **********s used one of my photos of my M6 reps I bought from them - as an example, but I suspect this would bother some folks and that's what my question was about.

dejjisch · 04-28-2008, 07:20 PM

Ah well Bill already answered with a good answer.

hmm I dont think there is any lawyer that is "no win, no pay" and such here in Sweden.

Oh... One thing really came out great out of all of this, actually!!!

I'll probably be shooting for the magazine Performance BMW, Swedish extreme BMW's that is, I've found plenty of them and the responsible for the magazine needs another photographer from Sweden that can handle and shoot the Swedish monsters, so hopefully that will work out great!!!

)

funny way they discovered me tho, haha...

BUT, Iforged needs to learn their lesson anyways, I'm awaiting answers still, when I've got them I'll post them!

picus · 04-29-2008, 11:00 PM

http://www.acurazine.com/forums/show...88#post5944088

Some more info on pic stealing in that thread, and the thread linked in it.

ModBargains.com · 04-30-2008, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NaTuReB0Y

they're not the only one...............

even vendors on here steal pictures without asking.......

here's an example ----- btw: these vinyls are from Hunter.....not **********s.

eBay too.........

I can understand that there are vendors here that would steal pictures without asking, but that's not what we would do. We ask permission to use any pictures we put up on our site, and if the customer prefers not for those images to be on our site, we will gladly take it off, immediately.

There may have been some misunderstanding with using the image, but we have not heard from the person to take it off. If we were told to do so, then we would've taken it off a long time ago. That picture has been up there for a long time, and no body told us to take it off. So until then, I would appreciate it if you don't make us look like vendors who "steal" photos without permission.

For others that prefer your images not to be on our site, please let me know--I will be glad to take it off of our site.

Kit523 · 04-30-2008, 03:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James************

I can understand that there are vendors here that would steal pictures without asking, but that's not what we would do. We ask permission to use any pictures we put up on our site, and if the customer prefers not for those images to be on our site, we will gladly take it off, immediately.

There may have been some misunderstanding with using the image, but we have not heard from the person to take it off. If we were told to do so, then we would've taken it off a long time ago. That picture has been up there for a long time, and no body told us to take it off. So until then, I would appreciate it if you don't make us look like vendors who "steal" photos without permission.

For others that prefer your images not to be on our site, please let me know--I will be glad to take it off of our site.

well if that person didn't ask u to take it off it doesnt mean u can use it without asking....
the problem is you never ask to use this picture in the 1st place....
after u use it, the actual owner may not know you actually use his pictures to put it on ur website, and that is why the owner didn't ask you to take it off...

edit:you said "we have not heard from the person to take it off. If we were told to do so, then we would've taken it off a long time ago. "
does that mean you already have the actual permission to use that picture?
If yes, you have the permission then good for you and you did the right thing
If no, it doesnt matter if you take it off if the actual owner of the picture ask u to take it because
you just don't have the permission to use that picture, and you are doing something wrong here.
even you take the picture off after the owner ask you to....

Chowbow · 04-30-2008, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James************

I can understand that there are vendors here that would steal pictures without asking, but that's not what we would do. We ask permission to use any pictures we put up on our site, and if the customer prefers not for those images to be on our site, we will gladly take it off, immediately.

There may have been some misunderstanding with using the image, but we have not heard from the person to take it off. If we were told to do so, then we would've taken it off a long time ago. That picture has been up there for a long time, and no body told us to take it off. So until then, I would appreciate it if you don't make us look like vendors who "steal" photos without permission.

For others that prefer your images not to be on our site, please let me know--I will be glad to take it off of our site.

BIG EDIT: As long as you asked in the first place and the owner of the image agrees to let you use it, then it's OK to use. It sounds like you're talking about a situation where somebody allowed you to use the image, and then possibly changed their mind later. If that's the case, unless you paid them for the image in the first place, it's probably still a good idea to take it off if they request to have it taken off after providing permission (gets hairy otherwise I think).

In the US, when a picture is taken then it is copyrighted to the owner, and utilizing that picture without explicit permission is illegal.

You cannot take the picture, and then just take it down when somebody complains. It's like if somebody just came to **********s' warehouse, took a set of wheels, and when you guys catch them driving around with your wheels, they'll take them off and give them back to you.

It's the use of the image without explicit permission that is illegal. The fact that you take it down when issued a basic cease and desist is great, but it doesn't negate the fact that it is improperly used in the first place.

On top of that, the images are used for advertising and generating profit. The right thing to do would be to license the image for use on your site, or take the image off and take your own pictures.

just4kickz · 04-30-2008, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kit523

well if that person didn't ask u to take it off it doesnt mean u can use it without asking....
the problem is you never ask to use this picture in the 1st place....
after u use it, the actual owner may not know you actually use his pictures to put it on ur website, and that is why the owner didn't ask you to take it off...

edit:you said "we have not heard from the person to take it off. If we were told to do so, then we would've taken it off a long time ago. "
does that mean you already have the actual permission to use that picture?
If yes, you have the permission then good for you and you did the right thing
If no, it doesnt matter if you take it off if the actual owner of the picture ask u to take it because
you just don't have the permission to use that picture, and you are doing something wrong here.
even you take the picture off after the owner ask you to....

+1 big f'n one.

ask permission first, then use it... what kind of person eats somebody else's food and then asks if they can eat it? thats just stupid.

just4kickz · 04-30-2008, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NaTuReB0Y

they're not the only one...............

even vendors on here steal pictures without asking.......

here's an example ----- btw: these vinyls are from Hunter.....not **********s.

[IMG]http://www.**********s.com/images/Products/Vitex/Black%20Vinyl.jpg[/IMG]

eBay too.........

lol sue them!

ModBargains.com · 04-30-2008, 06:23 PM

Okay,

I will not argue with anyone on this. I've taken the image off and made sure it stays that way because we do not just steal pictures that some of you probably think we do. We haven't heard the owner of that car tell us to take it off, but honestly, I'm sick of you guys pointing fingers at me.

Thanks.

Ron@Modbargains · 04-30-2008, 06:33 PM

Hey guys, we do ask for permission on each picture. (I am sure other members can attest to this, we always ask them). It's no big deal -we'll pull it off our site right now. If the owner changes his mind as well, we will take it off our site.

Thats our policy to get permission first, not sure how it could have slipped. Anyway its gone.

Chowbow · 04-30-2008, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James************

Okay,

I will not argue with anyone on this. I've taken the image off and made sure it stays that way because we do not just steal pictures that some of you probably think we do. We haven't heard the owner of that car tell us to take it off, but honestly, I'm sick of you guys pointing fingers at me.

Thanks.

I think many of us were under the impression that the image was posted without permission from the owner. I'm still not sure if there was or not, as it's not really clear. If you have permission to use it, then do so and just set the record straight... I don't think it's a problem at all and just a communication issue if you guys have rights to use the photo. No need to take it personally... but when it's communicated as "the owner has not asked us to remove it, so it's OK" then it makes us assume that it was taken without permission.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron************

Hey guys, we do ask for permission on each picture. (I am sure other members can attest to this, we always ask them). It's no big deal -we'll pull it off our site right now. If the owner changes his mind as well, we will take it off our site.

Thats our policy to get permission first, not sure how it could have slipped. Anyway its gone.

I don't doubt that you guys ask for permission first, and it's good to see that happens. Seems like this one is a slip up then? Regardless, it's gone and it wasn't a picture of the product as others stated anyway, so maybe it's for the better.

NaTuReB0Y · 04-30-2008, 11:43 PM

The picture is mine.....here's the original without the **********s watermark.

I was only using it as an example that pictures are taken and used by vendors, eBay, and advertisement companies all the time without asking for permission. It has happened to me a few times, but I don't mine or expect anything in return. Like I said.....I'm only using this as an example. I didn't mean to put **********s in a peculiar situation. Sorry.

**********s is still one of the best vendors on E90post.

just4kickz · 04-30-2008, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NaTuReB0Y

The picture is mine.....here's the original without the **********s watermark.

I was only using it as an example that pictures are taken and used by vendors, eBay, and advertisement companies all the time without asking for permission. It has happened to me a few times, but I don't mine or expect anything in return. Like I said.....I'm only using this as an example. I didn't mean to put **********s in a peculiar situation. Sorry.

**********s is still one of the best vendors on E90post.

haha i see.

and to **********s. if your truely not doing anything wrong--as in your asking your customers if you can use their pictures... then why worry?

Kit523 · 05-01-2008, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James************

Okay,

I will not argue with anyone on this. I've taken the image off and made sure it stays that way because we do not just steal pictures that some of you probably think we do. We haven't heard the owner of that car tell us to take it off, but honestly, I'm sick of you guys pointing fingers at me.

Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kit523

well if that person didn't ask u to take it off it doesnt mean u can use it without asking....
the problem is you never ask to use this picture in the 1st place....
after u use it, the actual owner may not know you actually use his pictures to put it on ur website, and that is why the owner didn't ask you to take it off...

edit:you said "we have not heard from the person to take it off. If we were told to do so, then we would've taken it off a long time ago. "
does that mean you already have the actual permission to use that picture?
If yes, you have the permission then good for you and you did the right thing
If no, it doesnt matter if you take it off if the actual owner of the picture ask u to take it because
you just don't have the permission to use that picture, and you are doing something wrong here.
even you take the picture off after the owner ask you to....

james we are not pointing the finger at u...
if you have the permission to use it, then thats good.
and i still think u have a good customer serivce

dejjisch · 05-06-2008, 01:53 PM

Let me show some recent conversation logs lol...

"Dejan,

I have not replied to you sooner as I have been waiting to hear back from my
legal advisor with regard to your images. As your images were broadcast onto
the internet without copywright markings they were put into the public
domain realm and as we sourced them from the internet in this form we were
not to know they were copyrighted.

The images used in our magazine advert were taken from the Iforged gallery.
The picture before this was obtained from the internet in the public domain
realm meaning we owe nothing with regard to copywright on that image. They
should not have been put on the internet without copywright embossing.

However, please feel free to send me other images of iforged wheels you have
taken letting me know how much you would like for our use of them.

I have removed the picture of the black 3 series from all my future
advertising plans to avoid your frustration in the future.

If you disagree with my legal representatives comments please feel free to
write to us directly an I will pass your latter on.

Many thanks

Paul Emmerson"

-----------------------------

Hey Paul!

First I wanted to let you know that your legal advisor is probably not
updated, since 1988 - the date when USA entered the convention.

You can see here for yourselfs:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_C...Artistic_Works

US however is since 1988 also with this international law, which also
means no copyright-symbol is really a must to use, since the
convention dont ask for those things.
Many people in the US (or UK) do live with the same fact that there
actually has to be a copyright-symbol, which appearantly your legal
advisor seems to do.

Just wanted to make this straight so there wont be any wrong
informations and missunderstandings in our problem.

Regards
Dejan Sokolovski"

------------------------------

"Dejan, please let me make the following points to you:

· I have fully admitted to you that we used your photographs without knowing they were copywrighted

· We have apologised for the use of them and have removed them from all means of our advertising

· We have offered to use your photographs in the future and you can charge us for these

· Despite your posts on forums about us I have made many replies to your email when possible and when necessary

· We are an honest company and when knowingly use copywright material we contact the owner of the material to get permission, this was not possible in this case as you didn’t make it clear the image was copywright

I have since found out that while we have been holding discussions you personally have been slating our company on various forums and websites which is heavily effecting our business which I am very unhappy about.

I am disappointed that you have acted in this way baring in mind how reasonable I have been with you and I would have thought that to encourage our future use of your images at a fee you would have acted differently.

Regards

Paul Emmerson"

------------------------

Let me answer your points.

· I have fully admitted to you that we used your photographs
without knowing they were copywrighted

· We have apologised for the use of them and have removed them
from all means of our advertising

You have appologized, this still doesnt justifty you stole the images,
AND removed my signature.

· Despite your posts on forums about us I have made many
replies to your email when possible and when necessary

I posted on several forums AFTER the negative and
trying-to-getaway-with-it answers I've got from Vincent Wong.

Also I will post on as much forums I can and spread bad words for the
company if this continues like this childish level.

· We are an honest company and when knowingly use copywright
material we contact the owner of the material to get permission, this
was not possible in this case as you didn't make it clear the image
was copywright

I cant see the honest in either yours and Vincent Wong's answers back,
all you do is bullshitting me and trying to turn the situation around.
As I've found out on several forums Iforged doesnt handle their
customers too good, very poor and bad support from you guys.

Here's a link of the image you've used, as you see at the bottom I
have my signature/name, this was apparantly removed when used and no
one has contacted me reagarding use of the image, or the other
images for the website, END.
If you would google my name - Dejan Sokolovski - you would find my
website at the very first link and there's contact information there,
so I dont buy your opinions on this.

http://85.228.116.196:6900/09996/1.jpg

As I said, getting bad and non-cooperative answers from both you and
Vincent Wong will keep me posting and spread it all out there.
NO ONE is on your side after seeing conversation logs over e-mail, It
has to mean something, you're wrong and I'm right.

Also I'm getting in contact with my bildombudsman tomorow morning and
getting this straight, fair and straight, no complications and no nice
and easy work-outs from my side.

I'm very sorry it has to be this way but you're the ones responsible
for this acting, no one has ever acted like this before, I've had
magazines publishing my work without asking me before but we come up
wit h a solution that will do good for us both without complications.

I'm a really nice guy and I was offering You and Vincent good ways to
clear this all up, but appearantly you want
to fight this and loose customers and get a bad word for the company
because you cant pay a photographer up....!

-----------------

He's being a total retard, trying to turn the situation around and making me feel like I'm the one did the wrong thing haha... :>

As seen on the photo my name is shown, if he would google it my website would be the first shown up, and THERE he could of contact me, or whoever in his compan took my photos.

But no... they just took them without permission and used them, removed my signature and hoped for the best...

Tomorow I'm contacting my lawyer (Bildombudsman)
It isnt very expensive, about 150-180 USD for everything, dragging it into court and such aswell, and as my case is 100% win according to the bildombudsman it will payback.

He'll set them straight, and hopefully they will LEARN something about it all.

Bullshitting people with lies and shit like both Vincent Wong and Paul Emmerson is doing surely isnt a great way to handle their business!

I was laughing when I saw he said the company was "honest" and such, it was kind of ironic...

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Chowbow pew pew 166 Rep 6,781 Posts Drives: 三三五i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CA iTrader: (6) Garage List 2015 BMW 328i wagon [0.00] 2007 BMW 335i sedan [10.00] 1997 BMW 328i track ... [10.00]	Not trying to get OT, but I would check the vendors' sites for mods that you guys have installed on your cars if it bothers you. I've seen numerous pics on Morr's site of members' cars. I figure that they've asked though or it would have come up in the past. __________________ CSL replicas are now CSL counterfeits. Jesus saves, like Valentine1.
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dejjisch New Member 21 Rep 25 Posts Drives: Ford Mustang GT/CS -07 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sweden, Göteborg iTrader: (0)	Bill: That sucks indeed, as many already said he for sure is a real ass. We'll wait and see if they'll answer, I'm awaiting one from Paul and you from Vincent. :>
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ScBlacksunshine YUGO is my dream car 144 Rep 1,564 Posts Drives: Bayerische Motoren Werke Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: LBC iTrader: (2)	They are not call Iforgery for nothing.... P.S. Eisenhaus used one of my picture as well, and we all know how reputable they are... __________________
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im spencer Back in the f80 55 Rep 815 Posts Drives: 2016 F80 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pasadena, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 328i [0.00]	Take immediate legal action, this is a case that will surely turn over in your favor, its your property for god sake it would be no different if someone stole shit off your car. Iforged boooo __________________ 2003 SS S2000 2016 MW F80 2018 BMW X3 X-Drive
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I335 Brigadier General 123 Rep 4,249 Posts Drives: '08 335i Coupe Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New England iTrader: (11)	Aside from it being illegal, unethical, and all that, I really don't get why someone using your pic would bother you. Why do you care? I don't think I'd care and that makes me think I'm missing something here. Can someone fill me in? Edit: Oops! Scratch that - I just reread your post and realized that you are a photograhper. I read this when you first posted it but I was just skimming quickly and must have missed that - right at the beginning of your post, no less. Sorry for the schtupit question. Carry on...
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dejjisch New Member 21 Rep 25 Posts Drives: Ford Mustang GT/CS -07 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sweden, Göteborg iTrader: (0)	Ah well Bill already answered with a good answer. hmm I dont think there is any lawyer that is "no win, no pay" and such here in Sweden. Oh... One thing really came out great out of all of this, actually!!! I'll probably be shooting for the magazine Performance BMW, Swedish extreme BMW's that is, I've found plenty of them and the responsible for the magazine needs another photographer from Sweden that can handle and shoot the Swedish monsters, so hopefully that will work out great!!! ) funny way they discovered me tho, haha... BUT, Iforged needs to learn their lesson anyways, I'm awaiting answers still, when I've got them I'll post them!
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picus Brigadier General 125 Rep 4,172 Posts Drives: e92 SG 335i Coupe Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto, ON iTrader: (0)	http://www.acurazine.com/forums/show...88#post5944088 Some more info on pic stealing in that thread, and the thread linked in it.
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ModBargains.com Banned 475 Rep 13,583 Posts Drives: JB E92 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 1721 E. Lambert Rd #C, La Habra, CA 90631 iTrader: (51)	Okay, I will not argue with anyone on this. I've taken the image off and made sure it stays that way because we do not just steal pictures that some of you probably think we do. We haven't heard the owner of that car tell us to take it off, but honestly, I'm sick of you guys pointing fingers at me. Thanks.
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Ron@Modbargains 58 Rep 2,201 Posts Drives: 996TT/ae86 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: 1721 E. Lambert Rd #C, La Habra, CA 90631 iTrader: (3)	Hey guys, we do ask for permission on each picture. (I am sure other members can attest to this, we always ask them). It's no big deal -we'll pull it off our site right now. If the owner changes his mind as well, we will take it off our site. Thats our policy to get permission first, not sure how it could have slipped. Anyway its gone.
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NaTuReB0Y Powered By 36DD 337 Rep 7,369 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Inland Empire iTrader: (12)	The picture is mine.....here's the original without the ********s watermark. I was only using it as an example that pictures are taken and used by vendors, eBay, and advertisement companies all the time without asking for permission. It has happened to me a few times, but I don't mine or expect anything in return. Like I said.....I'm only using this as an example. I didn't mean to put ******s in a peculiar situation. Sorry. ******s is still one of the best vendors on E90post. __________________ 2006 E90 330i Jet Black \| 20" WORK VS-XX \| FK452 \| H&R Sport on Koni Yellow \| REMUS QUAD** Last edited by NaTuReB0Y; 05-01-2008 at 10:59 AM..
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05-06-2008, 01:53 PM	#66
dejjisch New Member 21 Rep 25 Posts Drives: Ford Mustang GT/CS -07 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sweden, Göteborg iTrader: (0)	Let me show some recent conversation logs lol... "Dejan, I have not replied to you sooner as I have been waiting to hear back from my legal advisor with regard to your images. As your images were broadcast onto the internet without copywright markings they were put into the public domain realm and as we sourced them from the internet in this form we were not to know they were copyrighted. The images used in our magazine advert were taken from the Iforged gallery. The picture before this was obtained from the internet in the public domain realm meaning we owe nothing with regard to copywright on that image. They should not have been put on the internet without copywright embossing. However, please feel free to send me other images of iforged wheels you have taken letting me know how much you would like for our use of them. I have removed the picture of the black 3 series from all my future advertising plans to avoid your frustration in the future. If you disagree with my legal representatives comments please feel free to write to us directly an I will pass your latter on. Many thanks Paul Emmerson" ----------------------------- Hey Paul! First I wanted to let you know that your legal advisor is probably not updated, since 1988 - the date when USA entered the convention. You can see here for yourselfs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_C...Artistic_Works US however is since 1988 also with this international law, which also means no copyright-symbol is really a must to use, since the convention dont ask for those things. Many people in the US (or UK) do live with the same fact that there actually has to be a copyright-symbol, which appearantly your legal advisor seems to do. Just wanted to make this straight so there wont be any wrong informations and missunderstandings in our problem. Regards Dejan Sokolovski" ------------------------------ "Dejan, please let me make the following points to you: · I have fully admitted to you that we used your photographs without knowing they were copywrighted · We have apologised for the use of them and have removed them from all means of our advertising · We have offered to use your photographs in the future and you can charge us for these · Despite your posts on forums about us I have made many replies to your email when possible and when necessary · We are an honest company and when knowingly use copywright material we contact the owner of the material to get permission, this was not possible in this case as you didn’t make it clear the image was copywright I have since found out that while we have been holding discussions you personally have been slating our company on various forums and websites which is heavily effecting our business which I am very unhappy about. I am disappointed that you have acted in this way baring in mind how reasonable I have been with you and I would have thought that to encourage our future use of your images at a fee you would have acted differently. Regards Paul Emmerson" ------------------------ Let me answer your points. · I have fully admitted to you that we used your photographs without knowing they were copywrighted · We have apologised for the use of them and have removed them from all means of our advertising You have appologized, this still doesnt justifty you stole the images, AND removed my signature. · Despite your posts on forums about us I have made many replies to your email when possible and when necessary I posted on several forums AFTER the negative and trying-to-getaway-with-it answers I've got from Vincent Wong. Also I will post on as much forums I can and spread bad words for the company if this continues like this childish level. · We are an honest company and when knowingly use copywright material we contact the owner of the material to get permission, this was not possible in this case as you didn't make it clear the image was copywright I cant see the honest in either yours and Vincent Wong's answers back, all you do is bullshitting me and trying to turn the situation around. As I've found out on several forums Iforged doesnt handle their customers too good, very poor and bad support from you guys. Here's a link of the image you've used, as you see at the bottom I have my signature/name, this was apparantly removed when used and no one has contacted me reagarding use of the image, or the other images for the website, END. If you would google my name - Dejan Sokolovski - you would find my website at the very first link and there's contact information there, so I dont buy your opinions on this. http://85.228.116.196:6900/09996/1.jpg As I said, getting bad and non-cooperative answers from both you and Vincent Wong will keep me posting and spread it all out there. NO ONE is on your side after seeing conversation logs over e-mail, It has to mean something, you're wrong and I'm right. Also I'm getting in contact with my bildombudsman tomorow morning and getting this straight, fair and straight, no complications and no nice and easy work-outs from my side. I'm very sorry it has to be this way but you're the ones responsible for this acting, no one has ever acted like this before, I've had magazines publishing my work without asking me before but we come up wit h a solution that will do good for us both without complications. I'm a really nice guy and I was offering You and Vincent good ways to clear this all up, but appearantly you want to fight this and loose customers and get a bad word for the company because you cant pay a photographer up....! ----------------- He's being a total retard, trying to turn the situation around and making me feel like I'm the one did the wrong thing haha... :> As seen on the photo my name is shown, if he would google it my website would be the first shown up, and THERE he could of contact me, or whoever in his compan took my photos. But no... they just took them without permission and used them, removed my signature and hoped for the best... Tomorow I'm contacting my lawyer (Bildombudsman) It isnt very expensive, about 150-180 USD for everything, dragging it into court and such aswell, and as my case is 100% win according to the bildombudsman it will payback. He'll set them straight, and hopefully they will LEARN something about it all. Bullshitting people with lies and shit like both Vincent Wong and Paul Emmerson is doing surely isnt a great way to handle their business! I was laughing when I saw he said the company was "honest" and such, it was kind of ironic...
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