My Design Has Been Stolen
11-08-2021, 12:49 PM
#11
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: northern minnesota
Posts: 2,352
went to the website.....and it looks to me like the whole website looks a bit odd. I could not see where they are located although they said they ship to 200 plus countries from here and something about not paying the duty charges which you will owe? No listing for shipping prices...I dunno....I don't think I would order from them The website also has a copyright date of 2021.
11-08-2021, 01:04 PM
#12
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mableton, GA
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Sort of related but I watched that Netflix series on LuLaRoe and if I remember some of their “designers” said they were told to find images on Google and then change a little something to avoid the copyright issue. I don’t think it always worked for them. Maybe these folks are using the same awful strategy
11-08-2021, 01:10 PM
#13
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Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: My own private Idaho
Posts: 182
@Watson The site uses Shopify. The Shopify agreement specially states that they cannot use copyrighted material. Shopify also has a DMCA form to fill out. I would hit them where it hurts - the pocketbook.
The site was created on September 18, 2021. The holder of the .com address states Iceland, although it seems like all that info could be faked. I would say this is a fake website trolling for credit card numbers.
Once again, good luck!
The site was created on September 18, 2021. The holder of the .com address states Iceland, although it seems like all that info could be faked. I would say this is a fake website trolling for credit card numbers.
Once again, good luck!
11-08-2021, 01:46 PM
#14
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 835
Rob Appel "Making it Fun" and "Man Sewing" I believe had something similar happen to one of his applique quilts - a guitar version I believe. Might be worth reaching out for some advice\ assistance.
I don't think it's likely a credit card scam - I think they will actually make you the thing off of someone else's intellectual property.
I don't think it's likely a credit card scam - I think they will actually make you the thing off of someone else's intellectual property.
11-08-2021, 04:24 PM
#15
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 5,546
This is a terrible thing that has happened to you. I do hope you are able to get them to stop using your design & hopefully they will be fined or the whole site pulled from the internet & you will be compensated in some way. I don't know anything about copyrights but I do know right from wrong & this is just plain WRONG!
11-08-2021, 05:38 PM
#18
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Central Ia
Posts: 1,110
Seems to be a rather recent website, gives me suspicions as well.
I looked at around didn't see a pic of your quilt Watson, maybe they took your comments seriously, Lets hope!!
I agree, probably a scam site. Jo
I looked at around didn't see a pic of your quilt Watson, maybe they took your comments seriously, Lets hope!!
I agree, probably a scam site. Jo
11-08-2021, 07:11 PM
#19
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 9,395
This happens ALL.THE.TIME. Sometimes you get a printed fleece blanket, sometimes they just take your money and you get nothing. These websites are hosted offshore, so there's nothing that anyone can do legally other than inform their website hosting company and hope they take the site down. But that only stops them temporarily. It's happened to quilting giants in the industry such as Lisa Hagstotz (Calle), Ricky Tims, and a couple others whom I can't remember right off the top of my head. This is why I don't post pictures of my original designs on social media, although it's difficult to control what other people do with their pictures of my quilts.
