My most recent email....
Volter...
Your English is quite good.
However the images you have used are not yours. They belong to other people who drew them themselves.
If you do not ask to use them it means you steal them.
It is as simple as that.
If you see a car in the street you cannot just take it and explain you wanted to show the world how nice a car it is.
It is not yours to take.
treetog and Alexandrie are two who have not given you permission.
That means you MUST remove those images.
As I said, giving credit is not good enough.
That is like....
I STOLE YOUR CAR BUT I PUT YOUR NAME ON IT SO EVERYONE KNOWS IT IS YOURS...BUT I WILL NOT GIVE IT BACK TO YOU.
You need to learn about Copyright Law. It is protected by International convention.
Do you think you would be allowed to use the CocaCola logo without permission? No, you would not, and their lawyers would tell you soon enough. The same applies to any and all graphics images artwork icons unless specific consent is given.
In the case of Alexandrie - treetog - Pixtudio.com this permission WILL NOT be granted.
Please have those images removed immediately.
Do NOT try to wait for consent/approval. It will NOT come.
Thankyou,
Paul Martin
JAFO
Admin Wincustomize.com
Admin Pixtudio.com
Volter's response to my first communication.
Beforehand I apologize for my bad English.
I did not steal images. Which I have made skin - I have made of
screenshot s freely accessible. I have specified authorship that which used.
I specify authors in explanatories and in skin.ini. As I specify e-mail and
the address of a site of the artist.
All skin created by me can be used ONLY with Opera7!
Any of the authors listed by you has not created any skin for this
program.
I do not render the loss to authors of these fine icons!
ON THE CONTRARY! My skins - excellent advertising by that for their products
and for WindowBlinds, IconPackager!
To create a skin for Opera 7 it is not easier than for WB.
And nevertheless I have sent the letter to authors with the offer to
publish my skins under their name. But yet has not received the answer.
I do not know about which authors you speak in the letter. But I can tell that
from the some people I have received the consent to use of their works.
I have received the sanction from Paul Boyer (Mormegil)
I have received the sanction from FOOOD
I have sent some letters Alexandrie but yet have not received the answer.
I have sent the letter with apologies and the offer to publish my
skins under his name Treetog but yet have not received the answer.
If he will demand to remove skins with his images - I shall remove.
I very much respect these the artist and their fine work. Also did not want
anybody to offend and cause from them losses.
I think so. When the artist creates a picture - he wants that the world around
became little bit better. I think that to the artist should be pleasantly know
that his hard work is claimed. I at all have not infringed the right of artists.
On the contrary - I everywhere specify authorship of the images used by me.
To accuse me of larceny at you there are no bases. I agree that my
skins were distributed under other name on a condition that it will be
free-of-charge.
If authors will demand to remove skin with their images - I shall remove!
And still think - whether such good advertising of those which products of the
image I is necessary for you used in the skins.
Once again I ask to excuse my English (translated the program of
translation).
I hope for your answer.
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Yours faithfully, best regards,
Volter mailto:volter15@rambler.ru
