I just sent PimpMansion a bill for image theft and unlicensed usage. If they have any morals at all, they'll pay the invoice immediately and cease using any and all of my content that is in their possession. I think the going rate now for copyright infringement of an image is something like $150K per image. I hope it doesn't get to that point....

Best of luck Dean.

Some prick ripped an entire site of mine recently, I know the feeling all too well.

Damn, that sucks bro.

Why is it taking so long for PimpMansion to right this obvious wrong?

Anyone?

Their program looks good, and I've actually had them bookmarked and on my "to promote soon" list but as it stands with this thread I wouldn't touch them with my ten foot pole.

comon roger or sharky please reply unless you want to pay the infringing fee of 150k

I don't understand what the fuck they are doing over there

Dean you have way more patience than I would :thumbsup

Hey Dean,

I'm not sure why this wasn't removed the other day when I requested it to be. I'm looking into this now and will have it corrected today. You have my number, don't be afraid to use it:-)

let me guess its the designers fault?

Yeah, it's that content stealing... Problematic isn't it.

They blamed the desinger in our case and it was never taken down they just stopped responding. :(

50 what the ???????????'s

Slap em hard

damn....

its been removed :error

damnit, i thought i had a chance with her.

So now you think this is over?

I sent you an email last night along with an invoice. Don't ignore it...

If you think this is going to just go away because you (finally) took down content that you had no permission to use in the first place - your sadly mistaken.

dating sites don't have to pay for content, they are exempt
THIS IS INTERNET LAW!



it's so sad so many sites still make money from stealing in 2009


hmm interesting....emailing them an invoice, great idea if they pay this could work...

I would expect a legit honest operation to pay the invoice. It wasn't much money compared to what it should have been....and what it could turn into if not taken care of promptly.

Only a dishonest company would think it's ok to steal the work of producers and use it for their ad campaign without a license.

Good on you

When I clicked on this thread this morning, the first thing I saw at the top of the page was a PimpMansion banner. Right there - above a screen cap of my stolen content. Pretty ironic I must say :Oh crap

http://www.deancapture.com/pimpmansion.jpg

Dean. Let me be the first to say that you did a great job on the Arrows with Photoshop.

Thanks - it's just a gift that I have :winkwink:

i think we need to see the fullsize pic of the hottie

Not a hint of an apology?

I think you guys better pay Dean his penalty money. :2 cents:

Lil' bump for my content stealing friends....

I have prepared a press release that will be sent to all of the adult news agencies first thing Monday morning just in case this issue is not resolved by then. I'll also be hitting up all the adult webmaster boards. I think it's extremely important that producers in our industry know that these guys think its ok to steal their work, use it for their advertising campaign and not license/pay for it. And also think it's important that affiliates see this type of behavior. If a company will steal from a producer, why wouldn't they steal from an affiliate?

Thanks everybody for your support and have a GREAT weekend!!!

i think instead of doing all that you should contact a lawyer.

interesting business idea

that is a piss off when your hard work gets stolen

We've gone after two individuals a few years back over copyright infringement (using our images on the front pages of their paysites) - and both times had our attorney send them a C&D letter along with a demand they pay us "compensation for potential loss of livelihood" due to the availability of our copyrighted images on their site(s).

Both of them settled (out of court) and sent us payments in the amount the lawyer had stipulated. One of them even called us at 4am EST (from Britain) after receiving the letter and shittin' in his panties.

As a side-note...you might want to check this out about the Suze Randall vs. Max Sheridan copyright settlement (May/2000). Your current issue is comparatively minor of course, but the legal precedents it set at the time are still relevant and food-for-thought.

its legal though

wurd! I get as pissed as Dean is right now whenever I see my content stolen and used also! Good for you Dean!:)

WHAT is legal? Glad to see you put some intelligent thought into your post before adding to the convo bro..

Any resolution yet?

Bump for Dean ;)

This has not been resolved yet.

Someone pointed out to me this morning that the ad is still on their server. Now, common sense should tell you that if you got caught using stolen content, it would probably be a good idea to delete the content from your server. It's been almost a week since I discovered that they were using my content illegally and as of right now....it's still up on their server. I have a sickening feeling in my stomach because this is about to get real nasty. I really hate to take it to that level but these guys are giving me no other choice.

My stolen content!

I think even a rogue designer apology is better than none.

Also, I agree that payment is due.

when you invoiced them did you mention a "per day" rate that they may still be incurring every day that your content remains up?

This is the correct way to handle this.



Pay the man

AND learn from your lessons....do not use other producers content with out permission :disgust
Seems pretty reasonable to me :winkwink:

Bump to the top :thumbsup

bro club breakdown

No legit company would blame this on a designer. They would just take responsibility for it and correct it as soon as possible.

When my crew and I are on location and one of my assistants accidentally scratches a piece of furniture or puts a small hole in a wall (which has happened)...I don't go to the homeowner and point the finger at my assistant. I (unlike these guys) take full responsibility for folks that work under my direction. I go the homeowner and do whatever it takes to make the guy happy. I simply do the right thing....

This kind of behavior separates the honest professional companies from the scammers, thieves and low lifes that plague our industry.