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Don't Fake This

Journal Entry: Thu Dec 6, 2007, 9:53 AM
RIPOFF
a few weeks ago i was commissioned by resolva to do a logo for his website. (funnycabin.com). even if he had little money to offer i decided to work on it since he is a fellow deviant. so i did and send him a few studies and a number of revisions based on his wishes.

you can check this sample and see how it goes.

after i sent him the files, the guy just disappeared. after our initial email conversations, i never heard anything from him again. after 3 follow ups i decided to put the project on hold, and eventually canceled since its been more than 3 weeks already.

a local computer shop is interested in buying the rights for the concept and illustration. i checked the domain today just to make sure before i transfer it to them, but the site is actually active and they're using my idea|logo.

i'm not really surprised. i had this feeling that he's been planning to ripped this project off from the start. he was unusually too nice for someone who orders a job. ive been reading comments on his page and i notice he's fond of commissioning people to do work and will just disappear.

very unprofessional, and lame. if i were to ripped something ill make sure the author won't find out. for a logo with the domain name as the logotype, you're freaking crazy if you think this can't be tracked.

i can do gratis projects btw. all you need to do is ask. now ill be taking the rights back. i might give it to the shop. if aaron luckie | resolva contacts you for any graphic work, well you have been warned.

here's the site for funny cabin and here's my work , and in case they take it out here's a screenshot


SLEEK XP
this is my first try doing commercial stock icons. i have a few sets in my files so ill be releasing them soon. just don't know where to put them first. and i made free samples and ill be uploading them here. i'm cooking up a christmas holiday iconset and will be ready in the coming weeks.

happy holidays!

  • Listening to: Don't Fake This - Chevelle
  • Drinking: Iced Tea

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~PaulEnsane:iconPaulEnsane: Dec 6, 2007, 10:09:26 AM
Thats fucked up. Hope you'll be able to somehow take them down.

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¢elusive:iconelusive: Dec 6, 2007, 10:16:16 AM
That sucks. His entire page is about people doing work for him :P I've had people do this to me too :( It sucks.

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~deleket:icondeleket: Dec 6, 2007, 10:21:20 AM
i know. i just saw your design ripped by a studio and a dj. thanks m8

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very nice! how much?
¢elusive:iconelusive: Dec 6, 2007, 10:56:02 AM
Yeah. At least in the end you know you did it, and in the end when they try to replicate it or take credit they can't as they don't have enough ability to do it themselves =-/

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~zerohdog:iconzerohdog: Dec 6, 2007, 11:12:51 AM
Contact his hosting provider and lodge a complaint. Some hosts are very good about removing sites with stolen stuff.

Have devArt users go to his profile and send him PM's telling him he's a dirtbag.

Here's his regsitrant info: have fun, bother him in your spare time til your logo is removed:

Registrant:
Optimo
(DOM-1528743)
PO Box 1817
San Leandro
CA
94577
US

Domain Name: tinycabin.com

Registrar Name: Markmonitor.com
Registrar Whois: [link]
Registrar Homepage: [link]

Administrative Contact:
Stefan Schinzinger
(NIC-1500221)
Optimo
PO Box 1817
San Leandro
CA
94577
US
team@optimo.com
+1.5103527600
Fax- +1.5103527700

Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Stefan Schinzinger
(NIC-1500221)
Optimo
PO Box 1817
San Leandro
CA
94577
US
team@optimo.com
+1.5103527600
Fax- +1.5103527700

Created on..............: 2006-Sep-01.
Expires on..............: 2008-Sep-01.
Record last updated on..: 2007-Sep-11 23:12:36.

Domain servers in listed order:

[link]
[link]

Send a bunch of email to: team@optimo.com and complain and threaten, and it will get removed. That is the contact address for that domain name.

Good Luck.

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*digitalarticulation:icondigitalarticulation: Dec 6, 2007, 11:19:30 AM
Watermark your samples.. I learned the hard way on that long ago..

There are many roses on the web, but there's also lots of thorny pricks.

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~deleket:icondeleket: Dec 6, 2007, 11:22:12 AM
thanks for these info. ive checked the domain myself and im not sure if its the same person.

the one that hired me was aaron luckie. and its not the same registrant of the domain FUNNYCABIN.com. i used internetfrog for this.

thanks a lot for this.

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very nice! how much?
=Kip0130:iconKip0130: Dec 6, 2007, 1:03:38 PM
That sucks.. you should send a cease and desist.

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*badboythemer:iconbadboythemer: Dec 6, 2007, 1:05:20 PM
great logo my friend, sorry he ripped you off, it has also happened to me :(, it sux, but all you can do is learn from it ;)

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~Rev3ngeR:iconRev3ngeR: Dec 6, 2007, 1:15:49 PM
mhm, that sucks..

very nice logo indeed ;)

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