Another e-bay seller!

[Ike]

There is another person selling commercial patterns on e-bay! I know for a fact one buck head profile came from Carvebuddy and another from Vector Art 3D!

Here is the link http://cgi.ebay.com/17-Wildlife-Patt...item4aa9ae32e7


I found another with BJ'S pattern and from other members! Here is the link for it, http://cgi.ebay.com/Over-50-Transpor...item33664bb04b


Ok this is getting crazy here is the main page with another, http://cgi.ebay.com/Over-50-Compucar...item336609d9d6


Ike

[mwhatch]

I saw several from vectorclip3d also.

[sk8nmike]

Post your complaints to e-bay. I've gotten one pirate taken down, and there's another I reported today. There are some really good artist out there willing to let us use their work in our carvings, let's try to keep them around.

[mtylerfl]

Thanks for reporting this, Ike. I have filed a report with eBay requesting they remove the offending items immediately and is a violation of intellectual property/copyright as far as CarveBuddy is concerned. There were four CarveBuddy patterns being sold without our authorization. I have also sent a message to the seller letting him/her know that we won't hesitate to prosecute, if necessary. Hopefully the seller and eBay will cooperate and do the right thing.

[gregsolano]

Really nice pattern, good job.

[Ben Coleman]

Am looking at going to the conference 2011. Do not own a compucarve but have been thinking of trying it for 4 years. Would the conference help in my making a good decision Ben

[mtylerfl]

Am looking at going to the conference 2011. Do not own a compucarve but have been thinking of trying it for 4 years. Would the conference help in my making a good decision Ben

Hi Ben,

It will be a real pleasure to meet and talk with you. I hope you will be able to attend. There will be literally dozens of us that are more than happy to help you and answer any questions you may have. Plus, you'll have a "front row" seat, so to speak, to learn about what the CarveWright can do and how to get the most out of it!

[lynnfrwd]

Am looking at going to the conference 2011. Do not own a compucarve but have been thinking of trying it for 4 years. Would the conference help in my making a good decision Ben

There will be workshops for both the beginner and advanced, so YES...by all means. I don't think you will be the only one there looking at buying a machine.

[Frederick_P]

Michael, I have pursued court action against those who have copied my images and won. It seems that in today's world, just because something is digital, people seem to have a sense of entitlement about copying them. It is up to the artists to follow through as there are no copyright police, but if you do, make sure that you make a point that others will pay attention to. I have a case coming up in the beginning of May against an individual who copied my images and posted them on his Facebook page. I have filed a claim for $25,000.00 and expect that the judgement will be close to that. Don't just complain, make sure that they, or their friends, understand that there are real consequences.

BTW... how are the Oleanna patterns coming along?

[mtylerfl]

Hi Frederick,

Yes. Very good advice - follow-through is essential if we really want to squelch the violators. People don't understand that each copyright violation carries its own individual penalty ($$) per violation, so the amount a person can be fined will become very, very significant in a short period of time. In other words, it is worth it to pursue a habitual violator (unless they are overseas - then it becomes nearly impossible).

Oh yes, the Oleanna patterns! I was just talking to a fellow in Arizona the other day about them. He's been requesting old-style pinup patterns for awhile now (and classic car patterns, too). If I can just get a little more caught up...so behind on my pattern-making and the list grows daily. I'm making progress, but seems new/unexpected projects "interrupt" the flow all too often. We'll get there, though!