this is what i found a couple of days ago, in regards to my copyright post the other day.. they were all posted on different days.
and this is what i wrote on her page..
and then i received an email from her apologizing which i really appreciated. so i also emailed her back..
and that's what i replied to her after seeing on her blog that she credited her modified work of my work to my page. but as i said in the email, that's not right either because people will think that i made those, when i didn't. and the whole point of linking someone's work is to have it in its original version.i waited for a reply. or at least for her to take it down from her blog but no. she didn't reply my email nor did she take down her posts.
so i went and wrote on her page again..
so i went and wrote on her page again..
the whole weekend past and it's still up on her page. so i went again to write this..
and i thought i was being fair enough, to not have shared her web address on my blog when i found out about it. and i thought i was also being polite enough in my way of asking her to remove it, twice.and this is what her page looks like now..
first of all, i never said that my ideas were the first nor was i the first to be in this world. that's just silly.second of all, i am fighting for myself and my work. if you were fighting for your own work, i would respect that too.
third of all, if you really meant your apology in your email, actions do speak louder than words. you would have just taken down the posts and continue on with your life, as i continue with mine.
but then you go ahead and write that on your own blog. so that's your choice.
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she wrote me another email.
i am not going to reply to her. so if you are reading this, i am not taking the post down. taking the post down will make it as though it didn't happen. and others won't learn from it.also, an anonymous commented asking if the photographs used to create my work is mine, as in 100% mine..
and let me make it clear here that i do use my own photos for this blog. if it wasn't mine, i would credit it back to the rightful owner. and personally, i like to create my own content because if not, blogging would be quite pointless for me.
as for my spring 2010 cahier, i did use other people's photos for some of the pages and i was contacted by one of them, even though i did credit them on the post. but as soon as i got the email, i replied, apologized and removed it from my blog, flickr and tumblr because i thought that was the right thing to do.
i'm not going to comment on what she wrote on the email above because that would just make it worse. i was already turning over a new leaf and i am sticking to it.
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56 comments:
Wow, that's immature. It really sucks that people take your work ): xx
Really, what an arsehole. This person has been embarassingly caught out, and she should be ashamed of herself. Artists have a right to be protective over their work, but sometimes it looks like people find it hard to understand this. You're never gonna win in a situation like this though, to cover up her own mistakes shes now turning it around on you, and making it look as if YOU were the one that was out of order. Not cool! :( xx
WOW. o_O
That's crazy of this person to post that scathing reply post after you already told her in your reply email that she should (in all fairness) take down the artwork. Yikes. =(
The world is full of strange people!
She did take your work you had every right to ask her to take it down it's a shame she couldn't rise above it :(
Hahaha. I can see how frustrating this must be for you but I'm glad it's resulted in her deleting her blog. Can't believe a 'blogger' could be so stupid as to A post your work in the first place claiming it was her own and then B not take it down when you caught her out. Clearly she has no idea what a 'blog' even is.
Don't let it get to you. Your blogs beautiful, and maybe in some small way, it's a compliment that she felt the need to rip your work off?!
kimparslow.blogspot.com
Hang in there. People are crazy.
i hope you don´t take her/his words to seriously.
you`ve done right..
Reading this scared me. I don't want that to happen to me. You dealt with it very well. Win!
http://peterpatterpeter.blogspot.com
God, what a complete poo. All she had to do was write a small note and put a link in there to your blog or flickr. I've never witnessed such an over reaction to something so petty (not on your part).
that is really unreasonable. dont let that affect you and continue posting such good work. :) we all love your posts.
Ummm... That chick sounds scary and pathetic. You handled it perfectly. Why she didn't just take your work down is beyond me. Total lack of respect.
"Posted by BITCH at 1:52am" AHAHA. She is an idiot. You just keep doing your thing gorgeous girl :)
Imitation is a poor form of idolation :(
Of course yours is not the first blog using handwriting as a font and of course yours is not the first blog of its type, but aren't we all here to express ourselves and be happier because of it? This is just sad. Really, the things people do when they can't find their own voice and be their own person... Shame, but you handled it well and this will serve as a reminder to everyone :)
Please hear me out and I'm NOT taking "the other blogger's" side here...
I enjoy coming here and I hate to complain or get in the middle of your situation, but it's very immature when you smear your anger and frustration over someone who "copied/was inspired by" your work from your blog. (I'm not saying what the other blogger did was right, OK?) It appears that you have gone to great lengths to make your blog a professional site, don't ruin what you have over the sketchy folks.
People (who are inspired by you) are likely to copy your work in some way, unless you have a legal copyright over the work and have it protected, there isn't much you can do. Was she making money off of the work that she passed off as her own? Likely not. If she were, you'd have a rightfully legal reason to complain.
Maybe accept it as a form of flattery that others love what you do, don't call them out in public on your blog, if you don't get what you want from them. Move on, remember that you started this great, inspiring blog, so be above the BS.
Back a few years ago, there was this great gal who was a seriously up and coming scrap-booker/designer. She had a ton of promise and a huge following. She was on design teams, companies sought out her vision for future products... Her vision was so awesome and inspiring. Time and time again though on her personal blog, she showed her truly UGLY side when she started to call out all of the people who were inspired by her work, when they copied some of her ideas, but made it somewhat their own. She bantered these people, she abused them and she ultimately ruined everything she had going for her.
Don't be that person. Let people be inspired by you. Enjoy life and don't be so ugly! I love your work and your site. Keep up the great work!!!
XOXO
don't get upset because of this people. While I was reading what she wrote on her blog all I could think about was how jealous she has to be to get so angry because of you telling her something that she should have already known, which is that you cannot modify someone else's work and only say sorry for that while you don't try to fix what you have done...
I don't know if I have explained myself well, hahaha!
Anyway, what I wanted to say is that you don't have to worry for this, keep on doing what you do because you are a true artist (:
xx
WOW. Talk about overreacting. Kudos to you for being proud and standing up for your work :) I always enjoy it! I'm sorry you had to deal with an ignorant blogger-- I've taken several copyright classes and she was most definitely in the wrong. And although the way she chose to remove it was hateful and immature, at least she finally removed it :P
anonymous - this post was not written to "smear my anger and frustration". was i angry and frustrated? yes, of course i was.
try going over to someone's page, hoping to see that your work is no longer there so that this whole situation can just blow over. but in return, you ended up getting "you're a bitch".
the whole reason i posted this on my blog is so that it can be a reminder for people out there who may not know that doing this kind of thing, is not right.
if i had just kept quiet and not talked about it on my blog, the whole situation will arise again one day (and i am fairly certain that it may) but at least, i know for myself that i have done something to prevent it from repeating again.
also, i never mentioned her name or her website on my posts because i still have a heart.
Oh goodness, occasionally you run into someone like that in the blogging world and you just can't do anything but ignore them and let it go.
I'm so sorry it had to happen to you though, dear. Being copied is the worst feeling :(
The other blogger obviously used your exact handwriting, words and quotes you've written, and your own images. However, i think in your particular case, it would be very easy to take literal inspiration from your work. Innumerable artists use the same format of image and quote together and your style of handwriting is very popular at the moment (bubble letters without the "holes" in them). It is different than an illustrator or painter who has their work/style copied exactly. It would be harder for someone inspired by those kinds of artists to duplicate their drawing or painting style. Your work and handwriting would be much easier to imitate, even if the person had never seen your work before. I can imagine that having your creative work used as someones own would be so frustrating, but I think you need to develop a thicker skin. Art is about inspiration and interpretation, especially now that creative blogs are so popular. It is so easy to see other artists' work and process and we can gain inspiration from a million artistic bloggers and translate it into our own work. While I agree in this situation that the other blogger was in the wrong for using your work, I think that in other instances, things that look like what you do could be just a coincidence.
supporting you all the way
jill
gemma - if you look carefully, she didn't just take inspiration from my work. i would have been flattered if she did. but instead, she took my originals and copy/paste it as how she likes them to be.
for example, what i wrote was "you always deserve to be the most important person in somebody's life" but she took out the "person" and replaced "food".
another example, i never wrote "happy birthday" but she copy/paste what i've written in my originals and created that herself.
Unbelievable indeed! I'm with you.
Kate x
oh okay what. lol
if this continues, you'll be forced to write a huge copyright note on every post/picture. ;(
which i wouldn't want. That'll ruin it all for everyone. u___u
some people just cant take no for an answer. she obviously has no right in your work & now it has become hers? what the. seriously.
Wow, it sucks that you have to deal with this.
There are codes available that make it REALLY hard to copy images from someone's site, but I don't know if Blogger allows those...you should find out about that though. It'd be worth the effort if it stopped people from taking your stuff.
what?!?
i don't understand her at all!
i thought that you were very polite, reasonable and levelheaded.
i can't believe she wrote that, it was low and rude.
she seemed so apologetic on the first email and i can't believe she wouldn't take down your work and then had the audacity to write such a angry post!!!
you are such a sweet person, stay beautiful!
sunshine, smiles and doodles,
megan
xo
She's lucky you didn't take legal action, which you absolutely could have done.
Just asking, what if she didn't credit you at all? Will you still be as angry and why? I know it's all of your hardwork, but wouldn't you be happy if she appreaciated your work and actually use it in her work? She credited you anyways. I know I am being irritating here but I hope you will answer me.
I've never commented here before, but I follow your blog and your artistic journey avidly. Copyright infringement, especially on the web is a serious issue and should not be taken lightly. I was a Communication Theory major and studied this issue in depth. I'm glad this class-less and practically illiterate person canceled their blog. The internet has enough uninformed, copyright infringing content as it is. I support and respect the actions you took and for sharing this issue on your blog. There are so many creative bloggers that are ripped off everyday just for sharing. If we still want to see real, original art being produced in a wonderful, grassroots way, it is imperative that we stand up for our copyright.
Please don't stop what you are doing.
-Emily
I'm so sorry to hear that happened and she was completely unreasonable. I personally love your work and it is ridiculous that someone has to live through your work to have a blog of their own.
-C
Wow...
that totally sucks. I'm sorry that person wanted to go all "e-gangsta" on you.
Stealing people's original work so not cool, and you were well within your rights to say what you said. Give people a little anonymity...and they go crazy. :-/
The right thing for this other blogger to do would off been to have removed your material right after she had apologized period from her blog....this is very black and white; I am 100% behind you, you very kindly asked her to remove this material and she did not, instead she cused you out, she is the BITCH!!!!!! I would recommend to you that perhaps you have ALL your material copyrighted this way legal action can be taken when scenerios like these arise. I ask you please do not let someone as low as this other human being ruin your creativity and crush your spirit....move on, continue to share with those who love you and care to come here and read your blog, you have given such wonderful talent....hugs!!!!! Esther Dee
wow that was rude of her. hope you don't have to go through this again.
In response to Anonymous's comment about "unless you have a legal copyright over the work and have it protected, there isn't much you can do."
Copyright is an automatic thing that arises as soon as the piece of work is made that grants exclusive rights to the creator of the work. Obviously The Notebook Doodles has expressed that she has full copyright over all of her works, including the rights to copy, distribute, and adapt the work and doesn't want anyone else to use it. That is legal.
I think that it's fair and reasonable for The Notebook Doodles to blog about what has happened, if anything as a reminder or to educate people on her blog what is and isn't right.
That being said, Notebook Doodles, you're work is rad. Keep it up, unfortunately some people genuinely just don't understand the rules.
Aww, I'm so sorry all this has happened. I imagine you must be hurt and angry and you have every right to be.
I'm completely on your side here, what she did was wrong and your response was polite and to the point. I love your work and hope you continue to develop your style and have fun, regardless of bad people who don't appreciate you :) ♥
She went about it in a rude way but........
I dont see what the big issue was about her linking it back to you tbh. But i guess shes deleted the blog now so you wont have to worry anyway`
What a nasty way to deal with the problem. I fully believe that she is in the wrong and NOT the notebook doodles. The way she has dealed with it is very immature and has blown the problem way out of proportion, and I think what she says about taking someone else's is wrong, everyone draws inspiration from something else, but drawing inspiration(which I believe notebook doodles does) and copying like this girl blogger who stole from notebook doodles is completely different, and I believe the notebook doodles went about the problem in a mature and responsible and also very polite way :) btw: I absolutely love the notebook doodles :)
I think regardless of all the rules etcetera, her actions were really poor; she may have apologised but it was clearly completely void of meaning when she didn't act on the apology and THEN went on to be all bitchy about it. I think the support you gained here just shows how morally she was in the wrong, nevermind the fact that it may have infringed on a bunch of copyright laws. And also, your stuff was waaaayyy better than what she made of it. As is said frequently above: keep it up, you'll always have people who support you and the creativity you produce :) x
Sounds like she's the bitch!
Keep doing what ya do! =)
xx,
~Abby~
omg, this is huge but u did right, do not worry further on this! go out and have a capuccino or some chocolate, you surely deserve a good treat now:)
due to the fact that everything you do is handwritten and NOT a font, it is very wrong for someone to copy paste letters and act like it's a free font you can get from some website.
though your handwriting is a bit generic, i'm pretty sure anybody could copy it, i could. but the fact that she just cut and pasted from your work is definitely wrong. obviously you don't post up work just for people to use it as a font.
just saying.
it's a shame that things like this have to happen.
i've had people steal photos i've taken and put their name on it... it's really unfortunate. it kind of makes me not want to share anything with the world anymore, you know? it just kind of ruins it. so sorry this happened, dear! hold your head high, you were really professional about it.
You took the right actions and was extremely respectful even when she didn't listen. She seemed at the end to be just trying to make you look like the bad person even though she turns out to be clearly in the wrong. Keep creating! Her actions were extremely immature. I don't think it has anything to do with having a thick skin but rather standing up for what is your work, what you created.
I don't blame you for being upset. I would have been extremely upset.
I think it's so easy for people to copy/download/steal things that they don't even think it's wrong anymore. We're living in a crazy time where people can just take what they want without worrying about the consequences. I'm a professional photographer and have in the past had to deal with similar situations. The only way I've found to deal with it is to accept the fact that it's going to happen, but be diligent in making sure that the offenders know it's not ok, and asking them to remove/stop doing what they're doing. Kudos to you for the way you handled everything. I think that if people don't talk about what's happening, it will never stop. I love your work, it's inspiring in so many ways. I can only hope that crappy things like this don't deter you from continuing to share your amazing talent.
been following you a lot, and must say, i support you a million times over.
"like you're the only one who thought of it first.." to that comment, no seriously, she's being unoriginal.
THANKS for being original.
She contradicted herself in that essay more than once. Aaand the whole point of her speech didn't even make sense. "People too have rights to fight for what they want, not only you"??? She's the bigger bitch; don't let her get to you.
It's such a shame some people are like that... You're right to want to protect your work!
YOU DID THE RIGHT THING, 100%
she was not 'inspired' by your work, she flat out stole it.
and by the way she handled it, she seems extremely immature and insecure.
you did not overreact. at all.
good for you! keep doing your thing!
Hi, I'm the girl whose photo is on the first picture in your post. I'm really sorry, and I know my face is not that obvious, but could you please remove that first photo? I'm in my school uniform and I don't wish to cast a bad reputation on my school. I'm sorry. If it is not possible, I understand, but I do hope you can do me this favour. I hope you understand that I'm not taking any sides here. Thank you.
anonymous - i have made the image even more blurred than before so that it doesn't look like a photo anymore. i hope you are okay with it now.
hahahahahah how pathetic. Why take down her blog? It would be so much easier to just take the images down :/
omg some people eh?
xxx
I am your new follower
people are nuts. hang in there.
i believe in you.
-another anon
though you are right, it seemed that you're ordering her to do what you want her to do. i know that she was wrong and you have the rights to "order" her. if you ASK her nicely, will the ending be different? (sorry for the caps, i am just trying to make the word more obvious) i don't know about you, but when people talk to me in that tone, i'll find him/her unreasonable and i might just oppose to what she wants me to do. anyways, i am just giving you suggestions to handle this type situation better. hope you don't mind.
i'm wondering, are the photographs used to create your work yours? as in, 100% yours?
both of you are immature.
Doesn't sound like "she had school" if so I would think she could at least form a snetence in the correct words.
You spoke your peace and can now move on. I commend you for your post. If you can't stand up for yourself who will. I am confrontational like that. I feel like you should be. I had a an old friend who scanned her photos she bought from me. Put Merry Christmas Text on it and mail it out to as christmas cards. And got offended when I explained to her that wasnt okay to do
I'm sorry someone has infringed upon your work, but I'm not sure that either of you handled the situation appropriately. I'm very sad to see that you have, essentially, stooped to this other blogger's level by making this post. What should have been dealt with gracefully and privately is now a public affair with all your readers turned into gawkers, whether we want to be or not. This isn't you, not the you that you have presented in your blog. You are better than this blogger in every way. You didn't need to make this post.
Wow, what a strange thing to happen. Copyright is a difficult subject, and being a teacher I know all too well about that!
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