tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post8759860656134863028..comments2023-08-02T05:27:57.605-07:00Comments on The Beaded Carpet: Boycott The UnethicalMikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939739757623364406noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post-60476469009069814442011-04-23T07:58:04.750-07:002011-04-23T07:58:04.750-07:00Sandy....it's the only way. I had my art stol...Sandy....it's the only way. I had my art stolen in my 20s and I had no way to fight it. The thief actually told me to take him to court and that he'd settle before we went in, after I had spent a small fortune on lawyers and I'd still be losing money. And that he would steal anything I put out and my only option was to go work for him. I took a different option and quit doing the work. I lost out but he didn't win. This time I will not lose.....I refuse to be beaten down by unethical people with zero integrity when the law is on my side.Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939739757623364406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post-35580442835038928202011-04-22T20:54:46.730-07:002011-04-22T20:54:46.730-07:00I have sent off and email to her expressing my dis...I have sent off and email to her expressing my disgust at her obvious attempt at thievery. I am sorry you had to go thru this. I think you have done the right thing by putting her on blast on Facebook and your blog so everyone can express their outrage to stop her and to scare anyone else out of committing this kind of fraud! Bravo to you for standing up to it!Sandy Spiveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613502224834086412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post-30442465678535765132011-04-22T20:12:35.497-07:002011-04-22T20:12:35.497-07:00Thanks Jo! I just refuse to be beaten down by the...Thanks Jo! I just refuse to be beaten down by these people....and with the internet we little people can have a voice, especially if we join together.Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939739757623364406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post-40410822271071889332011-04-22T20:04:03.399-07:002011-04-22T20:04:03.399-07:00I wish I lived near that store Mikki, I would love...I wish I lived near that store Mikki, I would love to say my piece to them. Unfortunately Australia is a bit far to do that. I have only recently found your designs and have purchased 3 of them, two already made up and the third has been started. I was telling a workmate the other day that I love your designs so much I will probably end up buying all of them lol.<br />Keep up the good work and your stand on copyright, it's the only way to protect your work.<br />Joanne, Brisbane AustraliaJo Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407282181211003777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post-24197239311173710242011-04-22T15:36:28.438-07:002011-04-22T15:36:28.438-07:00Oh yeah!Oh yeah!Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939739757623364406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post-20258241652497686532011-04-22T14:31:23.747-07:002011-04-22T14:31:23.747-07:00To people who have to steal their ideas from real ...To people who have to steal their ideas from real designers: USE YOUR OWN CREATIVITY, so you might one day get an idea of how much work is put into creating new patterns and designs.<br />Geez, it never ends!Kokopellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01187667702078084059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post-49715207922421732602011-04-22T13:56:07.738-07:002011-04-22T13:56:07.738-07:00Thanks Charlene. The only real way we can stop thi...Thanks Charlene. The only real way we can stop this is to band together and deluge the offenders with e-mail complaints, blog about it and get the word out about their unethical and illegal behaviour. Hopefully that's enough but if it isn't I have no qualms about filing a lawsuit particularly when it's a store. I'll be quite happy to accept all the beads in their store as a settlement and I'm sure the lawyer will get what he needs from their bank accounts :)Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939739757623364406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733868611654973524.post-56195592809623830792011-04-22T13:03:48.263-07:002011-04-22T13:03:48.263-07:00Ugh, that's awful.
There's a bead store (...Ugh, that's awful.<br /><br />There's a bead store (I'm not sure where they are) that constantly have lots of new classes and new projects which are clearly DIRECT copies of other people's designs. A few years ago someone contacted the store about a pattern which was clearly Diane Fitzgerald's, and the owner first said "Oh, it's one of my mom's designs, she's teaching it" but eventually agreed that it was a direct copy. It's not the only one, and she has a direct copy of one of mine as well...<br /><br />This sort of thing is impossible to police, and I commend you for following through in an unpleasant situation, especially when the store owner got so belligerent so quickly.<br /><br />I hope this is the only time you are plagued by this.Charlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083192525537365410noreply@blogger.com