Re: [cobalt-users] Off content question......

["Mike Fritsch" <mfritsch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks......I just found out I still have access to his domain.
Shhhhhhhhh...dont tell..... :-)

----- Original Message -----
From: Kris Dahl <krislists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Off content question......


> on 5/12/00 12:42 PM, Mike Fritsch at mfritsch@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > I apologize if this is too off of the content at hand.
> >
> > Heres a question I would like to ask......
> >
> > One of our former resellers(left because we didnt offer cheap personal
name
> > servers) has stolen a few(5) graphics from our site. We know they were
> > stolen because one of them still links to our order form. Also all the
> > pictures stolen have the same name as on our site.
> >
> >
> >
> > My question is has this happened to anyone? And is there anything than
we
> > can do?
>
> Well, you can certainly get them on copyright infringement, if they aren't
> licensed to use your intellectual property.
>
> Also, you can play a nasty trick on him if you'd like them to learn a
> lesson.
>
> Copy the image that he is using directly off of your server to a new file.
> Make all the pages on the site that need to reference that image reference
> the new copy.  Then replace the existing copy of the image with something
> like a huge "(C) 2000 Mike Fritsch, use of this image without a license is
> prohibited by law.".  I think that'd snap him into compliance, especially
if
> it was on his order screen.
>
> Depending on how far down your relationship has gone, you would also be
> within your bounds to request damages.
>
> -k
>
>
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