Time to assess the true cost of digital piracy by Joanne Seiff

Time to assess the true cost of digital piracy

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/time-to-reconsider-the-cost-digital-piracy-1.3488270

Etsy crackdown

http://www.thewriteassistantllc.com/2016/11/09/etsy-shop-shutdowns/

Illegal trademark use on Ebay

A COUPLE from St Austell who added popular logos such as Hello Kitty and Fireman Sam onto goods they were selling through their eBay shop have been ordered to pay up for illegally using the trademarks.
Read more at http://www.westbriton.co.uk/st-austell-couple-ordered-to-pay-up-for-illegal-use-of-logos/story-29541327-detail/story.html#7xePv71tIMx7juHm.99 "...

How do you understand the mindset of thieves?

2 Dutch women have been violating needlework designs for years, despite numerous legal warnings.

Diana Wiersma & Desiree Onnekink Griffioen run a club in which they continually distribute illegal copies of needlework designs. Dees also assists in running a notorious Chinese site.

https://www.facebook.com/diana.wiersma.7?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/dees1957

Having reported illegal copies for removal for the umpteenth time, which continually takes up huge resources from our operatives, causing enormous distress to the designers concerned without even going into the financial losses caused by such nauseating behaviour, here are a few snippets from their latest conversation which shows the mindset of these women who are incapable of understanding that they are THIEVES.

Thanking themselves for “sharing” thousands of illegal copies, upset that their “work” should be undermined and trying to decide how to set up a new club to continue their activities.

Yes, Diana & Dees, Big Brother is watching you … it’s a shame you can’t find something legal to do instead of stealing from others.

We do not believe such specimens should be allowed the honour of sewing our designs, nor to participate in designers groups.

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… Meanwhile, the second sleepless night .... and we are not yet out how to proceed.
The club still exists, as you see, but ..... there is nothing more.
I have all the "content" as the club master calls it removed.
In other words .... every "movement" that I make on clubs, is followed closely.
That feels very nasty .... "Big brother is watching me" ... it does not feel safe anymore, as if my freedom is taken away.
I have consulted with Desiree and we are not giving up yet.
I am in any case completely gutted, feel helpless and sad, because yes .... this club is really my passion and my life.

So we are still some time to find a solution ..... so today as no weekend pictures.

In any case, I want to thank everyone who through club mail, mail, or here in the forum has given a helping hand, it does really well and really makes us feel that our "work" is really appreciated. THANKS all !!!

Megaupload

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/technology/indictment-charges-megaupload-site-with-piracy.html?hp
<<..the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation seized the Web site Megaupload and charged seven people connected with it with running an international enterprise based on Internet piracy...>>

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