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emmascakes
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Joined: Jul 07, 2006
Posts: 1153
Location: England
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:05 pm |
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humph - the time taken to pinch someone else's hard work and creativity perhaps. |
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emmascakes
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Joined: Jul 07, 2006
Posts: 1153
Location: England
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:06 pm |
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This bit gets my goat:
"We are very proud of the success of the wide variety of the wedding cakes we design. Cakes can be specially ordered by the customer, and a tremendous amount of creativity and individuality go into the making of each cake"
Yeah - MY creativity!! Grrrrrrrrrrr. |
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EmilyGrace
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Joined: Mar 16, 2007
Posts: 210
Location: British Columbia
Birthday: Jan 04
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:23 pm |
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Wow... that's pretty bad. 4-D cakes... thats a new one! Hilarious!
I'm sorrry they stole your photos Emma... your cakes are amazing! |
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bakerchick103
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Joined: Sep 18, 2005
Posts: 175
Location: North Carolina
Birthday: Jul 09
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:34 pm |
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I'm normally just a lurker, but I just wanted to tell how beautiful your cakes are, Emma. I know it really stinks to have your pictures stolen and someone else take credit for your work, but your cakes are so amazing, I can almost see why!  I hope you get it worked out!
God Bless.
Christy |
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kcjc
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Joined: Mar 11, 2007
Posts: 83
Location: North Carolina
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:07 pm |
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Joannek, Who was the person who got upset with someone doing a bouquet of flowers ? It startled me. I'm just getting going and don't want to infringe on anyone. I did a bouquet of flowers from inspiration after attending a sugar class of Minette Rushings Custom Cakes Savannah GA. I was unable to recall the cake exactly & other CC's sent me sources of what i was looking for. I sent a note to Minnett & pic after the fact (mine was different but basic design of Minettes) she sent me a note & was very sweet. I hope the other pics weren't the one your talking about. Ugh!
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MacsMom
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Joined: May 05, 2007
Posts: 2894
Location: CA
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:32 pm |
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Emma,
Most of your cakes are in my "favorites", so I can see how tempting it would be for someone to steal your photos!! (I LOVE the white wedding cake with tall tiers and fondant scrolls around the top edges of each tier!)
I just wanted to briefly comment about the watermarking and photoshopping. Cakes as gorgeous as yours are worth the time with photoshop, and it only takes a few minutes--not hours--to remove a watermark. So yes, while it does deter plenty of people, the ones who want it bad enough will try to steal it anyway.
Like you, I just cannot believe how many people are out there who have the b***s big enough to post them on the internet, claiming to be their "unique" works of art!
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JoanneK
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Joined: May 08, 2006
Posts: 1559
Location: In the kitchen baking cakes
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:28 pm |
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kcjc,
It was Ron Ben-Israel. It wasn't just a bouquet of flowers but a whole cake he did.
I've never taken a class from him and I hear his work is lovely! However, I also hear he can a be a bit unfriendly at times too. |
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bobwonderbuns
Forum SuperStar!
Joined: Nov 17, 2006
Posts: 5554
Location: one block from the edge of the earth...
Birthday: Nov 01
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:33 pm |
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| FlowerGirlMN wrote: | | In the meantime WHY OH WHY aren't people watermarking their photos??? This isn't directed at you personally... I just don't get why we're seeing so many threads like this, when prevention is SO simple! |
I haven't read the entire thread, so if this has been covered already, forgive me. But HOW does one watermark their photos??? I've seen that term bandied about for a while now and I am clueless on this point. Could you please enlighten us? Thanks!  |
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AuntieElle
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Joined: Jul 10, 2007
Posts: 582
Location: Texas
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:43 pm |
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I looked and immediately noticed this at the bottom of the home page!
(Disclaimer: Some of the photos contained in this website have been used to give prospective clients an idea of what can be offered by De Gustibus Cakes. Lisa would like to thank Debbie Brown, Lindy Smith and Collette Peters for their literary contributions to cake design books that have been published and to Lindy Smith, Anne Skip and Beverley Dunkley for their valued training. Any photos used on this site are copyright free.)
Your pics still up on the site Emma?
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mrsbink
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Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 44
Location: Oregon
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:51 pm |
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Well, a little off the subject, but I figured instead of commenting on every single cake in emmas gallery i would just say that those are some of best cakes I've ever seen. WOW! Ok, I'm done now. |
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cakequeen50
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Joined: May 01, 2006
Posts: 627
Location: georgia
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:47 pm |
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OH MY GOD!!! She has THREE of my cakes on her site!! I can't believe it! Watermarks, here I come! |
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cakequeen50
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Location: georgia
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:47 pm |
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OH MY GOD!!! She has THREE of my cakes on her site!! I can't believe it! Watermarks, here I come! |
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cakequeen50
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Joined: May 01, 2006
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Location: georgia
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:15 pm |
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My hubby put my initials on the bottom corners of my photos and they are still on the pics on her website...even using the names I use, just took them straight off my site, even though my site does say it is copyrighted, blowing away her "copyright free" theory.
My son is my web designer and host, I just sent him a priority email, will see what he says. I think his wife might get upset if I called him as midnight! |
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emmascakes
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Joined: Jul 07, 2006
Posts: 1153
Location: England
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:32 pm |
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Cake queen - contact her and ask her to remove your images, she's removed mine now and sent me a sniffy email about how I should add copyright. I've also emailed Colette Peters and Debbie Brown so hopefully they will email her to.
I said that it wasn't ok to use someone elses images just because they're published in a book (which she claims it is) and that I'd also contacted CP and DB. I suggested she might like to try designing her own cakes instead of using someone elses ideas as her own.
I also said I belonged to a very large cake community who would be watching... |
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cakequeen50
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Joined: May 01, 2006
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Location: georgia
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:36 pm |
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My son sent her a very formal, scary, letter saying that she must take my cake pics off. I read the letter and WOW, he worded it so well!
Thanks for bringing the topic!! , I would have never known!
I am still in shock! |
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