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ShirleyW
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Location: San Francisco Bay Area, Concord, California
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:18 pm |
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Seems we have another decorator using photos from others websites. Check and see if any belong to you. I have so far recognized 4 different decorators photos there. I have heard some of the photos are also from Cake Centrals Gallery.
http://www.merchantcircle.com/.....0-341-9017
http://www.mycakeexpressions.com/
Her name is Michele Stormont. She must be getting the word because she has already removed one photo just in the time it took me to type this post. |
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darcat
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Joined: Mar 13, 2006
Posts: 1226
Location: Montreal Canada
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:38 pm |
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There was a lengthy post on this subject yesterday and quite a few people have emailed them |
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ShirleyW
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Joined: Sep 23, 2006
Posts: 11499
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, Concord, California
Birthday: Apr 06
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:42 pm |
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Ah, I missed that one yesterday. I recognize many of these cakes from other sites. |
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pklundberg
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Joined: May 23, 2007
Posts: 30
Location: Omaha, NE
Birthday: Nov 30
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:00 pm |
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The very first photo on this website, is made by cakesbyallision.
I happened to have it in my favorites, so it was easy for me to check.
Why do people feel the urge to do this? It's a shame! |
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Doug
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Location: NC
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:08 pm |
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Michele25
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Joined: May 19, 2005
Posts: 285
Location: Western NY
Birthday: May 25
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:10 pm |
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Wow, Shirley--I just checked and recognized at least two decorators from CC who had their photos stolen! As a matter of fact, both of the pictures I recognized are saved in my favorites, so I recognized them immediately. I just sent a pm to one of the decorators letting her know about her photo showing up on another site. How awful that people are doing this!!! |
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Delicate-Lee
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Joined: Jan 29, 2007
Posts: 166
Location: Western Australia
Birthday: Oct 06
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:24 pm |
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Makes me so angry! How can you call yourself a cake decorator if you have to use other peoples art to promote yourself... Sad sad sad! We just had this problem with a person that started doing cakes and used our photos on her business card.... then after a few months of keeping quiet she did it again! and again! not only to one cake decorator but quiet a few of us around the area. To then see her work which was pretty poor to use our photos to sell and make money when she couldnt even produce that quality of work let alone the cakes in the pictures!
Im not a angry person but when i hear and see stories like this it gets my blood boiling! If i ever saw these people in person  i tell you what they would get a good talking to hahaha
But i do say a big THANK YOU! to the kind people that see this going on and let the cake decorator know! If it wasnt for them this would continue |
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ShirleyW
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Location: San Francisco Bay Area, Concord, California
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:29 pm |
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GenGen
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Joined: May 17, 2007
Posts: 758
Location: Northern Idaho
Birthday: Dec 16
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:42 pm |
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whenever i save pics on my comp of cakes i've seen here that i'd like to try sometime later i always save them with the artists/members name next to it and any info that keeps it noted that this cake was done by such and such.. or that this cake was done by example JaneDoe who was inspired by Janetdoe's cake etc.. this way when the time comes that i can work my own magic and wish to post a pic about it; i have proper reference as to where and whom the cake was inspired by |
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cwcopeland
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Joined: Apr 26, 2007
Posts: 658
Location: Whitewright, TX
Birthday: Jul 23
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:53 pm |
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what a cheater! i am thinking of starting this as a business. when or if i do, i will make a brochure with my OWN cakes. if that means making a certain cake for no other reason than putting it in the brochure, so be it. not stealing another person's cake. |
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goal4me
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Joined: Apr 20, 2006
Posts: 442
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:56 pm |
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cwcopeland
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Location: Whitewright, TX
Birthday: Jul 23
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:56 pm |
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i just thought of another thing....
it's like shoplifting!!!! |
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hollyhobby74
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Joined: Jul 03, 2007
Posts: 8
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:15 pm |
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I love that you girls are fighting back !
I feel the same way about my cake photo's. I have albums in our shop with pictures in them and we actually have customers come in and try to take pictures with their camera phone! The nerve of some people!
I don't have any pictures on this site yet because my pictures are "Too large?" or something. I think I have my digital on too high a resolution.
Get 'em girls ! |
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Ximenilla
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Joined: Mar 19, 2007
Posts: 12
Location: Florida
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:18 pm |
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I was a victim once of stolen designs, but in my case the "big" company used my complete flyer changing only the name of my business for theirs. I'd called a lawyer and he told me that to initiate a legal process would be a waste of money and time because I was an individual filling against a renoun cake business. So, the most I could do was to go against the printing company and advice them not to use my layout or pictures for any other business or person. A second time I had another "decorator" using one of my pictures at his website saying that he won a prize in France and I've called directly to the business and advice them to remove that picture or I will initiate a legal action. 'The next day, they had removed the picture, but the feeling of frustration went a few days.
I really hope this matter is solved soon and hopefully somebody knows exactly what to do in these cases. |
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indydebi
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Joined: Jul 07, 2006
Posts: 15102
Location: Indianapolis IN
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:24 pm |
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folks, I think Shirley had a good idea .... we should "close" this thread and divert over to the other threads so all comments and information is/are listed together. Ximenilla, the info you posted would be very interesting to the posters on the other thread. |
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