Fighting Piracy

Our goal for this blog:
1.  To be a resource for digital designers who need help fighting piracy
2.  To be a resource for digital scrappers who need to understand what piracy is and how to avoid taking part in it.

A quick definition of piracy:
Piracy is the theft, reproduction, or redistribution of a copyrighted work without the permission or knowledge of the creator/copyright holder. YES, redistributing something you got for free is still piracy.  If you didn't create it, DON'T redistribute it!  Click here for why.

Jen Strange ~ Meredith Fenwick

Contact Us:
stopdigipirates AT gmail DOT com

Please Note:
This isn't a regularly updated blog.  Really, it's a compilation of information -- a static content resource.  When the need arises, I will post new information here . . . but on the whole, the basic message of the blog has been spelled out in previous entries.  I'm always open to e-mails suggesting new content or letting me know if a link is broken; please don't hesistate to contact me! ~ jen 

Comments

[Linn]

Great blog. Piracy has been an ongoing problem in the needlework industry and several years ago a group of volunteers prepared some information for designers. A copy can be found at http://www.skinnersisters.com/copyright

My statement to a House Judiciary Subcommittee on the issues of piracy in the needlework industry can be found at http://www.skinnersisters.com/statement

Piracy is a nasty, dirty habit and nice needleworkers and scrappers don't pirate other folks' work.

[cherju]

Great side, I have postet a link to you on my main page.

[Ana Calabresi]

Hi, Jen and Meredith.

Congratulations on the blog. I believe it's a reference when it comes to piracy on digiscrapping.

I would like to mention that I have translated a couple of posts to Portuguese to educate Brazilian scrappers on a community (Digiscrappers Brasil).

I would also like to post the translations on the scrap blog I have with 5 other friends (blogscrap.blogspot.com)

Hope you guys don't mind my translations. I think it's very important that we educate all scrappers around the world, and for those who don't read English, I think we should go for translations, right?

[Scrapbooking]

You have a really nice site and great content. Keep it up :)

[Chelle Collins]

Great info, I am added your stop piracy blog to our scrapbook sites toolbar at cropalatte.net , thanks for all the great info.

[The Webdude]

An EXCELLENT Website! You have been linked from all my webpages! Keep up the great work and thank you!

[Karen (Karooch from Scraps of Mind)]

More scrapbookers need to know this information. I've included it in this round of the Digital Scrapbooking Blog Carnival posted at Scraps of Mind on 2 Jan 2008.

[Tina Ledvina]

Down with the pirates!! Well then what does that make us? Anti pirates? Either way Viva La scrapbooking!

[Debbie]

Today my 4shared account was pirated with the help of 4shared. 4shared allowed someone to file an abuse complaint against one of my files and then changed the account name and password. My links all went back to the account but it was in someone elses name,, thanks to 4shared. I have the full story so far on my blog. I don't know what to do about this since 4shared won't reply to me. I suspect that if they are replying then it is to this person who has stolen my account.
http://majortiggerscraps.blogspot.com/2008/10/someone-has-stolen-my-4shared-account.html

[luvfromindia]

thank you for this wonderful site. Very useful. I have put your banner in my blog. Love it. thanks again for the good work.
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rhoda alex

[Tricia]

Hi, I'm Tricia of Vintage Paris Princess Designs and I have an award for you for all the great things you do. You can pick it up at my blog http://vintageparisprincess.blogspot.com.