Steal my bandwidth, will you...

[ellenmillion]

The offending site: http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=bwlrgrl03



I have discovered that you are using an image from my site on your xanga site
(Dragon Across the Sands), and I'd like to request that you host this image yourself
IF you have permission from Marie Bird to use it. I also know that Marie would
appreciate a link back to my site (www.ellenmilliongraphics.com) if you continue to
use this image, so that people can support her artwork by purchasing products with
it.

Please let me know what you intend to do! I will be removing/altering the image as
hosted on my site if you do not remedy the situation. I would be happy to provide
contact information for Marie if you do not know how to get in touch with her.

Be well,
Ellen Million
www.ellenmilliongraphics.com



Was that image-replacement too mean?

Comments

[mersades.livejournal.com]

Heh heh, love how you altered the image. A friend of mine did something simular, only it was a little more snarky. ::G::

[kirinqueen.livejournal.com]

That's awesome! And perfect. I don't think it was too mean.

[mebird.livejournal.com]

Eh what... who's using my image from your site?? ....Geeze this sort of crud steams me... I can't see the image anymore so do not know how it was being used.... bah this person won't be allowed because of image use without asking anyway and no linkage either. :P

Be nice if people were bying the items with work on it, instead of unintented use! ;P *Steams*

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

No, it's WONDERFUL! Go *ELLEN*! :)

[mebird.livejournal.com]

In my little steamy tizz, I forgot to say that that was a well put letter and why you remain the professional person you are, thanks so much. Sorry my art has caused you bother! :(

*warm hugs*

[ciri.livejournal.com]

Go Ellen! I think people should always do image-replacement in that case. They're jerks for stealing your bandwith, and for stealing Marie's picture.

[lorriejharris.livejournal.com]

I think the image replacement was done very professionally. And the letter was polite, as well, but not wimpy.

Marie, and all the other artists who work their asses off to create the art deserve the respect you've just demanded for them. You go!

[bakayaro-onna.livejournal.com]

The message looks fine to me!

Should we flood the guestbook with comments about stealing artwork?

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

I'd advise against flooding guestbooks.

[renatus.livejournal.com]

Dear, the image is *fine*. You gave them one chance to correct the problem without looking foolish; since they didn't get to it, well, now they get to look foolish. Hopefully she learns a lesson from this.
It's perfectly ok to protect what's yours (in this case, bandwith) in a manner that is polite, but very firm.

Unlike, say... guestbook spamming, which basically makes the spammers look really childish.

[jemstone.livejournal.com]

The image is perfect, and far more polite than I would have given them.

Go! Go! Gooooo, Ellen!

-JEM

Too mean?

[tarlia.livejournal.com]

Not mean enough, if you ask me. ;P

Re: Too mean?

[millennialhippy.livejournal.com]

Much agreed. ;-)

[icingsugargirl.livejournal.com]

Put the smack down on them,Ellen.

You go girl. You were very professional about. They're very lucky they got off that easy.