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Post by egyptiantigg on Jun 25, 2015 20:13:34 GMT -5
Thank you, untraditionalnerd, for my bout of laughter at you're self-censorship comment! I have been doing a LOT of self-censorship lately. You bring up many wonderfully valid points. While I know the Sims community is vast, and I know that rampant theft of CC happens all the time, I still find myself amazed and appalled by it. I've only been creating Sims 4 content since March 2015. I had hoped to become talented enough to create desirable content. I guess at least as far as my "misappropriated" items are concerned, I succeeded. lol I am trying hard to take it as the backhanded compliment it is. Yeah, that's it: "I've gone global." *sigh*
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Post by egyptiantigg on Jun 25, 2015 11:38:52 GMT -5
I agree with you, Bakie. Not only would their sales/traffic increase, but their reputation would be untarnished. Maybe I'm naïve, but I've always thought reputation was important, even online. Their behavior doesn't look good for them.
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Post by egyptiantigg on Jun 24, 2015 20:43:43 GMT -5
Oh, it's gotten worse. Sims3Pack.ru has modified my original images to direct users to their website and the Henna Hands file has now appeared on Everything.kz (https://everything.kz/post/42424725/36212) directing users to Sims3Pack.ru. It feels like Sims3Pack.ru decided to spam my creation. I have contacted Everything.kz and informed them that the file was stolen by Sims3Pack.ru and am waiting to see what they do.
How desperate is Sims3Pack.ru that they're willing to resort to theft to get users and downloads???
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Post by egyptiantigg on Jun 24, 2015 17:49:20 GMT -5
I already contacted TSR Admin. Their response: "It's always a pain to see that some people simply take creations from someone else and upload it on their own site. It does happen a quite a lot unfortunately, and it's certainly something we're also not happy with. Contacting the admins of those sites usually doesn't help much I'm afraid. What you could do, is see how they have organized the downloading of the files. If the files are stored somewhere on a download hosting sites (for instance mediafire), then you could try reporting it there. Some of those file hosting sites will remove easily and some will not even reply. But that's something you could try. Other than that, try not to be too much upset by it. See it as a side effect of being Sim famous Don't let the fact that it's happening take away your creativity and your joy in creating. That's not worth it." While I agree that it's a pity someone would do this, it doesn't help ease the frustration. I will continue to email these sites in an attempt to have the files removed. Although, at this point, I'm thinking I'm S.O.L.
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Post by egyptiantigg on Jun 24, 2015 0:37:43 GMT -5
Well, it seems I have been hit with the "theft" bug. I have discovered two of my files floating where they shouldn't. I create under the name of DragonQueen and upload exclusively to The Sims Resource. (I know, I know...) Anyway, I have discovered my Kyanite Blue evening gown and my Henna Hands at these sites:
Sims 4 Planet at sims4planet.net/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8/Kyanite-Blue-by-DragonQueen
Sims3Pack.ru at sims3pack.ru/sims-4/tatuirovki/11467-henna-hands-ot-dragonqueen.html
Everything.kz has posted my Henna Hands with a link going to Sims3Pack.ru at everything.kz/post/42424725/36212
Simov4.net did remove my Kyanite Blue evening gown after I contacted them via email requesting they do so. I have written to the others on a daily basis and am still waiting for them to respond and/or pull the files. I fear Google Translate may be failing me. (The sites are all Russian, not a language I speak. lol)
As I am pretty new to creating, I value each and every one of my followers and downloads. I am really quite annoyed about this issue. I know I should take it as the "backhanded compliment" that it is, but....it's not easy...
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