Looks Like A Dani Wallpaper Is up For Sale - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Cheryl Harrell · 11-21-2002, 05:44 AM

I found this neat mousepad of Freddie up for bid. I would love to have it but don't have the money right now.

& A stranger has the top bid on it.

& I want it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...item=922361997

I noticed that the pic on it is one of Dani's Wallpapers I think. Really she should be making the money off it & not some E-Bay seller since she went to so much trouble & talent to create this wallpaper.

Looks like there is a sale market for her wallpapers.

Too bad someone else making the money off it instead of her...

I'd rather see it go to one of ya'll than a stranger...

Danisel331 · 11-22-2002, 05:31 AM

Well, I'm at a loss here! I did not know of anything like this and I can't believe someone actually sold that.
OK, I've had a good cry

over it and I've screamed

at a friend of mine, so now what can I do?

Is there anyway that any of you know that I do something about this? Personally, I don't want any money for this, I only do these for fun and to remember a great person. Still, I don't like being taken advantage of here. Please help me out here!

Luckymama58 · 11-22-2002, 06:22 AM

Dani,
Unfortunately I am not sure if there is any recourse for this kind of blatent thievery. I know you can copyright work on the internet, but I am not sure how. Maybe you could research that. Unfortunately, because this is a public domain forum, any work that is not copyrighted is fair game for people to do whatever to it. And that includes people making money. I really feel bad and I hope you will not lose so much heart over this as to stop sharing your creations with us. We sure have enjoyed them. But I understand your fustration.

BTW I have never taken my tapes of the show to eBay to sell because of the copyright issues. Those who sell them on eBay are selling them without the permission of the owners, BTW, and they could get into a lot of trouble if caught. I have chosen not to take that risk. That is why I have never charged those whom I have made tapes for. Those of you who have been generous enough to recompense me for the cost of the materials, I have been thankful to you, but I would never charge. I have a healthy respect for the copyright laws of our country. I only wish others felt the same way. But then we all know people who break other laws too, if they think they can get away with it. It is the world we live in.

Cheryl Harrell · 11-22-2002, 09:29 AM

Oh man. I really feel bad for Dani here cuz she went to all the trouble to make these pics & someone else is making money off them. If they wanted to sell a mouse pad of Freddie, they could've took any pic of him off the net instead of Dani's nice work to do it with. Guess they are too lazy to do up their own pic of him for the mouse pad.

I would love to have one of these mousepads or any mouse pad of Freddie. Don't let this keep ya from sharing your nice pictures with us.

It looks like some unofficial stuff is being sold of him over the E-Bay etc. I've seen stuff like keychains & alarm clocks etc of him & Jack & I'm betting that stuff was not out in the 70's. I once saw a cute pillow case of him but no $$$ at the time to get it with. While I'm glad to see this sort of stuff out & would love to have it, I hate to see people getting rich off his name...

Also on the CATM tapes, I have seen sellers sell a list of episodes of the show & the tape is included free. I guess that's how they are able to get around the copyright law...

Hope no one minded me mentioning this & I hope this didn't upset Dani. If I upset ya by mentioning this, sorry about that. I figured folks would want to know & esp with the person having bid on it & won the bid on it being a stranger & no one of our Freddie family & Freddie site people. So sorry to bear such bad news. Maybe I shouldn't have have mentioned it since it upset Dani so much but I figure folks would want to know. Don't worry we support you!

You do a great job on your pics! This does prove one thing. If Dani were to ever decide to put out her artwork on stuff there is a demand & it would sell.

Good luck! Hoe thia all goes better for ya...

tylersmistress2002 · 11-22-2002, 01:44 PM

Can you believe the nerve of people ? I wish there was something that could be done. To steal someone elses work and then make money off it....its just NOT rite!

Danisel331 · 11-22-2002, 04:41 PM

Well, I'm going to try to see what ebay tells me about this. Maybe I can at least stop this person from doing this again.

Thanks for all the support here! I knew I could count on all of you for this!

I want to say a special thank you to Ms Cheryl! It did upset, but not because you pointed it out. If you hadn't said something, I would have never known. Thanks for looking out for me here because I really do appreciate it!

kriziazafiro · 11-22-2002, 04:57 PM

Dani,
Love your "Hug Maniac",.....

Cheryl Harrell · 11-22-2002, 05:15 PM

If I see another one up for bid I would love to buy it if I can get the money up. Hope ya don't mind. I figured you & the others would want to know about this. Glad to alert ya'll to stuff like this. If Freddie were here he'd be sooo mad...

hue_mee · 11-22-2002, 07:11 PM

I can't believe I had seen that being sold on Ebay Dani! I know you must be crushed! Have you written to the seller about it? I have started signing on some of my wallpapers and might be a good idea anyways, Is that we all who have designed wallpapers should start signing them on the botton or any kind of trademark or symbol indicating your own creation. Good Luck Dani, I hope you can get it cleared up.

Pitooey · 11-22-2002, 09:11 PM

Dani I'm in SHOCK................ How could anyone do that?

I hope that "Coward" pays for what they did.

It makes me so sad and mad at the same time....... Grrrr......

Karen64 · 11-23-2002, 12:29 AM

I would be tempted to send them a subtle e-mail such as,

"hi, my name is Dani and I see that you like my artwork...so much so that you took one of my designs to make these cool mousepads... since you love my work so much and now you know who the artist is, maybe next time you will ASK before you "borrow" one of my designs!

hue_mee · 11-23-2002, 12:36 AM

I have emailed the seller to let them know the hurt and trouble they have caused here. They have stressed as long as it is not copy righted they have every right to what they please with it. I have emailed them to find out where have they have been receiving or from whom they have been receiving the pictures from . I am waiting for an answer.

Cheryl Harrell · 11-23-2002, 05:46 AM

This is sad what they have done to her. I hope they quit doing it & use some other pictures of him to do their mousepads. I hope this doesn't happen to anyone else...

Danisel331 · 11-24-2002, 04:37 AM

Well, so far I haven't been able to get much of answer to all this. It is so discouraging!

Ms Suzanne, I've talked to a few people that make graphics and one friend of mine who has had this done to her. She says that he's wrong about that and he can be sued for using the design. The creation is original therefore I have copyright to it. Oh what a mess we've gotten into!

Well I still want to say thanks to all of you! I'm so lucky to have so many sisters here who are on my side!

Cheryl Harrell · 11-26-2002, 08:56 AM

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but they have put another mousepad up for sale...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...924237736&rd=1

11-21-2002, 05:44 AM	#1
Cheryl Harrell I Love You Mike 4-Ever Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Location: Pixley!!!! Actually VA--USA LOL! Posts: 6,192	Looks Like A Dani Wallpaper Is up For Sale I found this neat mousepad of Freddie up for bid. I would love to have it but don't have the money right now. & A stranger has the top bid on it. & I want it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...item=922361997 I noticed that the pic on it is one of Dani's Wallpapers I think. Really she should be making the money off it & not some E-Bay seller since she went to so much trouble & talent to create this wallpaper. Looks like there is a sale market for her wallpapers. Too bad someone else making the money off it instead of her... I'd rather see it go to one of ya'll than a stranger...
	__________________ RIP darling Mike. I love you forever... You are with Freddie Prinze & Jesus now. 1951-2009 "Make it your way, who can beat the Lord, the Son of God. Dear Lord, help me be strong where I am weak, if it be your will"-- The Late Freddie Prinze Sr Last edited by Cheryl Harrell; 11-21-2002 at 05:47 AM.

11-22-2002, 06:22 AM	#3
Luckymama58 Math Geeks Unite! Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2001 Location: In my rock and roll fantasy Posts: 2,553	GRRRRR Dani, Unfortunately I am not sure if there is any recourse for this kind of blatent thievery. I know you can copyright work on the internet, but I am not sure how. Maybe you could research that. Unfortunately, because this is a public domain forum, any work that is not copyrighted is fair game for people to do whatever to it. And that includes people making money. I really feel bad and I hope you will not lose so much heart over this as to stop sharing your creations with us. We sure have enjoyed them. But I understand your fustration. BTW I have never taken my tapes of the show to eBay to sell because of the copyright issues. Those who sell them on eBay are selling them without the permission of the owners, BTW, and they could get into a lot of trouble if caught. I have chosen not to take that risk. That is why I have never charged those whom I have made tapes for. Those of you who have been generous enough to recompense me for the cost of the materials, I have been thankful to you, but I would never charge. I have a healthy respect for the copyright laws of our country. I only wish others felt the same way. But then we all know people who break other laws too, if they think they can get away with it. It is the world we live in.
	__________________ We All Use Math Every Day! Everything is Numb3rs! Capt. Jack: Drink up, me hardies, Yo Ho! I reject your reality and substitute my own!-Adam Savage, Mythbuster A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds... With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. -Ralph Waldo Emerson RIP Freddie Prinze 1954-1977 You have your star now.

11-22-2002, 01:44 PM	#5
tylersmistress2002 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 21, 2001 Location: Providence, RI USA Posts: 493	Can you believe the nerve of people ? I wish there was something that could be done. To steal someone elses work and then make money off it....its just NOT rite!
	__________________ so....what are you trying to say?

11-22-2002, 04:57 PM	#7
kriziazafiro Pensando en ti,... Frequent Poster Join Date: May 20, 2002 Location: If love is blind, what's the purpose of lingerie? Posts: 210	A Note.... Dani, Love your "Hug Maniac",..... Attached Images
	__________________ Freddie: "If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again."

11-22-2002, 07:11 PM	#9
hue_mee Remembering Freddie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 28, 2001 Location: Grateful for a voice from our angel's friend Posts: 2,266	I can't believe it I can't believe I had seen that being sold on Ebay Dani! I know you must be crushed! Have you written to the seller about it? I have started signing on some of my wallpapers and might be a good idea anyways, Is that we all who have designed wallpapers should start signing them on the botton or any kind of trademark or symbol indicating your own creation. Good Luck Dani, I hope you can get it cleared up.
	__________________ Freddie Prinze Sr Thank you David Brenner! "...and when he shall die, take him and cut him into little stars, and he shall make the face of heaven so fine that all the earth will be in love with night..."

11-22-2002, 05:31 AM	#2
Danisel331 Kisses for my fans! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 11, 2002 Posts: 1,475	Well, I'm at a loss here! I did not know of anything like this and I can't believe someone actually sold that. OK, I've had a good cry over it and I've screamed at a friend of mine, so now what can I do? Is there anyway that any of you know that I do something about this? Personally, I don't want any money for this, I only do these for fun and to remember a great person. Still, I don't like being taken advantage of here. Please help me out here!

11-22-2002, 09:29 AM	#4
Cheryl Harrell I Love You Mike 4-Ever Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Location: Pixley!!!! Actually VA--USA LOL! Posts: 6,192	Oh man. I really feel bad for Dani here cuz she went to all the trouble to make these pics & someone else is making money off them. If they wanted to sell a mouse pad of Freddie, they could've took any pic of him off the net instead of Dani's nice work to do it with. Guess they are too lazy to do up their own pic of him for the mouse pad. I would love to have one of these mousepads or any mouse pad of Freddie. Don't let this keep ya from sharing your nice pictures with us. It looks like some unofficial stuff is being sold of him over the E-Bay etc. I've seen stuff like keychains & alarm clocks etc of him & Jack & I'm betting that stuff was not out in the 70's. I once saw a cute pillow case of him but no $$$ at the time to get it with. While I'm glad to see this sort of stuff out & would love to have it, I hate to see people getting rich off his name... Also on the CATM tapes, I have seen sellers sell a list of episodes of the show & the tape is included free. I guess that's how they are able to get around the copyright law... Hope no one minded me mentioning this & I hope this didn't upset Dani. If I upset ya by mentioning this, sorry about that. I figured folks would want to know & esp with the person having bid on it & won the bid on it being a stranger & no one of our Freddie family & Freddie site people. So sorry to bear such bad news. Maybe I shouldn't have have mentioned it since it upset Dani so much but I figure folks would want to know. Don't worry we support you! You do a great job on your pics! This does prove one thing. If Dani were to ever decide to put out her artwork on stuff there is a demand & it would sell. Good luck! Hoe thia all goes better for ya...

11-22-2002, 04:41 PM	#6
Danisel331 Kisses for my fans! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 11, 2002 Posts: 1,475	Well, I'm going to try to see what ebay tells me about this. Maybe I can at least stop this person from doing this again. Thanks for all the support here! I knew I could count on all of you for this! I want to say a special thank you to Ms Cheryl! It did upset, but not because you pointed it out. If you hadn't said something, I would have never known. Thanks for looking out for me here because I really do appreciate it!

11-22-2002, 05:15 PM	#8
Cheryl Harrell I Love You Mike 4-Ever Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Location: Pixley!!!! Actually VA--USA LOL! Posts: 6,192	If I see another one up for bid I would love to buy it if I can get the money up. Hope ya don't mind. I figured you & the others would want to know about this. Glad to alert ya'll to stuff like this. If Freddie were here he'd be sooo mad...

11-22-2002, 09:11 PM	#10
Pitooey Member Forum Star Join Date: Feb 15, 2001 Location: Rocking in Transylvania. Posts: 15,042	Dani I'm in SHOCK................ How could anyone do that? I hope that "Coward" pays for what they did. It makes me so sad and mad at the same time....... Grrrr......
	__________________ Pitooey... AKA JennyLee - I love the Monkees all over again! *SAY NO TO DRUGS* Jesus saves...

11-23-2002, 12:29 AM	#11
Karen64 Comedy Fan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 24, 2001 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,412	I would be tempted to send them a subtle e-mail such as, "hi, my name is Dani and I see that you like my artwork...so much so that you took one of my designs to make these cool mousepads... since you love my work so much and now you know who the artist is, maybe next time you will ASK before you "borrow" one of my designs!
	__________________ Freddie, there will never be another you....

11-23-2002, 12:36 AM	#12
hue_mee Remembering Freddie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 28, 2001 Location: Grateful for a voice from our angel's friend Posts: 2,266	It's a shame I have emailed the seller to let them know the hurt and trouble they have caused here. They have stressed as long as it is not copy righted they have every right to what they please with it. I have emailed them to find out where have they have been receiving or from whom they have been receiving the pictures from . I am waiting for an answer.

11-23-2002, 05:46 AM	#13
Cheryl Harrell I Love You Mike 4-Ever Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Location: Pixley!!!! Actually VA--USA LOL! Posts: 6,192	This is sad what they have done to her. I hope they quit doing it & use some other pictures of him to do their mousepads. I hope this doesn't happen to anyone else...

11-24-2002, 04:37 AM	#14
Danisel331 Kisses for my fans! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 11, 2002 Posts: 1,475	Well, so far I haven't been able to get much of answer to all this. It is so discouraging! Ms Suzanne, I've talked to a few people that make graphics and one friend of mine who has had this done to her. She says that he's wrong about that and he can be sued for using the design. The creation is original therefore I have copyright to it. Oh what a mess we've gotten into! Well I still want to say thanks to all of you! I'm so lucky to have so many sisters here who are on my side!

11-26-2002, 08:56 AM	#15
Cheryl Harrell I Love You Mike 4-Ever Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Location: Pixley!!!! Actually VA--USA LOL! Posts: 6,192	Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but they have put another mousepad up for sale... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...924237736&rd=1