SpookedOut Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 I'd just like to make it clear, that SpookedOut has not ceased operation, nor did SpookedOut act in a nefarious manner regarding incidents which occured this week. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberhost Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 What was all the commotion on WHT forums about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookedOut Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 I won't go into full detail. However SpookedOut were accused of 'stealing' a website, more to the point it wasn't 'stolen' it was legit and those involved have been dealt with accordingly. In return I got spammed with over 100 free newsletters! immature, childish behavior If you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Hey, Stealing copied righted content is not bad? You were not accused, it really did happen! From, Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookedOut Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 Did you read it properly? "were accused of 'stealing' a website, more to the point it wasn't 'stolen' it was legit and those involved have been dealt with accordingly." Hey, Stealing copied righted content is not bad? You were not accused, it really did happen! From, Adam No, Adam. The site was created for SpookedOut, under my knowledge it was completely unique, never did I know TJ Phippen (DesignSKS, SKSHost, WHMCSTemplates & FireVPS) actually adapted it from FireVPS which is one of his 'make-shaft' companies he owns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Did you read it properly? "were accused of 'stealing' a website, more to the point it wasn't 'stolen' it was legit and those involved have been dealt with accordingly." Hey, I can read! But I also know that I have seen that same template on your site, then got the 403 Forbidden Error. Looking at http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=620477 Shows that you did steal the template. Just in case, FireVPS is trying to get mad at you and faked up that screenshot, he must of did a good job because DomainTools shows the same image! http://whois.domaintools.com/spookedout.org From, Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookedOut Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 The template was removed due to the publicity it had gained from WHT. Not because I was in deniel of it been apparently been 'stolen' which was never the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 The template was removed due to the publicity it had gained from WHT. Not because I was in deniel of it been apparently been 'stolen'.. So then why is it not on your site anymore? If it is really yours, why should you be backing down from a claim like that? From, Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookedOut Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 Good question.. If it's just going to cause complete upraw then to be honest I can't be bothered.. It's nothing to do with 'backing down from a claim..' I simply don't have the time or the energy to pursue this any longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Good question.. If it's just going to cause complete upraw then to be honest I can't be bothered.. But it makes your company look bad! IF the claim is fake, then you just took down your template because some one made up something. This means anyone now can do the same thing to you. "You got the same picture thats on my site, STEAL!". Not only did you take down your template, you just lost any potential customers from ordering on your site (now that you have no template). From, Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookedOut Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 Absolutely. I've lost potential customers. Like I said, keeping this template up, Is just going to add to the post at WHT which I cannot afford right now to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Absolutely. I've lost potential customers. Like I said, keeping this template up, Is just going to add to the post at WHT which I cannot afford right now to have. So having your company marked from here on froward as a website template stealer is not going to cause less energy? Right now everyone (but you) is saying you stool the template, if you contacted your designer he would clear things up, but he has not. From, Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookedOut Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 Adam, the website was not 'stolen'. If only the designer actually replied to my emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberhost Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 It sounds like you're saying it was a stolen template, but you were not aware of this because you bought it from a third-party. If that is the case, it is indeed unfortunate, but because you cannot provide any evidence, it also sounds a bit "fishy" (no offense to you, Thomas, I'm just stating how it sounds). In any case, it is ashame it all had to be handled in public on WHT, a fact I'm sure we can all agree on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHMCS CEO Matt Posted July 20, 2007 WHMCS CEO Share Posted July 20, 2007 Thread locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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