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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/600-HALLOWEEN ... 694wt_1189
Wouldn't suprise me.sloaner wrote:lol, how much do you want to bet all those 18 viewings are from ZP members.
Can't argue that statement. Justice must be SERVED!chuckwagon wrote:You've got to give credit where credit is due!!!
Not a single mention of ZP as the artistic source either...NOT COOL.Killer Pumpkin Creations is your stop for completely original Halloween pumpkins! We create artistic carved pumpkins...
True, if someone buys a pre-carved pumpkin, they likely don't have the time, skill, or desire to do it themselves. Although, one could argue that maybe they just don't know how. And if they were told about the Zombie Pumpkins site, and shown the patterns and instructions, maybe they'd give it a try. Who knows though. Probably not.Gigatron wrote:If they're selling carved pumpkins, are they really selling the stencil, or the labor? The purchased carved pumpkin can't be used by the buyer, to create more pumpkins, so ZP isn't losing any additional revenue. People who are buying pre-carved pumpkins, lack either the time or the talent to do it themselves. That's why they're paying someone else to do it, for them.
Funny I found this thread, I just updated my own terms of use:Zombie Pumpkins! wrote:This brings up some interesting thoughts...
The current Member Agreement here does say that the patterns are for "personal, non-commercial art/craft projects" and that "you may not sell products that make use of the pattern designs."
But this is mainly intended to stop people who want to make a business out of it. I often see people selling a whole line of products with my designs (decals, t-shirts) with no credit given to Zombie Pumpkins, whatsoever. These sort of items can even be made on-demand, so the seller can just continue to profit from my work. They are often selling competing products too, since I offer (or may soon offer) the same sort of shirts and decals.
But I realize that there are many loyal ZP members who like to sell their foam pumpkin carvings. Either to make room in their collection, or just to get the cool pumpkins into the hands of those who don't want to carve themselves. If they plug ZP as the source of the pattern, that's not a bad thing, right?
Perhaps I should revise the Member Agreement slightly. Maybe set up some guidelines for how a small quantity of certain items (like foam-kins) is okay, provided they give the proper credit to ZP? It would help spread the word, and be a win-win.
Gigatron wrote:I'd bet dollars to donuts, 99% of the people here, have never read them all the way through. And really, who does?
Gigatron wrote:ZP has the added clause about not using his stencils for commercial gain. But I can tell you, lawyers would have a field day with the semantics.