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# I am having a Sad Day.
Someone is being very naughty, so I thought I'd call on my old friend, Kittin Barrister.



Just a quick warning to you, my b3tapeers, about plagiarism. Some of you regulars may remember me posting 'Chavopoly' back in December 2004.

Someone likes the idea so much that they're going to make some money out of it:

www.chavopoly.com

Oh, by the way, Tim:


So, I thought I'd put my course of action to the vote by a jury of my peers. Kittin Barrister thinks this is the best way.

They've nicked what looks to be a few other images I recognise from fellow b3tans, too. You might like to see if they're using one of yours, the cheeky monkeys!

So, members of the jury... what's next?

Do you think I should go round to his house (thanks, WhoIs!) and ask for money with menaces? Or do you think that I should hire some out-of-work Latvian gangsters to go round and break some china? Perhaps a more rational approach, like calling for a Holy Jihad against his family? Or the less conventional Denial Of Service attack?

Or, for every board sold, I could claim a commission: Perhaps an eye, or a kidney, for each one.

Ladies and gentlement of the Jury, please retire to consider your verdict.

Not that I'm bitter or anything, you understand.
(I helped save b3ta! Doctor When May your wife shat and chipper, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:14, archived)
# SUE THEM
sue them hard

edit: Seriously, can you sue them? If someone stole something I'd made and passed it off as their own I'd probably scream until I exploded/they gave it back.
(Spundlemoon, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:15, archived)
# ^This
With added embassy burning.
(I helped save b3ta! stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:20, archived)
# doctorwhen
still has the copyright to that image. Since there's copyright infringement going on. and they're making cash from it (ads on the site, merchandising) I would think some share of the spoils, or ceaseing and desisting is in order.
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 11:37, archived)
# Try for the commission
if that doesn't work, the Latvian gangsters sounds like a reasonable way for achieving a 'denial of service' to, say, his lower legs?
(I helped save b3ta! Cheeky Boy! loves horses..., Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:19, archived)
# heh
I just left them a message
wierd..... saw it when searching for "chav" on google and posted on their message board. Came here and you had just posted... wierd..

anyway - stealing bastards
(Ush, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:19, archived)
# Sue Them!!
or maybe write them a nice letter asking for monies as it technically is your intellectual property.

and then post them hundreds of images of Kittin Barrister until they give in to the fuffehness
(turkeywelder, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:19, archived)
# He is vere clevir!
(I helped save b3ta! Doctor When May your wife shat and chipper, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:41, archived)
# Nail them to the wall and whack 'em in the face with a kipper..
Have you pulled all the details on who they are ?

I'd send 'em a snotty email asking from a credit if nothing else.

Then burn down their house.
(I helped save b3ta! Darryn.R, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:22, archived)
# Here
Tim Witherden
7 Gladstone Road
Broadstairs
Kent ct10 2hy
United Kingdom
01843601721
[email protected]
(bogus official shove it up your cunt, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 11:03, archived)
# go for the money
make a fuss
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:22, archived)
# Just tell Parker Brothers about them.
They'll sort them out quick :)
(Potatoman, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:22, archived)
# ^this
They'll come down on them like an abseiling hippo.
(I helped save b3ta! Hamster Trippin' aka Mr. Titts, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:25, archived)
# imagines such a thing
*chortles*
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:25, archived)
# :)
(I helped save b3ta! Big Ian has stopped changing his sig, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:26, archived)
# Go for it
and get those twats at Ebaumsworld whilst you're at it
*Edit* Let us know how you get on. If they do give you Royalties I can think of a couple of twats that'll be getting it for their B'day :)
(I helped save b3ta! Big Ian has stopped changing his sig, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:25, archived)
# First thing you do is go back and subtly tag the original, then
decide how much effort you can bebothered making. How much are they going to make? I mean - after production costs. Maybe it will be a mega Christmas Sucess, but not forever. This thing is a fad. Get your money after it begins to be a sucess, because they will be thinking they are in easy mony for the long run and will pay more than you are due.

Also - woo to the original, I am the only person that didn't see this go viral.
(I helped save b3ta! gaijintendo Regular Member, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:34, archived)
# Just got off the phone
with Hasbro's lawyers. Had a very brief conversation, mentioning "infringing on registered marks" and "trading on the monopoly name" and so on. It's one thing parodying a product, and another completely to try and make money from the work of others.

They said that action would be taken, and were very grateful :-)
(I helped save b3ta! fukka isn't around as much as he used to be..., Tue 18 Apr 2006, 10:57, archived)
# Nice one
People who try to make money out of other people's hard work should have their scrotum used as a swimming cap.

Loved your original pic BTW.
(I helped save b3ta! sm.pl.crt.rs I don't fucking know, do I?, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 11:06, archived)
# The original was by doctorwhen
I am just a passing facist busybody cunt with nothing better to do with my time than talk to lawyers and AVENGE THE WRONGED!
(I helped save b3ta! fukka isn't around as much as he used to be..., Tue 18 Apr 2006, 11:10, archived)
# You have a unique take on
Fascism. Good luck to you sir!
(I helped save b3ta! edjogs Collared doves are shit., Tue 18 Apr 2006, 11:37, archived)
# Blimus.
They're going to get their legal heads caved in by big nastys men in dark suits and that. S'what you get for poncing parodies I guess. :)
(InfiniteZenMaster, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 12:08, archived)
# REALLY REALLY SICK
of people ripping stuff off the board and using it to make cash... the cnuts. The newspapers are the worst.

I'd ask B3ta to launch a 'test' campaign in their newsletter to try and cpome up with some way of stopping people from doing this.
(I helped save b3ta! mr null One mad man in a world gone sane, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 11:05, archived)
# The David Sullivan compo?
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 11:40, archived)
# I agree with how shit it the above theft is
but "ripping of the board"? How many of the original images used in these 'shops belong to other people? Probably most of them.

If i ever made a picture that was 'stolen' by the papers I would be well chuffed that someone found it good enough to print.
(I helped save b3ta! wefbhweiufhweiu party, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 11:53, archived)
# Erm
Ironically moaning about this on here will generate more publicity for this little cunt then all his (piss poor) webtech efforts, remember kids B3ta is HUGE this fucker is tiny, if we all agree to ignore him he will disappear
*closes eyes*
(I helped save b3ta! hypnochimp, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 11:34, archived)
# i take it you did see
that he is using your image in the "shop" section, full size too.
(I helped save b3ta! Tikoloshe, Wed 19 Apr 2006, 17:10, archived)