Profile for stolenpie - disappointed

stolenpie aka amanda hagemann is a 21.42 year old girl, has been a member since July 13, 2004, has scored 280 submissions, giving an average score of 2.68.

URL: http://stolenpie.deviantart.com
AIM: stolencupcake

Dec 11 '06 by stolenpie

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i'm sorely disappointed threadless.com is contributing to design theft :\

http://ghostpatrol.net
http://youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com/blog3/?p=137

i will not be purchasing this. and am reconsidering anymore purchases from this website

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xiv on Dec 11 '06 at 8:25pm

"oh snap!"

beejeweled on Dec 11 '06 at 8:25pm

It's not threadless' fault, it is the submitters' in my opinion. This has happened before and Threadless is a very trusting community, which is a double-edged sword: we have some great people here but we also have people who take advantage of it.

stolenpie on Dec 11 '06 at 8:28pm

if the shirt is taken down i will reconsider :]

mezo on Dec 11 '06 at 8:29pm

BURN, BABY BURN!

Stolen inferno!

xiv on Dec 11 '06 at 8:29pm

you might want to change the title so more people will read this.

and this shirt will prob be pulled.

ir0cko on Dec 11 '06 at 8:30pm

oh crap

realslimnatey on Dec 11 '06 at 8:31pm

yeah, make sure the authorities around here see this!

shirtflirt on Dec 11 '06 at 8:33pm

hahaha.

i love it.

FatOprah on Dec 11 '06 at 8:34pm

As long as the shirt is pulled or permission/credit/payment is given to the true artists, then no big deal.

chenonceau on Dec 11 '06 at 8:39pm

It sucks that it was printed on such a lovely track jacket too...

garon on Dec 11 '06 at 8:40pm

I was on youthoughtwe..... earlier and I read about this...I wonder what threadless will do about this?

Phil 404 on Dec 11 '06 at 8:46pm

It's crap that it was stolen, but you can't blame Threadless. Anyway, technicaly I don't think a street graffiti can be owned as such, escpecialy as it's illegal to start with.

But i just wouldn't feel good about just rippin off a design like that. 99% of ideas have been done before in some way, but to copy like this is just pathetic.

flourpower on Dec 11 '06 at 8:47pm

It's happened before. I don't know if they do much behind the scenes besides apologize, but they always retire the shirt. It's really not their fault -- yes, they could spend ages making sure everything is 100% in the clear, but in the end, it's the responsiblity of the submitter to do the right thing.

ysy101 on Dec 11 '06 at 8:47pm

That IS disappointing. They really didn't change it at all! Hopefully, credit was given.

repubblica on Dec 11 '06 at 8:47pm

i was going to buy it before i saw that the design had been stolen
threadless should take their prize money back

shirtflirt on Dec 11 '06 at 8:49pm

phil404 thank you, you've just recieved the idiot award today. i'll be mailing it out tomorrow morning.

Phil 404 on Dec 11 '06 at 8:51pm

why?

shirtflirt on Dec 11 '06 at 8:53pm

technicaly I don't think a street graffiti can be owned as such, escpecialy as it's illegal to start with.

what do you meant by this?

mistermagoodo on Dec 11 '06 at 8:54pm

oops. I had bought one already.

what does threadless usually do in this situation? will they cancel my order? I kinda don't like the fact that's it was copied, but I dunno, I think I'd keep it if they gave it to me.

Hakaidur on Dec 11 '06 at 8:55pm

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand retired!

shirtflirt on Dec 11 '06 at 8:55pm

people will be visiting you and will erase your memory.

you will remember nothing.

El_Dictador_Cubano on Dec 11 '06 at 8:55pm

what do you meant by this?

congrats, shirtflirt, you get the 2nd place idiot of the day. You're an idiot and a loser.

Hakaidur on Dec 11 '06 at 8:57pm

They stop selling them but ship out the already ordered ones, like with that def leopard thing.

Phil 404 on Dec 11 '06 at 8:57pm

if you spray a design on a someone else's peoperty, which I presume the original was judging by the photograph in the link, then it's graffiti which is illegal and you can't copyright it.

shirtflirt on Dec 11 '06 at 8:57pm

yes, typos are the sign of the mindless, in deed.

phil, i'll give you the opportunity of why street art is invalid.

shirtflirt on Dec 11 '06 at 8:59pm

oh man, you don't get it at all.
that's fine.
you should consider the art that goes into each piece though regardless of where it happens/ how long it's up.

mistermagoodo on Dec 11 '06 at 8:59pm

meh now I need to decide. I liked the jacket but don't want to support something that's been stolen.
On one hand, I'll be one of the few with a soon-to-be-retired jacket, on the other hand, it was stolen...

El_Dictador_Cubano on Dec 11 '06 at 8:59pm

in deed

indeed. (note it is one word. Or was that a ty po?)

xiv on Dec 11 '06 at 9:00pm

you can copyright the original stencil though.

brandooth55 on Dec 11 '06 at 9:00pm

no one was given permission to use this design. it was used without the artist's knowledge or consent. refer to a thread started about this on a stencil graffiti blog where the REAL artists of this RIP OFF are frequest visitors:

http://www.stencilrevolution.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17857

i am also disappointed with threadless. i dont understand how they could let this one slip by without checking its authenticity. hopefully they will pull this shirt before the first batch is shipped.

shirtflirt on Dec 11 '06 at 9:01pm

would you like a grammar badge dictator?

superpink on Dec 11 '06 at 9:01pm

Damnit and I really wanted this one too.

DoMe on Dec 11 '06 at 9:02pm

threadless should add a 'report rip' feature :[
2nd one today.

flourpower on Dec 11 '06 at 9:02pm

They might not pull it till it's sold out...in the case of def leppard, they pulled it immediately not because of copyright issues, but because def leppard didn't like it and asked them to take it down. But when they finally got real proof that Predicament was stolen, it was right after they'd had it reprinted but before they put it up for sale. In that case, they sold the latest batch, then permanently retired it.

vulcanhalfbreed on Dec 11 '06 at 9:03pm

Apparently it was for a legal stencil competition and wasn't illegally painted on the wall in the picture.

It looks like the 'designer" took the original photo of the artwork and just manipulated it because the smudges of the wall are exactly the same as the the smudges on the tee/jacket.

El_Dictador_Cubano on Dec 11 '06 at 9:04pm

shirtflirt on Dec 11 '06 at 9:01pm
would you like a grammar badge dictator?

yes please!

shirtflirt on Dec 11 '06 at 9:05pm

well i obviously don't have one.
mines atrocious.

Phil 404 on Dec 11 '06 at 9:06pm

I totaly 'get it'. but technicaly I don't believe there would be a chance in hell of being able to claim ownership. I may be wrong as I've never tried, but to be honest, I really don't care.

adsf on Dec 11 '06 at 9:07pm

and he got $2000 for a live trace. dang. *thinks of evil live trace plan*

muahahahaha

shirtflirt on Dec 11 '06 at 9:08pm

well then you don't get it. these artists document all their pieces. they keep digital images and ahhh nevermind

flourpower on Dec 11 '06 at 9:08pm

Plus, as they said on the site, the distortion from the angle from which the photo was taken matches up with the design -- the girl's all wonky.

mistermagoodo on Dec 11 '06 at 9:09pm

2nd one today? which one is the other one?

Mr. Pistachio Nut on Dec 11 '06 at 9:09pm

threadless's first attempt at a track jacket was a stolen design.

realslimnatey on Dec 11 '06 at 9:11pm

5 points to flourpower for using the word wonky! yay!

FatOprah on Dec 11 '06 at 9:11pm

no wonder his feet/legs are all f'ed up.

atomic child on Dec 11 '06 at 9:11pm

another bad day for threadless wish they could go after these people

mistermagoodo on Dec 11 '06 at 9:12pm

so wait, dome! why is this the second one? which one is the other? *searches blogs*

flourpower on Dec 11 '06 at 9:14pm

Ooh, terrific, iPear! I ADORE the word "wonky." I'm kind of addicted to it.

mag391 on Dec 11 '06 at 9:17pm

I am not sure about graffiti being protected in copyright law, most likely it is. If that is not copyright infringement, then stealing the person's photograph from the internet is.

atomic child on Dec 11 '06 at 9:18pm

you really need to change the name of this blog to ripped off before it fades away into blog dom

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