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HeirOfSlytherin
Comment #42 Monday, January 22, 2007 3:43 PM
Comment #42 Monday, January 22, 2007 3:43 PM
Thanks clwoods, Zoomba, island Dog and Night Train. I will stop doing my HP themes only if R.J.Rawlings puts me in her next movie. Deal, or no deal?�
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BiffBKStudmuffin
Comment #50 Monday, February 5, 2007 12:16 AM
Comment #50 Monday, February 5, 2007 12:16 AM
WOW!!! I was waiting on this one for a long time since you said you were working on it and i have to say i love it. You did a very good job on this one it was definately worth waiting for this one. Great Job 
joje
Comment #52 Tuesday, February 6, 2007 7:29 PM
Comment #52 Tuesday, February 6, 2007 7:29 PM
i hope that you make a ravenclaw skin for wb please!!! this skin is very coooooooooool 
Jafo
Comment #53 Thursday, February 8, 2007 10:28 AM
Comment #53 Thursday, February 8, 2007 10:28 AM
There are two [2] entities that will determine what can and cannot be displayed/hosted on this [Wincustomize.com] site.
One is the site's Admins.
The other is any potential claimant to copyright who unilaterally requests an article's removal without prejudice to this site. [That means, for example, if Apple demands the removal of its 'apple' logo from this site they must exercise that same restriction/demand on ALL similar sites/sources equally].
Anyone outside of these two 'groups' simply has an 'opinion' which has no bearing...
Zoomba
Comment #54 Thursday, February 8, 2007 10:40 AM
Comment #54 Thursday, February 8, 2007 10:40 AM
What people fail to understand is that there's a difference between fan art and using trademarked logos, or others assets to create something.
The Apple Logo belongs to Apple Inc. No question there. Same with the alien head for Alienware. You're generally not allowed to use a company's marks without their permission, even if you make the image yourself in an attempt to mimic the official thing. We are pretty harsh on the use of corporate marks in submissions, since owning companies can (and have) come down very hard on the site and on the author for using them.
Then there's fan art, which these Harry Potter skins clearly are. HeirOfSlytherin made all the assets, did not use images from other sources or authors without permission, and combined them into a skin in the style and mood of the movies and books. This is not a rip, this is not an infringement of copyright, or a violation of trademark. And since they're not for sale, there's no attempt to profit off of anothers work.
Above all else, this highlights a problem we sometimes encounter in the community... Self-policing. We appreciate it when people report rips to us and help us track down users stealing work and claiming it as their own, but the correct path is to ALWAYS come to the admins and let us handle it. Users should NOT be telling other users what is and is not OK on this site. People who do this make the community look petty, elitist and uninviting.
The Apple Logo belongs to Apple Inc. No question there. Same with the alien head for Alienware. You're generally not allowed to use a company's marks without their permission, even if you make the image yourself in an attempt to mimic the official thing. We are pretty harsh on the use of corporate marks in submissions, since owning companies can (and have) come down very hard on the site and on the author for using them.
Then there's fan art, which these Harry Potter skins clearly are. HeirOfSlytherin made all the assets, did not use images from other sources or authors without permission, and combined them into a skin in the style and mood of the movies and books. This is not a rip, this is not an infringement of copyright, or a violation of trademark. And since they're not for sale, there's no attempt to profit off of anothers work.
Above all else, this highlights a problem we sometimes encounter in the community... Self-policing. We appreciate it when people report rips to us and help us track down users stealing work and claiming it as their own, but the correct path is to ALWAYS come to the admins and let us handle it. Users should NOT be telling other users what is and is not OK on this site. People who do this make the community look petty, elitist and uninviting.
mom4amw
Comment #55 Thursday, February 8, 2007 3:10 PM
Comment #55 Thursday, February 8, 2007 3:10 PM
This is a fabulous skin and I have your others also!! Thanks so much for all of your hard work. You really are amazing at this. I do a lot of Graphic Art and I have tried skinning and it is just so tedious, I couldn't do it. It is a lot of hard, hard work and I want you to know that it is really appreciated.
I do have one question. Is there a special font that I need to install? My name at the top of the start menu is showing up correctly and the font looks great. But IE does not, it looks like TNR which is default so I thought maybe I needed a font.
thanks again.
I do have one question. Is there a special font that I need to install? My name at the top of the start menu is showing up correctly and the font looks great. But IE does not, it looks like TNR which is default so I thought maybe I needed a font.
thanks again.
HeirOfSlytherin
Comment #56 Friday, February 9, 2007 3:09 AM
Comment #56 Friday, February 9, 2007 3:09 AM
Thankyou mom4amw. I faied to include the Lemos font. I will update this theme after i have cooled down a bit. �
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mom4amw
Comment #57 Friday, February 9, 2007 5:33 AM
Comment #57 Friday, February 9, 2007 5:33 AM
Thanks, I just happen to have that font and now that it is installed it looks perfect.
Don't let that idiot upset you. This is a very popular program and site and I'm sure that if there was a problem with the copyright issues you would have already been formally contacted. Some sad souls just need to make other people feel bad to make themselves feel better. It's really sad and we should all feel sorry for those that are so low that they have to bring others down to build themselves up. You are amazing at what you do and Warner Brothers and J.K. Rowling are lucky to have such a talented person making these wonderful skins.
These wanna be copyright police are everywhere you go in the graphics community. I would bet 9 times out of 10, the ones that do this type of stuff are the ones with no talent to make things like this themselves.
You keep up the amazing work! And congratulations on another awesome piece of work!!!
Don't let that idiot upset you. This is a very popular program and site and I'm sure that if there was a problem with the copyright issues you would have already been formally contacted. Some sad souls just need to make other people feel bad to make themselves feel better. It's really sad and we should all feel sorry for those that are so low that they have to bring others down to build themselves up. You are amazing at what you do and Warner Brothers and J.K. Rowling are lucky to have such a talented person making these wonderful skins.
These wanna be copyright police are everywhere you go in the graphics community. I would bet 9 times out of 10, the ones that do this type of stuff are the ones with no talent to make things like this themselves.
You keep up the amazing work! And congratulations on another awesome piece of work!!!
HeirOfSlytherin
Comment #58 Saturday, February 10, 2007 4:48 AM
Comment #58 Saturday, February 10, 2007 4:48 AM
I would like to make an appoligy to everyone for my recent comment. A couple of monthes ago i had to have my thyroid removed. Going through this was a bit of a stress. Being a skinny person, i was not prepaired for the physical change that i have been going through (I got big. a stress on my skinny bones). If anyone has had this or someone you know, you know what i am talking about. I have my good days and bad. The other day the first thing i looked at was the immature moronic comment from new jersy what's it's face. I was having a bad day that day. I plan on continuing with my HP themes. I am currently working on Azkaban.
jimmyyy
Comment #59 Sunday, February 11, 2007 6:03 PM
Comment #59 Sunday, February 11, 2007 6:03 PM
HeirOfSlytherin, VerY nice. love the wood. 
hey, im new to window blinds, is there a way i can remove the yellow dillydads that go up the side of the window & fan out at the top.
Ps i created some wood docks that posted today, they look great w/ this.
hey, im new to window blinds, is there a way i can remove the yellow dillydads that go up the side of the window & fan out at the top.Ps i created some wood docks that posted today, they look great w/ this.
HeirOfSlytherin
Comment #60 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:08 AM
Comment #60 Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:08 AM
Sorry, the do-dads are part of the graphics that i desighned. They stay.��
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Comment #41 Monday, January 22, 2007 2:33 PM
For the record... even though buttermaker is being a stalking nuisance he/she does have a valid point. Even though you are not profiting from the skin, you have used the intellectual property of others for your benefit and is in violation of US law. Money does not have to change hands for the law to be broken. That is a myth.
Keep doing what you are doing. Your skins are what skinning is all about. I wish others did "themes" as well. You will find that the biggest whiners of copyrights are non skinners that have other issues.