Tim Salas?

[budman]

I'd sure like to know why this person has my designs up on his site as if they were his own.

 

[wilser]

hey Bud, the designs link to your page. If I were to guess what's happening here is that he liked your layout and copied it to his site to work out links to his own designs. Doesn't hurt to contact him and threaten inconceivable violence if he's stealing your designs!

 

[DigthemLows]

Pretty messed up.......email sent to him.

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[T2W]

Doesn't hurt to contact him and threaten inconceivable violence if he's stealing your designs!

HAHAHHAHAHA, wilser you are great. That is quite pathetic though... If ever he builds a Bass from one of your designs, Ill take a week off work and we can go see him with pitchforks and messed up neck throughs with nails in em.

 

[budman]

hey Bud, the designs link to your page. If I were to guess what's happening here is that he liked your layout and copied it to his site to work out links to his own designs. Doesn't hurt to contact him and threaten inconceivable violence if he's stealing your designs!

I don't know why there are links to my site, but I don't care. I've sent an email and left two voice mails.

 

[Larry Davis]

Doesn't hurt to contact him and threaten inconceivable violence if he's stealing your designs!

hahahah...I suppose it depends on which end of the design stealing one is on that regulates indignation

 

[CrashClint]

I believe Tim Salas sells basses through Invalid Link Removed, may want to check if he has used any of your designs.

 

[Worshiper]

it's a shame because he does some pretty nice work too...could it have been a mistake?

 

[budman]

"Mistake?" Looks quite intentional to me.

I have left voicemails at the 888 number on the site and with Bass Alone. I have also sent an email and copied the web site architect in on it aking them to remove all images and links.

Nobody asked my permission for squat.

"Salasbass ©2007 all rights reserved"...Now that part is pretty freakin' funny!

 

[T2W]

In fact, is there a way to protect designs? like music, easiest way is to send yourself a Cd of your music and never open it, if something happens, you give the package to the judge. Its got the date on it, so it proves you wrote it before that. But what about designs?

 

[pilotjones]

It looks like the whole site is under construction. That's no excuse, though, for using your designs as layout placeholders. They could have used any non-copyrighted "under construction" graphic. And using another luthier's work on a luthier's publicly open website is ridiculous.

I emailed him also.

Dear Tim or webmaster:

Please remove the images of Bud LeCompte's basses. They are his designs, and the images are copyrighted material from his website.

Sincerely,

{edit} As likely as not, it might be just the webmaster's fault.

 

[slackdaddy]

In fact, is there a way to protect designs? like music, easiest way is to send yourself a Cd of your music and never open it, if something happens, you give the package to the judge. Its got the date on it, so it proves you wrote it before that. But what about designs?

This is not true and many folks are mistaken about it. I once spoke to an attorney about this method of "copyrighting"

Check out this site:
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[contakt321]

Hey Bud,
You should email them and threaten to send them a cease & desist. If you do indeed need to, a lawyer shouldn't charge too much to get that done. I know a lot of IP lawyers so if you need a reference let me know.

 

[budman]

As of now Tim Salas has used, without my permission, my copyrighted web content.

Trademarking offers more protection, but hard to do with body design. Headstocks seem to be quite easy to trademark.

 

[budman]

Hey Bud,
You should email them and threaten to send them a cease & desist. If you do indeed need to, a lawyer should charge too much to get that done. I know a lot of IP lawyers so if you need a reference let me know.

Thanks. I just found his home number and left a voicemail asking him to remove the content. The message said I reached "Salas Bass" or something like that.

 

[JSPguitars]

Wow, I guess that's when you know you've made it big!

I'd like a copy of that bobber you got there....that'd be sick. Although I might put some form of "Z" bars on mine...

 

[pilotjones]

I'd like a copy of that bobber you got there....that'd be sick. Although I might put some form of "Z" bars on mine...

Maybe Tim Salas could build you one...

 

[wilser]

hahahah...I suppose it depends on which end of the design stealing one is on that regulates indignation

yeap. I'm glad I never got one of those while stealing other's designs. I guess I got lucky or they just considered me insignificant.

 

[pilotjones]

There are a lot of design patents on body shapes, but I would guess that the cost is such that it's only either big companies with lots of money, or small luthiers who stick to only one or two designs.

 

[Musiclogic]

It's always pitiful when people do this type of thing. I guess credibility based on someone elses work is his way of gaining some for himself.