Today's (2/13) Featured Skin is a Rip - Screenshot and All

Mike Mase's iTunes for Coolplayer is a straight rip from my skin iTuned for Coolplayer. The guy even used my screenshot!

Mine:

https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=17&SkinID=130

His:

https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?Library=17&SkinID=178

Anybody know who I should contact at Wincustomize?

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Os
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Reply #1 Top
Jafo will be your best bet, get hold of him to look into it
Reply #2 Top
I'm on top of it.

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Reply #4 Top
It has been removed. Thank you for bringing it to our attention, Osmolar.

It might take a little while for it to disappear from the Featured box, but the links will no longer go anywhere.

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Reply #5 Top
will mike get a warning or just have it deleted.......im a nosey so and so
Reply #6 Top
The skin has been exiled and Mike has been sent a warning/explaination email. Sometimes new people just don't understand the code of conduct in the skinning community (and don't read the terms they agree to when they upload), so I give them the benefit of the doubt the first time. He is aware of the rules now though.

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Reply #7 Top
i was wondering about that before...is it possible for me to ask permission from an author to use his/her wall for inspiration kinda thing...NOT a copy just for ideas
Reply #8 Top
Yes, as long as you have permission from the original author, you can do whatever they have given you permission to do. Often people get permission to port a skin to another application, or use a wallpaper in a logon or DesktopX theme, etc. If you make a wallpaper inspired by someone else's wallpaper, that is ok as long as they have given you permission to upload it.

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Reply #9 Top
MikeB314, does it take a bit longer to remove it from the WC Browser? I can still see it and download it.

Just wondering.

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Reply #10 Top
Never mind. I just refreshed the library/site databases. Gone now.

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Reply #11 Top
great, thanks