Showing posts with label WAHM thief theft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WAHM thief theft. Show all posts

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Stealing is wrong!

This morning, I stumbled across Chic to Cheek Boutique's blog. Her latest post states how excited she is to announce that she'll be selling cloth diaper cakes in her shop. Fine and dandy, except she is using a photograph of one of MY diaper cakes!


http://babyfatfitness.ca/Blog/?p=164

And the original Polka Dot Princess cake... in MY shop... here:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19689671

Further investigation reveals that she has several of my diaper cake photos posted on her Facebook album.


http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Chic-to-Cheek/64403205521

Again, all the originals can be found in my shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5153692§ion_id=5770788

I am so upset right now. I have spent countless hours designing, making, photographing and promoting my handmade products. I do this to help provide for my three small children. Stealing products and ideas from my business is stealing from my babies. And this mama bear doesn't mess around with such dirty birdies.

I have contacted her (awaiting a response), as well as filed a Notice of Intellectual Property Infringement via Facebook. I will also be adding watermarks to all my photos. If anyone has any additional ideas, I would love to hear them. In the meantime, please spread the word about Chic to Cheek Boutique.

Her 'About Us' page on her blog states "I enjoy ... supporting other work-at-home-moms." Well, she's doing quite the opposite to this WAHM. >:(