They Just Don't Learn.. *set now pulled!*

[missangelica]

Another paysite dumbass is trying to sell another food business and this time it's Subway.  You think they would learn from seeing the Starbucks and the other one being taken down (Krispy Kreme?)..

http://www.sims2-studio.de/

Who would you contact to report this sort of thing?

[liegenschonheit]

Well, someone better grab it and stow it away before Subway smacks em with a cease and desist. Seriously, McDonalds, Krispy Kreme, Starbucks... you'd think paysite owners would learn you can't fuck with corporations, they take copyright infringement seriously.

Well, except EA.

[Duckie]

I contacted Subway Customer Service and gave them direct links to the site's pages selling their copyrighted logo.

You can contact them too at:
http://www.subway.com/subwayroot/Applications/CustServ/frmAskUs.aspx

[missangelica]

I contacted Subway Customer Service and gave them direct links to the site's pages selling their copyrighted logo.

Sent.  Thanks!

[TheVanity]

LOL
you guys are made of pure evil   :twisted:

Hmm seems that sims2-studio is from Germany. It may be a little bit more difficult (read: bureaucratic) for Subway to prosecute someone outside the US.

[missangelica]

We're evil?  We are not doing anything wrong!  They do not have the right to sell someone else's product for their gain.

Cease and desist is usually enough for them to pull it down.  Although more difficult I don't doubt that they could still sue them.

[SoggyFox]

Depends - if Subway is multinational, and I believe they are, they shouldn't have a problem - also, I believe that Germany honors American copyrights?

[Nina]

I don't know... o_o But I do wanna know.

[Capucine]

http://www.subway-sandwiches.de/

[Minolia]

The pic missangelica put up has changed to something else. Does this mean they've pulled the set?

[Capucine]

They have. Too soon to have got their wrists slapped? Hot-linking to their image probably gave them a heads-up if they checked their logs and followed it back to this topic.

[Frank]

Dammit...........fucking pussies...............shoot their mouths off at us,even when presented with facts, but back down from the almighty conglomerates.........

*sneaks off to secret lab to devise schemes*

[missangelica]

Yep, exactly why I hotlinked, Capucine.  I want them to find this thread.  I want paysites to know that we are watching them and we will report them when they pull stuff like this.  Even if we can't get EA Maxis to take a stand, I know these corporations will!    :wink:

ETA:  How did I find out about the set?  I watch N99's "Hot Downloads" where site owners advertise.  Here is the original thread that I saw it on.

For those that don't have access to N99 she changed the name of the thread and removed the set image and replaced the text with this.

Set need a new Texture Sorry
g. Marilu

[darkangel]

Hhhh I actually would love a Starbucks Café anybody seen a good one.  :roll:  :lol:  :wink:

[Duckie]

All I have to say is "Ahahahahhahahaaaaaahahahaaa... ARRR!"