cclark413

[cclark413]

I will not dramatize this out with a long rant about how I feel targeted for whatever reason. Here is the message I received:

Dear cclark413,

You have received an infraction at Design Contest Forums.

Reason: Incorrect contest entry
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There was a problem with your entry in Dance Studio Logo contest. You can see the details of the problem in the comments to your picture DesignContest.net Dance Studio Logo
You can also discuss the issue with the moderator in that thread - it is private and not visible to other members.
Meanwhile, you will not be able to post comments in open part of the contest.
If you haven't used all your uploads to the contest, you will be able to submit more entries. Please, this time follow the rules of DesignContest.net. If you have any questions, please, feel free to ask the moderator or post the question on the forum.
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This infraction is worth 30 point(s) and may result in restricted access until it expires. Serious infractions will never expire.

All the best,
Design Contest Forums

Here are my source files for EVERYONE to see, because I just LOVE revealing how I legitimately created my entry. Maybe some of the administrators will learn something from my process as well for their future entries.



The fact that someone else drew the silhouette as well is not my problem. I just ask that I be given a chance to show my work, rather than belittle me in front of a contest holder.

I tell you what, I bet the total of all the ongoing contests right now that you download that vector file and not a single one of the control points adds up.

Chris

[sharie]

#1 you are not being targeted, because I don't take this type of issue public you have no idea how many of this type of issue is dealt with on a daily basis

#2 when something is reported I have to follow up on it
#3 Did you take the photo?
#4 I don't need to learn anything from this
#This is the source file reported that this was clipart source file -http://www.fotolia.com/id/14036781

#5 I don't like taking these things public and almost everyone here knows how I feel about taking these issues public from my very start here.

#6 if these images are all yours then the infraction and entry will be put back just as your others were.

I will not dramatize this out with a long rant about how I feel targeted for whatever reason. Here is the message I received:



Here are my source files for EVERYONE to see, because I just LOVE revealing how I legitimately created my entry. Maybe some of the administrators will learn something from my process as well for their future entries.

Attachment 7659

The fact that someone else drew the silhouette as well is not my problem. I just ask that I be given a chance to show my work, rather than belittle me in front of a contest holder.

I tell you what, I bet the total of all the ongoing contests right now that you download that vector file and not a single one of the control points adds up.

Chris

[cclark413]

Whatever you need to tell yourself sharie. Do what you want, you are anyways.

I took this public because my design was knocked off publicly. I don't believe that was handled too privately, now was it?

[sharie]

unbelievable

Whatever you need to tell yourself sharie. Do what you want, you are anyways.

I took this public because my design was knocked off publicly. I don't believe that was handled too privately, now was it?

[cclark413]

Yes, it is.

[sharie]

You really can't see what you have done is against the rules?

Yes, it is.

[cclark413]

Absolutely not. Show me the terms on how I am allowed to draw my art. I used the pictures merely as a reference. The art, was drawn by me.

[sharie]

Important notes on plagiarism

and here

DesignContest.net Logo Design Guidelines

[resurepus]

Absolutely not. Show me the terms on how I am allowed to draw my art. I used the pictures merely as a reference. The art, was drawn by me.

this is probably not quite plagiarism and that's why you are still not banned.
But the infaction is absolutely legitimate. Yor silhouette is an exact copy of that clipart.
The fact that you have traced the photo yourself doesn't make your work original.

Here on DC we consider that creative work is a bit more than tracing a photo someone else has taken and using this as the main element of your design.

This issue is closed.