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NaomiH
Stolen pictures

Okay someone stoll my pictures off of dogster and posted them here, so I joined so I could report them. It has been over a week and I reported them three times and I feel I am being ignored as I have not recied anything from pikapet's HQ and the profile has not been taken down. What else can I do?!
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| Post a reply | Posted on 01 Jul, 2008 | Report



Farrah Dawn
I have also reported that the pictures were stolen and reported that page twice already.  Pikapet, when are you going to learn?  Do you realize that harboring stolen pictures can get you into trouble, if nothing is done about it.  You are obviously ignoring Rupert and everyone else who has been reporting that page and other pages with stolen pictures.  I am in the Criminal Justice program, so I know what I am talking about.  Please have those fake dogs removed.
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Farrah Dawn

In fact, here are your OWN TOS Pikapet and we have provided the PROOF that this dog's pictures were stolen and any comments that I make about the TOS will be in italics and red.  For example, you really need to do your job.  Here are the TOS:

 

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| Reply | Posted on 01 Jul, 2008 | Report
 
Hunnie

YES!

The Chihuahua girl named Minnie was stolen pictures from my friend.

The real Minnie is actually my sister and Mommy has seen her!!

Mommy believes that it was a jealous "friend" she once knew.

I love it here, but I don't understand how you could take away our pages (thanks for bringing them back by the way) but not these fakes?

Mommy almost called the cops on Minnie.

NOTHING was done about her!

No matter how many times I reported!

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Duchess COCOA loves Sam
Just wait... Pikapet will take care of it! They want to make sure that the pet is 100% fake before deleting it.
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Farrah Dawn
When there are posts that have been posted here, from other sites and other members are backing them up, what other proof is needed?  A lot of dogster members here know who Rupert is and have posted his Dogster page.  Go take a look at his Dogster Photo Album.  The picture is there!  On Rupert's page, it will state when he joined Dogster.  The fake page is STILL up.
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Duchess COCOA loves Sam
I know, but Pikapet will take care of it eventually. I know having your pictures stolen isn't any fun.
Posted on 03 Jul, 2008 | Report
 
Tuffy Luvs Sasha
Yeah, I Thought You guys were not reporting them correctly, well no Banner came up with a complaint I Made! so ThatWeird!
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Sadie

Another person from dogster has had their pictures stolen and put on here, so they joined too. This is out of control and I again, don't see pikapet doin' their job.

 

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Archie Henchie
I agree Sadie. I reported that page and I know atleast three people did report it... The banner did NOT show up.Someone got pissed at me and reported me because they were jealous or something and I had a banner on my page for 2 weeks :/ This dog has links to the real photos and Pikapet should delete him or atleast put a banner on his page, my default was "R.I.P Henree" when I found a banner on my page- now that's proof. Pikapet  should go on Pikapet more often...
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Hunnie

Agreed.

I thought the drama here was the problem!

But not until I saw all these fakes!

It's horrible!

I care alot more since the girl who stole Mommy's photos!

>:(

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sassyprincess18

I agree Sadie. To me the Pikapet admin aren't doing their job properly and need to take down all these fakes. I reported the profile and still no banner.

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Farrah Dawn
Same here, Shandi.  Pikapet just doesn't seem to care, do they?
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Hunnie

Pikapet!

I have a milkbone to pick with you!

"Niki" was here AGAIN!

She posed as my sister AGAIN!

I made her leave AGAIN!

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Farrah Dawn

Chico!  This is happening to you too!  Oh man!  Don't people have anything better to do then mess around here, causing trouble?

 

{{{{Hugs to Chico and everyone else whose photos were stolen}}}}

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Coby

Rupert! You're not the only one this has happened to!

The same has happened to us and there hasn't been anything done about it! 

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NaomiH
Thank you for all the support!! I thought that maybe it was just me they were ignoring!
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Hunnie

Yeah!

Cobain and Oz had to go through ALOT.

And the profile is STILL there!

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Farrah Dawn

Hey everyone!  Since this fake "Oscar" is still listed on the site and since Pikapet doesn't have the nerve to remove fakes, I suggest that we email them, at this address: contact@pikapet.com

 

I just sent them an email and maybe they will finally do something about it if others email them as well.  Pikapet may not want to stand up for its own site, but us members sure do!! 

| Reply | Posted on 02 Jul, 2008 | Report
 
Sadie

I am assuming, which I do not like to do, but since this has happened in the past, I am going to. Anyways, they probably won't get to deleting all the fakes or the majority of them for another couple days or weeks. I'd be suprised if they got it done earlier then that.

 

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Farrah Dawn
I agree with you Sadie.  I just want some kind of acknowledgement that they will be doing that and soon.  Not this ignorance that they have going.  They are ignoring members.  That is just rude.  I don't know.  That's just me,
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Sadie

I agree with you, Farrah. I don't think the person we depend on needs to ignore us. Sigh...

 

Posted on 02 Jul, 2008 | Report
 
NaomiH
Yeah I emailed them there yesterday and have heard nothing. What can I do to them if they are harboring my stolen picture?? *hint hint*
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Farrah Dawn
Rupert, honestly, they are stealing "copyrighted material", considering the picture is yours.  That IS an arrestable offense, meaning whoever stole your picture, could technically, be prosecuted for it.  I can tell you more through a private pmail, in case they are reading this.
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Hunnie

We have the right to send to pikapet that I will be sueing the next  person who steals my photos.

I don't want to take it to far...but soon somebody is going to sue pikapet.

Mommy 's uncle is a lawyer and he said we have the right.

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Farrah Dawn
Exactly Meeko.  It may have to come down to that.
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Coby

They've taken the profiles of my "stolen" family down today.

Anyone else? 

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Farrah Dawn
I didn't see that!  Good thing they did!  How about the one who stole Rupert's photo?
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Sadie

I saw that too, Coby! Goood thing they did.

 

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sassyprincess18
Thats great Coby. Now only like 7 fakes to go.
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Timon In Loving Memory
The same thing happened to me and the page is still up. =/
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Coby
All I did really was harass them and report the page a lot telling them how the dogs were 100% mine
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Hunnie

I really don't think we should have to go through this.

It's alot of stress when we're here for fun...

So much...

It's like the thing with Myspace.

Bad stuff happenes when a site gets large

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Sadie
Amen to that! BOL
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Murphy

Geeze I hope things get worked out soon!

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pegasus0924

this is very sad Rupert and unfortunately i know what you are going through. i too had my pictures stolen off Dogster last year and they popped up on a different social site.  i was shocked when i myself was requesting friendship to, well, myself!!!  that person was immediately bombarded with my friends' stern messages as well as one from my mommy.  their site was removed by the next morning.

 

(FYI: Dogster now has an extra added safety feature with helping against having your pictures stolen!!  you ncan find that in your account settings.)

 

after this happened to me i got lots of advice and one thing that was a good idea was making a watermark on your pics ... could take a little longer to do that to all your pics with a photoshop-type program but might be worth it.

 

another great thing and probably the best are FURRIENDS!!! we got each others backs and we know you are the real you!!

 

hope this all works out for you in the end!!

 

xoxo,

jada

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NaomiH
Thank you everyone. I'm going to go look right now. Jada it was the one week I didn't have that extra secirity up someone stoll it! Someone was makeing Barkley a picture and I wanted to be sure it was done before I put it back up. Ironic is it not?
| Reply | Posted on 03 Jul, 2008 | Report
 
NaomiH
Okay I reported it for the 4th time and now I am going to send another rather nasty email to pikapet again. I tried being nice but nice isn't working and I'm getting mad! >:(
| Reply | Posted on 03 Jul, 2008 | Report