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#1 · (Edited)
some of you might be thinking of doing this mod...

http://www.ecrater.com/p/8114440/2009-2010-2011-toyota-corolla-halos-fog-lamps#


i was trying to google eyelids when i ran across this pic and recognized the background til i realized its my car... and the product they're selling is not the mod in the pic...

this is the original pic with my license plate...



and the mod that i did was this... which was done by clintj, which is also more AFFORDABLE than the product that they are selling! :facepalm:

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=314008&page=5

i just remember posting this picture at the post pictures of your corolla thread... :facepalm:
 
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#7 ·
wow they even did a hella bad job photoshopping the license plate off....u can c some black from the upper grille in the red and its not even smooth
 
#15 · (Edited)
Here is the Email they sent to me when I inquired about the picture


BlingLights to Ryan
show details 1:25 PM (35 minutes ago)

We rely on customers to donate photos then we remove the license plate for there privacy. We pay customers for such photos and occassionally people send photos that do not belong to them in order to receive the payout but it is uncommon. If you are the owner of the photo and wish to have it removed just let me know. I apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for having brought it to my attention. If we can continue to use the photo with your permission I can compensate you for it. Let me know either way so the problem can be resolved immediately. thank you

-Nick

On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 7:48 AM,
Re: 2009 2010 2011 Toyota Corolla Halos Fog Lamps Angel Eyes Driving Lights Foglamps Foglights Kit
Store: 8007610235

Buyer: RYan

Do you guys always canvass the internet for pictures of Cars with modded Fogs, and then try to sell your product based on their pictures to trick buyers into purchasing your product that will not have the same end result?

Clearly you did not ask for the owner's permission to use their picture.

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=353561
BUSTED!





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#19 ·
got the same reply like sinnaever, i already asked them how much compensation are we talking about... lol! i also sent an email to ecrater about DMCA for copyright infringement... so maybe that got their ass to look up all the emails i sent them yesterday! lolz
 
#20 · (Edited)
this is the email i got from the DMCA Designated Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement

Hello Ilhyan,

We deactivated the infringing product.

The account of merchant "8007610235" may be suspended on next violation.

This was the URL of the original listing:

http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=8114440

Best,

Dima
The eCRATER Tea

On Wednesday 11 August 2010 17:58, you wrote:
> http://s.ecrater.com/stores/83546/4bf45826d7233_83546b.jpg
>
> --- On Thu, 8/12/10, DMCA <dmca@ecrater.com> wrote:
>
> From: DMCA <dmca@ecrater.com>
> Subject: Re: File a Complaint Against Seller
> To: ilhyan01@yahoo.com
> Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 8:45 AM
>
> Hello Ilhyan,
>
> Thank you for bringing the issue to our attention. Please provide URLs to
> the infringing URLs so we can take them down.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Dimitar Slavov
> Designated Agent
>
> eCRATER Marketplace
> 1373 Spectrum
> Irvine, CA 92618
> dmca@ecrater.com
> 949.378.2444
>
> On Wednesday 11 August 2010 15:08, you wrote:
> > From: ilhyan fernando
> >
> > Store: Blinglights
> >
> > http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=353561
> >
> > link above shows picture and website of seller, my original picture, and
> > the real product on my picture posted on a forum thread that i started.
> > the picture that they used for their product here on ecrater is a picture
> > of my car taken outside the apartment that i live in. picture of seller
> > and my picture shows exactly the same background, same car, except they
> > photoshoped their version to remove my front license plate and their's is
> > watermarked with "BLINGLIGHTS" to show as if it was their own. while my
> > picture shows exactly the same thing WITHOUT the watermarked
> > "BLINGLIGHTS" and my picture includes my license plate which i posted in
> > a thread at toyotanation.com to show to other toyotanation members and
> > not to be used as advertisement for their product. link above also shows
> > that the product they are selling is different from what is in the
> > picture! I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials
> > described above on the allegedly infringing web pages is not authorized
> > by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. I swear, under penalty of
> > perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I
> > am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the copyright
> > owner to make this complaint.
> >
> > ilhyan fernando
> >
> > ilhyan01@yahoo.com
 
#21 ·
i am ilhyan and i am the owner of the picture in question

You already have fog lamps so I can offer you your choice one of the following if the photo used is yours and you agree to continue to let us use it; ~5000K HID simulated halogen headlight bulbs, LED headlight bulbs, chrome turbo trunk decal, LED quarter panel signalers or mirror signalers, headlamp or taillamp strobe lights, washer strobe lights, car seat covers, headlight LED DRL strips, or valentine V1 radar rear view mirror mounting bracket. If you do not already have HIDs in your headlights I would go with the HID simulated halogen bulbs or the LED headlight bulbs. Otherwise my second choice would be either the strobes or LED DRL audi strips

http://8007610235.ecrater.com/p/8114374/2009-2010-2011-toyota-corolla-leds-drls-for-headlamps

http://8007610235.ecrater.com/p/8114347/2009-2010-2011-toyota-corolla-10000k-blue-led

Let me know what you think. Check them out above. Verify you are in fact the owner of the photo in question by just mentioning on the forum link you sent you are the owner and your name is Ilhyan so we can see if anyone else contests the claim because yesterday we got emails from several different people who must be members on the forum claiming to be the owner demanding compensation. thank you

-Nick
 
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