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Originally Posted by Code Monkey

That being said, the responce was a bit over the top and looks like it was embarasing for individuals that where duped into thinking they were making a legit purchase. Next time, be patient, diplomatic and determined to find the real culprit at the expence of only that person.

I agree, going around to different sites and accusing the owners of stealing images from his site is, among other things, not very smart, expecially when the threatens them with a law suit.

I have been thinking about this since this surfaced and here is what I have come up with.

1: The OP acusses site owners of theft and threatens legal action.
2: The site owner has purchased these items and then sues the OP for libel.
3: Whether or not these items were purchased from the OP or not, his statements of the theft are false and the OP is legally liable for damages.
4: The OP is correct (in some cases) and the owners refuse to stop using the images. The OP then spends who knows how much in lawyer fees to get said images removed from unauthorized sites.
5: After who knows how much money and time the site owner removes said images IF it is proven they are in fact the property of the OP and that the site owner has infact "stolen" them.

Or

The OP politely asks for his images to be removed and the site owner agrees.

I guess my point is this, jumping all over someone on their site and accusing them of theft probably is not the best way to get things done. Especially when 1: You then want them to help you find who was distributiing said images & 2: You dont offer any proof that you are the creator of said images. Simply having them on your site does not prove you created them, in the legal sense.