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Not Sure Where This Goes. Copyrighted Maps

#1 ${lang:macro__useroffline}$ Ryl

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Post icon Posted 20 July 2003 - 12:20 PM

On the Maps section of the website it says

Maps
Just click on the map you would like to view:

Our Maps (created by our clan) <-----------------------

user posted image

Entire Wilderness Map
- Nottygirl>

Now compare this map to the map found on runenews.net (and the smaller version found on tip.it) and they are exactly the same, down to the color of words, their size, and exact location (down to indivdual pixels).
The only difference is that the one "made" by Nottygirl does not have the bit where it says

Wilderness Map
by R2Keen2
Runescape Tips
www.tip.it/runescape

(the copyright).

Here are the two URLs, you can check yourself:
http://seed.cspacezo.../Wilderness.gif
http://www.runenews....age=map_labeled

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#2 ${lang:macro__useroffline}$ CongressJon

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Posted 20 July 2003 - 12:22 PM

That's not good... especially considering that Tip.it just announced something like they might take legal action if people copied copyrighted items...

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#3 ${lang:macro__useroffline}$ Ryl

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Posted 20 July 2003 - 12:23 PM

Yeah, that is why I put this up. However it does not do a direct link to the tip.it site. That is what they are mainly against, because it takes up a lot of bankwidth.

QUOTE (Lightning @ Thursday July 3 @ 2003)

After many warnings to different sites i have taken this action.

ALot of sites mainly new fan sites have been copying our pages and linking directly to our imgs and maps.
These sites have been warned via me to stop the linking and copying Copyrighted material. It is not the first time this has happened and I have myself in the past had some sites removed over Copyright issues.( no premission was asked and they were stealing bandwidth)

If you are one of the owners of these sites and you know who you are. Please take the necessary action before i take it against you.
Linking to maps and imgs is stealing bandwidth and using copyrighted material is law breaking. You are allowed to copy material providing you email us or PM me on the boards and ask us first but NO LINKING please to imgs or maps.

On another Note: To all users, sorry tip.it hasnt been updated, i am workign on solving this problem for you but i doubt it be no longer done by me but we do have a tip.it crew team and i will sort something out with them so they can carry on without me.

Thank you all for your patience and supporting this site.

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