Reported this little toejam again for what it's worth. This guys worse than crabs...and we all know how bad...uh...ok....I think I'm sharing to much here.

We? All?..... Just lost your phone number, errr....bud....forget that visit....sorry...can't have non-kosher stuff in the house.   

it seems i've been banned from his site LOL

hehe...

GO JAGS

Join the Elite!

I think a special prize should go to GRiM.....

this was posted in response to another post which stated grim should make the theme available for free so people can examine the images:

He already did that, posted all .PSD's yesterday as a proof that he made all those images, and vStyler admitted that those images were legit done by MrGRiM. what else you need?

is that true?

Send him to West Chester Pa. I know a dude named Bubba who likes to eat rippers for lunch.

Hey mrgrim...got your scythe with you? If yes....fall on it!!!

Just clicked the url on the OP. Got a 404 in return.

1. I maintain that he stole the Theme design. He changed the name from "Venom" to "Poison". Really? How original/

2. So what? If I took one of Night Train's skins, relabelled the PSD's peeled and altered them a bit, would that mean I designed a new Theme?

3. I seriously doubt vStyler has had any contact with the thief who maintains the stolen goods are better than the original. If he could make a     better skin, why didn't he create a whole new skin? Why steal someone else's work?

You got it Doc. 

If I understand correctly, he did make the PSDs himself. He made, from ground up, a not so exact replica of John's Venom blind. He did not use the blind, or John's PSDs.

But he did steal the design/concept. It's as plain as the nose on my face. And I have a good sized nose.

If I make a counterfeit copy of The Mona Lisa, buy the paint myself, the canvas, and do the painting myself, is it not still a rip? Yes. I still stole the design and could not sell it as my own work, I'd probably be arrested.

i agree he made the psd files from the ground up but they're so close to being replicas of john's it isn't funny. why create another theme so close to what john had? i seriously doubt the guy has had any contact with john in which john said the psd files were completely original. i have had my differences with john but i still hate to see him, or anyone else for that matter, ripped by some scumbag like grim. hopefully, deviantart and other site will ban grim like he has banned people who call him out for his theft.

Only if you signed DaVinci's name on it, or claimed it was the original. But really: If you had that kind of talent, why would you waste it copying the work of others? You (as v does) would strike out and create original works.

The sad thing is, if MrGrim01 had asked v's permission to port with the intention of selling, I'd bet v would have come to some arrangement with him, or would have helped the guy somehow. Well, he'll never have that chance now.

Thatès because he resubmitted it, here is the latest one... http://browse.deviantart.com/customization/skins/#/d2zfy3s

I know, Karen. I reported it to what passes for Moderation at dA.

Sorry Doc, I was trying to reply to Uvah post 132.

Exactly. Asshat is not deserving of a place to hang his "art". Shame too, because he apparently has some talent. But it won't do him any good with a bad reputation for stealing other's works/design/concepts.

scharchuk .... let's not post racially biased comments.

One of the Wincustomize.com Administrators is Australian.

I'll leave it to you to work out whom....;)

Don't wanna mess with them Aussies....they might go Crocodile Dundee on your arse...lol.

Just kidding......(says Jim to the unknown Aussie...)

Commented on and reported!!!! Not blocked as of yet!

Stratch that blocked 10 minutes after posting here.I would say he is reading this.

yeah, I've been blocked now too.

Really disenchanted now with DA; so many people there seem to think that ripping is an acceptable way of life.

I agree. I have spent alot of time over there the last year getting into Rainmeter and have come across some really fine people, but this incident is really upsetting. The lack of respect blows me away. And what really ticks me off is that I am blocked from commenting, even on the group pages, my comments about this sh*thead are hidden.

Oh this is rich....

This whole episode should really generate some renewed respect and gratitude to the Mods here on WC.

"Thank you" seems hardly sufficient.

Rich indeed. Who has lost their decency?