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Railrunner130

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Does anyone have an e-mail address for the administrator at simnetwork.com?

I notice that they are a pay site and are listing a number of my freeware works in it. I need to get them to take those files down. This is a violation of the agreement listed in each of my downloads as well as a violation of the agreement of the original authors that I have.
 
whois reports.....

Railrunner130 said:
Does anyone have an e-mail address for the administrator at simnetwork.com?

I notice that they are a pay site and are listing a number of my freeware works in it. I need to get them to take those files down. This is a violation of the agreement listed in each of my downloads as well as a violation of the agreement of the original authors that I have.
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Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: SIMNETWORK.COM
Created on: 08-May-00
Expires on: 08-May-11
Last Updated on: 01-May-10
Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration SIMNETWORK.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2598
Technical Contact:
Private, Registration SIMNETWORK.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2598
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.DATASISTEMI.NET
NS2.DATASISTEMI.NET

 
Good Luck. They've had some of my old stuff for years and I was never able to get it took down.
 
They have my files on their site as well...nothing I can do about it.

Here's the catch....Simnetwork.com allows you to download files for free...but only after you wait something like 20 minutes or so for each download.

OBIO
 
OBIO said:
They have my files on their site as well...nothing I can do about it.

Here's the catch....Simnetwork.com allows you to download files for free...but only after you wait something like 20 minutes or so for each download.

OBIO
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I find that crap so dishonest!

I would respect someone for saying up front you pay a fee for their services, but to put some weasely catch in place really chaps my rear!

Rule on the DMCA are enforceable. If you serve notice someone is violating it, you can file suit against them. While I understand folks opt against it due to costs involved, I think the trend in the courts is to finally get tough on this nonsense.

Ken
 
Just out of curiosity, I went over to Simnetwork....just to see how long they make you wait to download the files for free...and there is no longer any free downloading. Nope...got to pay a membership fee. I fired them a message asking them why my FREEWARE files, in which my "copywrite" clearly states that they are not to be uploaded to any site that charges a fee to download files, are on their site, why I can not download my own files, which I did not upload to their site, without having to pay a fee. Won't do any good...but just felt good firing a shot across their bow.

OBIO
 
OBIO said:
Just out of curiosity, I went over to Simnetwork....just to see how long they make you wait to download the files for free...and there is no longer any free downloading. Nope...got to pay a membership fee. I fired them a message asking them why my FREEWARE files, in which my "copywrite" clearly states that they are not to be uploaded to any site that charges a fee to download files, are on their site, why I can not download my own files, which I did not upload to their site, without having to pay a fee. Won't do any good...but just felt good firing a shot across their bow.

OBIO
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Fire a shot across their bow with a letter from your lawyer.

I bet all of a sudden they'll be willing to help out.
 
Skittles said:
Fire a shot across their bow with a letter from your lawyer.

I bet all of a sudden they'll be willing to help out.
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My lawyer? I can barely afford to pay rent and buy groceries....no way in heck I can afford a lawyer just to go after a sim site that is hosting some freeware skins that I made for other people's freeware planes. Like I said, there is nothing I can do about it...just felt good letting them know that I was not happy with my files being hosted on their site and doubly so since people have to pay to download them.

OBIO
 
I was able to download a file from Simnetwork after a 10 minute wait during which time I was able to download the same file from two other sites and had plenty of time left to make a cup of tea :wiggle:

Download statistics show that the file had been downloaded 3 times from Simnetwork and over a thousand times from one of the other sites, makes you wonder why they bother really..
 
This is kinda a longshot since this particular site is in Arizona, but I figured I'd offer. If any of the freeware developers here have problems like this with a site or association in California (because of where the lawyer is barred) and there is no option but litigation, I will help. I'm not rich or any kind of powerful guy (to say the least), but I retain an outstanding business lawyer here that helps me out because of a mutual fraternity. He's AV rated and I can't say enough good things about him. He doesn't even usually charge if I need a 'cease and desist' letter written.


On a personal note, I'm very sorry to hear that. That's absurd.
 
I wonder about people paying from a little known site something they can get free through major libraries like Avsim or Flightsim :confused:. I miss something...
 
dominique said:
I wonder about people paying from a little known site something they can get free through major libraries like Avsim or Flightsim :confused:. I miss something...
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I think that many newcomers to this hobby aren't aware of all the resources available to them, and their first stop on the internet may be a place like FSPilotshop.com. If they find a site like the one this thread is about soon after, they may think it's a good deal. I dunno, just speculating here.
 
Thanks for the info guys. I just sent an e-mail. We'll see how that goes. Somehow, there are 211 files of mine up there. I know I've released somewhere between 60 and 100, so I'm not sure what the rest are.

If I don't get satisfaction, I'll try the paypal route.
 
UPDATE-
I just checked my e-mail and several of them were from webmaster at simnetwork.com. All of the files were removed today according to the e-mail. Very fast response.

If anyone else (I noticed Tim Conrad files there as well) wants their files removed, I'd try that e-mail address.

Thanks guys!
 
I also got an e-mail from Simnetwork stating that my files have been removed. I will browse through the site later and see if they have been removed.

OBIO
 
Now here's something that may or may not be something (HUH?)...since I sent the message to Simnetwork, and they responded that they have removed my files from their server, I can not access the site. Is anyone else able to access Simnetwork.com? Is the site down for repairs or have they simply removed ME from their server and not my files?

OBIO
 
OBIO said:
Now here's something that may or may not be something (HUH?)...since I sent the message to Simnetwork, and they responded that they have removed my files from their server, I can not access the site. Is anyone else able to access Simnetwork.com? Is the site down for repairs or have they simply removed ME from their server and not my files?

OBIO
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That's typical of them Obio,they banned your IP address.Whenever anyone complains that's what they do.

I also went the Paypal route and still got no action.

A few years ago the Webmaster put up a post about all the addons on the site and said they were all freeware and could do as he wishes with them no matter what the author says.He also deleted all post from the original authors in the forums that complained their addons were on his site,than banned them.


Talon
 
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