Saturday, February 16, 2008

Wow, the piracy issues are really heating up. I'd like to say thanks to all of the designers at DST that have been helping with efforts to stop the piracy. I've been sent all sorts of links to illegal files of mine so I could report them. I have to say that most of my files that have been pirated are freebies off my blog. If you download my freebies, please don't redistribute them.

Here is a freebie for you:

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Thanks for the comments!

49 comments:

Myah's Mommy said...

I'm so glad things are getting better!! Thanks so much for this beautiful template!!

Carjazi - aka Diane said...

Sorry to hear that the pirates just won't leave you alone. I'm beinging to think that they are trying to get designers to do away with freebies altogether, cuz they seem to be really hard on those who give freely. I just don't get it.

But thank you for the great templates. I appreciate em.

Anonymous said...

This is such a pretty template. Thank you for sharing it.

Christie said...

Man I don't understand why they do that??!!! How hard is it to just link to your blog?
Anyways, thanks for the awesome template!

Anonymous said...

Love it. Thank you:)
MiKiko.

Jeanne said...

I'm so sorry to hear that pirates are taking advantage of the generosity of designers!

I for one, really appreciate that you share!

Thank you for the great template.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for this great freebie!!
I hope with some collaboration from everyone this piracy issue will get better.

Tami said...

I'm really sorry to hear about all the problems you're having and appreciate you still offering your fabulous freebies! Thanks so much!

Stephanie (schock77) said...

Don't they know there are pirates aren't cool (except for the Jack Sparrow kind of pirate- grrr) Anyway, hope all the designers are able to put a stop to them!

I love the template by the way!

Anonymous said...

Thanks Andrea! I love the flowers on this one!

Anonymous said...

Sorry to hear about the pirates! But thanks for continuing the rectangle templates!

Anonymous said...

Thanxxxxxxxx!

Sharon Kay said...

great looking template...thank you very much!

Myxi said...

It's ridiculous that some idotic people would pirate your templates when they are here to download freely. I don't understand people.
You have been MORE than generous with all of us with your templates.
Thank you Andrea, and you can best believe if I see a pirated copy of your templates somewhere on the web, I'll tell on 'em.

Anonymous said...

Sorry to hear about all the trouble you are having. I appreciate you sharing these wonderful templates with us.

jen

Anonymous said...

I'm so sorry to hear about the piracy issues. I for one, love your templates and I would be very sorry if you stopped making freebies because of the "thieves." I just don't understand that mentality, after all people, it's already free. How much better can it get.

thanks so much for your wonderful designs.

dodo said...

Sorry to hear that the pirates i don't understand the idea behind doing it with freebies won't it be easier to just post a link to your site.thank you for the great template
dodo

Anonymous said...

Chigirl said: "I'm so sorry to hear about the piracy issues. I for one, love your templates and I would be very sorry if you stopped making freebies because of the "thieves." I just don't understand that mentality, after all people, it's already free. How much better can it get."

I couldn't say it any better. Thanks, Andrea, for sharing your fabulous templates.

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much!

Anonymous said...

thanks for sharing your awesome templates! I hope the pirates will leave you alone.

Unknown said...

Gee Andrea, sorry to hear about the piracy still going on. :( But there are lots of eyes watching.

Thank you for the lovely template. :)

Anonymous said...

Thank you for sharing!

lebjs said...

Thank you so much Andrea for another fabulous template! As for these horrible people I'm not sure what to say except I appreciate every single template of yours and give YOU credit when they're used.

Anonymous said...

TY!

Anonymous said...

thanks a lot for the beautiful template, and to the pirates. Leave this place, develop your own talent, be honest.

shawnyrvr said...

Andrea: I am so sorry this is happening to you because you are so very generous with your templates. I have nearly all of your since I found you just because you always share them here for a day first. I don't understand why people can't come here... If they missed one day you'd still have at least 4 more that week, you're just that kind to us. I've missed some of yours but never been tempted to steal them. Heck I just don't understand the why of it all. I truly am sorry for this happening.

Thank you so much for continuing to be so generous even in what I'm sure are such trying times for you as a designer.

Love & Blessings,
Shawna

Joey and Megan said...

Sorry about the pirates, love your templates.

Jasmin-Olya said...

Thank you for this template Andrea!

Anonymous said...

Sorry to hear about the pirates. Hopefully they can be stopped.

Love the flowers on this template. Thanks!

Ann said...

Thank YOU very much for your pretty template

Anonymous said...

thanks!

Anonymous said...

Thank you Andrea, that's another wonderful LO !

davec777 said...

I'm sorry to hear that pirates are causing you grief. I love your templates. They help my scrapping immensely!

Anonymous said...

TY for Saturdays template! Love your new kit too!

Karen M in FL said...

Thanks for the great templates. I'm so sorry that some seem determined to ruin it for the rest of us. I hope things get better.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the template! I am sorry that rude people are pirating you (and everyone else.) I hope the issues get resolved!

BTW, I LOVE your ironies..Very funny!

JMCS said...

Thanks for the wonderful template and sorry to hear that. Sorry to hear of the pirating. Hope it works itself out.

Hugs,
Jonni:)

Anonymous said...

Thanks for another great template. I really like this. It looks sort of tropical.

grambie said...

Thanks for the so lovely template with that beautiful floral. The blocking and photo placement is just awesome.

So sad to hear about the piracy and its continuance against your blog. I can't for the life of me understand the pettiness and smallness of individuals that they would even attempt such a thing. It bogs the mind because you are giving out fabulous templates for free. All they have to do is come to your site and download the file. It seems as if they are trying to eliminate the freebie process, and I questioned their purpose. I know quite a few sites that use to give wonderful freebies and now only give a minimal freebie at best. You have my prayers for a viable solution.

I have been missing the past week because of in-house Oncology Infusion treatments, Part 1. Just released on Saturday the 16th. Now for Part 2, on tomorrow, Monday, the 18th. A new drug addition to my milkshake cocktail. I only hope it can eliminate the pain and address the rapid return of symptoms after over a year and half of infusion treatments. Hopefully, after this, I pray, I will be able to scrap your fabulous template designs. Leavin LUV! XOXOXO

Anonymous said...

thanks for another great freebie

amymom24 said...

Thanks for the template, and sorry you're dealing with the piracy. NOT COOL!!!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for sharing.

verabear said...

thank you for the template. I guess at least you are now able to go after those pirating your work, but i do hope it stops!

Unknown said...

Obrigada!!!

Anonymous said...

Wondeful!Thanks so much :o)
Cla72

Hugbuggal said...

Thank you so much for another wonderful template!

lwlittlebit said...

Thanks so much for another great template Andrea!

oodlesofoversons said...

Thanks for the awesome templates!

Anonymous said...

What a great template! Thank you so much!

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  • I just had to tell my daughter that there was little probability that she could do eighty chores in two hours and 10 minutes to earn a giant lot of pet shops on Ebay that she wants to earn before the auction closes. That's at two chores per dollar. :)
  • We are helping my father sell an old vehicle and what do we find in the glove box...an unused 12 guage shotgun shell...that's my Dad!!
  • How does a three year old end up at church with no underwear on, especially when you dressed him and you know he had underwear on at one point during the morning?
  • The root of all toilet clogging evil is apparently a ball point pen and it's nearly impossible to dislodge one of those from the inside of a toilet.
  • You know you have to do some serious laundry when you actually consider wearing your 11 year old daughter's Hannah Montana shirt.
  • My 6 year old daughter got a comb stuck in her hair and we had to cut the comb into little bits to get it out of her hair.
  • My kids keep breaking the toilet seats! I guess I need a bulk package of those too!
  • Chocolate chips are not a food group.
  • My toilet seat says "Hailee" on it!
  • If there's work to be done, all of the kids need to use the bathroom or get a drink.
  • All two-year-olds think the baby swing is for them!
  • When you have 6 kids, carpet is your enemy!
  • You know you have a large family when your grocery receipt is 4 feet long.
  • The toilet is clogged and my husband found a plastic easter egg in the pipe.
  • My daughter just asked me if she can put chocolate sprinkles on here melted cheese sandwich (really???)
  • I burned up another hard drive on my PC! Can I buy a bulk package of those too?
  • Well actually, my sand pile is full of socks and silverware!
  • My sand pile is full of socks!
  • The key to my treadmill is missing again...can I just purchase a bulk package of them???
  • I fixed my daughter's glasses with JB Weld!
  • I have a pile of sand on my leather couch.
  • My daughter lost her glasses in the snow on the way home from school in January. Someone found them in March and turned them into the school office! Amazingly enough, the school remembered we lost them in January. Wow!
  • Just when I think he knows better, my 10 year old son plugs the bathroom sink and the emergency drain in the sink basin to soak his grow creature, turns on the water, and forgets about it until we notice water flooding out from under the bathroom door! And yes, he locked the door so no one would bother the grow creature!!
  • It's time for another worn out pair of the hubby's pants to disappear! Aren't kids suppose to be the only ones who are attached to clothing?
  • My 4 year old says she needs "peace and quite"!!!!!
  • My Husband says there's a perfectly good reason for the leatherman being in my dish drainer.
  • I have a leatherman (fancy pocket knife) in my dish drainer. I don't know why.
  • My kids are storing a tumble weed in my garage for the winter!
  • My 10 year old son informed me that people have only discovered about half of the world's caves (thank you BBC and planet earth!)
  • My baby's car seat is full of finely crushed graham crackers (?? Little babies don't eat graham crackers)!
  • My husband's shoes are filled with Mr. Potato Head parts!
  • My two year old thinks the new baby swing is for him! He can even climb in by himself and work all the controls. Boy, does he have a rude awakening coming!!
  • I have a giant mud hole in my back yard.
  • My vacuum is fully of plastic easter grass.
  • My kids are too full to finish their dinner, but they have plenty of room left for cake!
  • I have a giant laundry basket full of socks, and we can't find a single match!
  • Miscellaneous items found while cleaning out my kids' toy box include a flashlight, rocks (no suprise), a sea shell (we don't live by the sea), a drill bit, a stapler, and some tree bark!
  • My daughter's medical bills added up to about $18,000, but we got a free sippy cup and a ball signed by the Utah JAZZ Dancers!
  • I put safety locks on the tops of my outside doors to keep my three year old from escaping and she figured out how to open them with a broom in approximately five minutes.
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  • Yes, my son won 1st place in the science fair at school, but he didn't turn in half of his assignments this term?
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