The Lurid low-brow Tiki-Art of Brad (tiki-shark) Parker - Other Crafts

TSA Tiki Shark Art Member Joined: Aug 31, 2006 Posts: 3978	TSA Tiki Shark Art Posted posted on Sun, Feb 9, 2014 5:05 AM Aloha Tiki Tribe, So one of my paintings was pirated. "Forbidden Island" was stolen, my name taken off, and the reproduced on over 200 gift items and sold on CAFE PRESS a on-line store. Here's me holding a life size giclee of the painting - who's image was stolen. Check this NEWS STORY out, (...and the sassy comment on it afterward). PLEASE, Feel free to mention how YOU feel about Cafe Press stealing Art from Artists. https://plus.google.com/102974635310930866333/posts/UhmBHuc8wz4 I was shocked at how many artist's told me they found THEIR ART up on Cafe Press' Web site with-out their knowledge, after I told them what was happening to me. Three Tiki Artists Even! Three, (yes 3!) were personal friends and fellow Tiki Artists! (These big corporate fat cats are now messing with the tiki tribe!) Several Hawaiian Artist friends showed up for my first day vs Cafe Press in Federal Court over on Oahu. They showed their great support and ALOHA! So, Tiki Tribe, it's your American Tiki Right to speak up if you so wish! (and not just on FB). Yep,YOU can send REAL letters stating your feelings about CAFE PRESS stealing Art from hard working Artists, and then not being held responsible for their crime. (feel free to send it anonymously if you fear giant corporations as most atiki-artists do.) Here's the address - No worries it's public knowledge: Ian C. Ballon representing CafePress Greenberg Traurig LLP 1840 Century Park East 19th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067 Main number: (310) 586-7700 Direct fax: (310) 586-0575 So, you think if "somebody" could tell the top executives at Cafe Press what an unholy-unending-nightmare they are creating for Artists by enabling Art thieves to break Copy Right Laws while their Corporation pockets a nice big piece of the ill gotten Benjamins, that ...they would listen? ...or even care? ...or pretend they didn't know so they could do nothing an' keep on makin' mad dead presidents? Hmmm. Never know till ya' try. Well, here's their names & an address all concerned Tiki-Tribers can write to them and let their feelings about this be known: CafePress Inc. CEO, Bob Marino, President of CafePress.com, Sumant Sridharan at CafePress.com 1850 Gateway Drive, Suite 300 San Mateo, CA 94404 Phone: (650) 655-3000 Toll Free: (877) 809-1659 Fax: (650) 655-3008 Email: [email protected] I dunno. I don't want to have to be out here singing in the street, I want to be in my art studio making better and better Tiki Art for you fine folks... but I also can't let it be stolen by these corporate thieves P.O.D. things - ...nor the art of my brothers and sisters. HUGE Mahalo! I don't know If I can win against a giant corporation, but at least we can start letting them know we know they are breaking the copy Right Law and stealing Artist's work! ALOHA and thanks for your support! I dunno... I'm so depressed. What would the "Patron Saint of LOW-BROW ART do: Robert Williams"... what would he do? http://robtwilliamsstudio.com [ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2014-02-10 19:52 ]

Aloha Tiki Tribe,
So one of my paintings was pirated. "Forbidden Island" was stolen, my name taken off, and the reproduced on over 200 gift items and sold on CAFE PRESS a on-line store.

Here's me holding a life size giclee of the painting - who's image was stolen.
Check this NEWS STORY out, (...and the sassy comment on it afterward). PLEASE, Feel free to mention how YOU feel about Cafe Press stealing Art from Artists.

https://plus.google.com/102974635310930866333/posts/UhmBHuc8wz4

I was shocked at how many artist's told me they found THEIR ART up on Cafe Press' Web site with-out their knowledge, after I told them what was happening to me. Three Tiki Artists Even!

Three, (yes 3!) were personal friends and fellow Tiki Artists!
(These big corporate fat cats are now messing with the tiki tribe!)

Several Hawaiian Artist friends showed up for my first day vs Cafe Press in Federal Court over on Oahu. They showed their great support and ALOHA!

So, Tiki Tribe, it's your American Tiki Right to speak up if you so wish! (and not just on FB). Yep,YOU can send REAL letters stating your feelings about CAFE PRESS stealing Art from hard working Artists, and then not being held responsible for their crime. (feel free to send it anonymously if you fear giant corporations as most atiki-artists do.)
Here's the address - No worries it's public knowledge:

Ian C. Ballon representing CafePress
Greenberg Traurig LLP
1840 Century Park East
19th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Main number: (310) 586-7700
Direct fax: (310) 586-0575

So, you think if "somebody" could tell the top executives at Cafe Press what an unholy-unending-nightmare they are creating for Artists by enabling Art thieves to break Copy Right Laws while their Corporation pockets a nice big piece of the ill gotten Benjamins, that ...they would listen? ...or even care? ...or pretend they didn't know so they could do nothing an' keep on makin' mad dead presidents?
Hmmm. Never know till ya' try. Well, here's their names & an address all concerned Tiki-Tribers can write to them and let their feelings about this be known:
CafePress Inc. CEO, Bob Marino,
President of CafePress.com, Sumant Sridharan
at
CafePress.com
1850 Gateway Drive, Suite 300
San Mateo, CA 94404
Phone: (650) 655-3000
Toll Free: (877) 809-1659
Fax: (650) 655-3008
Email: [email protected]

I dunno.
I don't want to have to be out here singing in the street, I want to be in my art studio making better and better Tiki Art for you fine folks... but I also can't let it be stolen by these corporate thieves P.O.D. things - ...nor the art of my brothers and sisters.

HUGE Mahalo! I don't know If I can win against a giant corporation, but at least we can start letting them know we know they are breaking the copy Right Law and stealing Artist's work!
ALOHA and thanks for your support!

I dunno... I'm so depressed. What would the "Patron Saint of LOW-BROW ART do: Robert Williams"... what would he do? http://robtwilliamsstudio.com

[ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2014-02-10 19:52 ]

Post #707305 by Tiki Shark Art on Sun, Feb 9, 2014 5:05 AM