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#1 2010-07-22 21:49:12
- Mcsugarface
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- Registered: 2009-11-16
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What to do when someone steals a project...
I was wondering what you should do if someone steals a project you made and claims it's theirs. Not using a remix, just downloading it and re-uploading it saying it's theirs? Should you flag the project? I also couldn't decide where to put this, in All About Scratch or FAQ. I can move it.
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#2 2010-07-22 22:02:28
- AtomicBawm3
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Re: What to do when someone steals a project...
They can't say they made it first since the date of the project will disprove that.
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#4 2010-07-22 22:13:36
- MaxtheWeirdo
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Re: What to do when someone steals a project...
Tell the person. If that doesn't work, post a link to your project that was stolen/flag the project.
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#5 2010-07-23 02:53:30
- MyRedNeptune
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Re: What to do when someone steals a project...
What MaxtheWeirdo said is correct, if you see a user claiming a project to be theirs without giving credit to the original author, it is best to first tell them politely and only resort to flagging if they refuse or don't respond.
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#6 2010-08-22 21:15:06
- Mcsugarface
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Re: What to do when someone steals a project...
Thanks. I just put this up for others to know what to do. Hopefully it won't happen to anyone. Oh and how do I close a topic?
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#7 2010-08-22 21:27:03
- cheddargirl
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- Registered: 2008-09-15
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Re: What to do when someone steals a project...
Mcsugarface wrote:
Thanks. I just put this up for others to know what to do. Hopefully it won't happen to anyone. Oh and how do I close a topic?
You can use the report button, saying you want the topic closed; a moderator will be able to close the topic for you. 
Out of curiosity, is this the topic that you want closed?
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