Alan Polonsky - Common Thief?

[Cartman]

... from cartBay (http://www.cartbay.com/):


I have just got off the phone with a Mr. Maximillian von Wening - “Max” to his friends.

You may not recognise Mr. Wening’s name - but you will all certainly recognise his work:

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/4155/grandprix1wq.jpg

Mr. Wening has confirmed that ‘thecarwashlive.com’ (and the site’s owner Alan Polonsky) are currently engaged in THEFT of his Intellectual Property by using a scan of his “Grand Prix Carwash” painting as the main logo for TCWL.

Mr. Wening is now reviewing his legal option vis-à-vis choPolonsky.

The “Grand Prix Carwash” painting was commissioned by the owner of the real Grand Prix Carwash - and while Mr. Wening retains intellectual property rights for the painting, it can’t be used on anyone else’s website - for any price.

Mr. von Wening suggests that choPolonsky immediately contact him for discussion about commissioning a custom-made logo for TCWL - and soon. He suggested that the price would be significantly lower if choPolonsky were to contact him BEFORE the lawyers get involved. (I will email choPolonsky Mr. von Wening’s home phone number)

I took the liberty of apprising Mr. von Wening of choPolonsky’s status as a “Rich Hollywood Actor” and I can pretty much guarantee that Mr. von Wening will be pursuing a financial settlement from choPolonsky as a result.

Mr. von Wening’s work can be vied at his online gallery:

http://www.artbymax.com (http://www.artbymax.com/)

A full-sized version of the STOLEN image can also be seen on von Wening’s site:

http://www.artbymax.com/cars.html (http://www.artbymax.com/cars.html) (then click “Grand Prix Carwash” from the menu on the left)

… I wonder who choPolonsky will blame for this?

[blissmeister]

http://tinypic.com/jb4px3.gif chop*cops

[agentorange]

This is the second time he has done this. The very first ezboard version of the cardump used a stolen image as it's banner, too. The owner of the image forced him to remove it. What made that funny was it was during the time when chopo had several threads started, persecuting "intellectual copyright thieves". Oh, how it shamed him so.

[rossshow]

Good catch, Cartman.

[agentorange]

chopscriminal has just denied that he was ever forced to remove a cardump banner in the past... Let me guess--he got wind that the owner of the banner was notified of his theft and removed the banner on his own before he was forced to do so... in chopscriminal/liar/manipulator/fraud's mind, this is not lying. Glad we cleared that up.

[agentorange]

He stole this one, too

http://www.imagemagician.org/images/thecarwash/backrounds/carwash2.jpg

Let's just remember 1 of the 4 bannings his harassment board has gone through in the past 3 months:
http://p202.ezboard.com/bthecarwash.lockedDown

Then there was proboards... Then there was his very first hosting service for thecarwashlive.com... then there was the divas' hosting service... Now there's godaddy, or should I use that in the past tense? I can soon.

[Cartman]

Now there's godaddy, or should I use that in the past tense? Very Soon!

Once they receive Max's DMCA Notice (which I am drafting for him today) GoDaddy might be more inclined to pull the plug. GoDaddy has ZERO tolerance for Intellectual Property Theft!

choPolonsky is also using the STOLEN image on his eBay ME page - so eBay will also need to be sent one of the DMCA notices.

Complaints to choPolonsky's host should be sent to abuse@godaddy.com

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By the way - you all should check out Max's work - he really is a great painter. You can get a print of anything you see on his site. He is also a really nice guy.

http://www.artbymax.com/

[Heartland]

GoDaddy has ZERO tolerance for Intellectual Property Theft! Why tip your hand?

Let me guess--he got wind that the owner of the banner was notified of his theft and removed the banner on his own before he was forced to do so... in chopscriminal/liar/manipulator/fraud's mind, this is not lying. Good guess. Ding ding!

[Eriu]

I would love to know all hte players here.....

[Heartland]

What do you want to know, Eriu?

I think this thread is a riot. Remember, it was Chops and Nuke who went after Lee/Heavy Metal for months on end, because of his infringement of someone's copyright ... to the extent that it affected just about every single board in the OAI and caused a lot of boards, including boards owned by Chops and Nuke, to be shut down by Ezboard. It also resulted in a lot of people making threats, taking it to real life, bothering law enforcement, and generally making jackasses out of themselves.

But when they do it .... well, that's different, you know. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the current mentality over there considered it a compliment to the owner that his beautiful artwork is being used as the banner on a bash board. I'm sure he would just be thrilled beyond words. :rolleyes:

[Cartman]

Nuke-the-Scammer has come out of hiding to rally behind choPolonsky's theft of Intellectual Property.

choPolonsky must be really desperate for supporters if he was forced to call that buffoon out of exile!

lol

The collective brain over there has decided that it is only a "copyright violation" if the copyright holder actually complains about the theft ... to the thief.

Not exactly the same standard they were using when they relentlessly targeted Lee (for over a year) for his supposed copyright violations - even though the copyright holder had never - ever - complained ... and still hasn't.

... and they call other people hypocrites? They don't have a clue what the word even means ... or what copyright means either!

The difference here is that the Copyright Holder has confirmed that a crime has been committed. If anyone doubts it - Mr. von Wening's email address and phone number are published on his website (link in the first post) ask him for yourself.

Now that Kischkel has resurfaced, I should publish the nice story his ex-wife shared with us about how he pissed-away the family business.

... look for this cartBay (http://www.cartbay.com/) exclusive ... coming soon.

[Cartman]

Ahh shit - I cross-posted with Boardwalker.

... thanks for taking the wind out of my sail on the Lee point!

:2slampan:

[Heartland]

LOL, that's my revenge for the War on Holiday! :1chirol_r

[Eriu]

Just so I get everyone straight..who are you Cartman???

[Cartman]

I am the star of South Park - don't you watch TV?


... and I am an angel - you will love me!

http://www.cartbay.com/images/cart_angel.gif

[Parklane64]

... and they call other people hypocrites? They don't have a clue what the word even means ... or what copyright means either!

Uh, Cartman, most of the posters in this forum are limperals that see nothing wrong with double standards. I recommend a different vector to outrage these schleps.

:1hug1:

[Eriu]

uh no I watch very little TV, but I really wanted to know who was behind the cartoon character. Thanks...

[Cartman]

Speaking of Nuke-the-Scammer - here is an eBay posting from earlier this year where the proven-liar was masquerading as a jewelry expert and tossing about his fabricated credentials.


Using the word "simulant" to describe a true synthetic stone is incorrect terminology and is addressed by the FTC, GIA, AGS and every other recognized trade lab in the world. If the policy still has the word "simulant" as being OK to describe a true synthetic stone it needs to be immediately changed.

Karl K. GD, GC GIA
aka Nuke

He is actually telling eBay how to rewrite their policy in this post - based on his totally invented certifications.

lol

http://forums.ebay.com/db1/thread.jspa?threadID=200022984&start=39

[Kravitz]

:2plonk:


Chops got busted for copyright infringement??

Shame, shame, shame







:1rotflmao

[blissmeister]

One other thing is for certain, there is always work to do at the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office (http://lacstores.co.la.ca.us/coroner/signpost.htm).

[Cartman]

Wow - according to Copyright law - choPolonsky is liable for up to $150,000 in statutory damages for his willful violation.

http://www.copyright.gov/title17/

That's going to leave a mark!

The damages can be reduced by the judge if choPolonsky can convince him that "he didn't know" but with it being discussed on his own board, it will be pretty hard to now convince a judge that he "didn't know" - lol

Hopefully Max won't contact choPolonsky at all - just the attorneys. I gave him choPolonsky's address, so it should be easy to serve him.

This is going to hurt much more than the $10,000 that Nuke stole from him!

lol

Your members are so smart choPolonsky - just keep taking their advice - nothing to worry about at all.


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... meanwhile, over at eBay:

http://www.cartbay.com/images/chops_ebay_me-page.jpg

[blissmeister]

Yes, meanwhile over on ebay, Polonsky is busy trying to get rid of the evidence of his law-breaking antics...

http://www.blissmeister.com/images/r0ss/B2OLD.GIF



http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=chops*buster

[Cyber Diva]

Yes, meanwhile over on ebay, Polonsky is busy trying to get rid of the evidence of his law-breaking antics...

http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=chops*buster

Alan says, "It is hardly intellectual property theft to use images that are freely found on the web as board icons, avatars, etc. ...Nobody ever forced me to remove a pic from the Carwash. Nobody ever asked me to remove a pic from the Carwash. Nobody ever induced me to remove a pic from the Carwash. Clear enough?" :1bonk1:

[blissmeister]

FUCKING LIAR~!
What happened to the "Grand Prix" photo, chops? Can't afford to be sued for a few more thousand dollars, huh, so decided to remove it on your own accord so you can say that it never existed? AZZIFF~!

The oven is getting extremely hot for good 'ol chops. Can't wait to see the fucker get roasted, toasted beyond all forms of recognition.

[blissmeister]

Alan says, "It is hardly intellectual property theft to use images that are freely found on the web as board icons, avatars, etc."

Is that so? Well, lookie here, an image I "freely found on the web":

http://www.blissmeister.com/images/auction-watch/showdown.gif

Can't wait to find the chops*coffin avatar. Perhaps the lying fucktard will then cease to be no more and the entire world will unite in arms and pay thanks for the riddance of such a disgusting asshole.

[blissmeister]

Remember when chops denied that he was sanctioned from posting to ebay boards? Remember when he was challenged to post to the ebay boards to prove he was not, but couldn't? If in his demented way of thinking that he can use the "grand prix" photo without violating any laws, there I hereby challenge him to put back the "grand prix" image for a four week period, the "grand prix" image he just removed within the last 12 hours. You can all rest assured that he will have some sort of deranged excuse or some cock-and-bull story as to why he "doesn't want to", you watch and see. Mark my words. Chops will not put back the "grand prix" photo in fear of being sued for thousands, because this is how chops operates. This is the chops style everyone has been accustom to and have witnessed for over half a decade now.

*off for dinner now, but no use in refreshing the dump because "grand prix" wont be posted there again... I assure you.*

[Cartman]

I think Bliss is referring to the logo on the chop*buster ME page - that choPolonsky just changed out to the old logo.

http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d...id=chops*buster (http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=chops*buster)

I'm lying, they say - but the chickenshit isn't taking any chances because he knows that if he replaces the images after it has been removed - then he will open himself up to huge damages.

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I talked to the manager of the real Grand Prix Carwash in Deerfield, IL - and she said that the owners paid THOUSANDS for that painting - and won't be too pleased when they find out it was stolen by online criminals.

They get back from Christmas holidays very soon!

[Cyber Diva]

Nuke-the-Scammer has come out of hiding to rally behind choPolonsky's theft of Intellectual Property.

choPolonsky must be really desperate for supporters if he was forced to call that buffoon out of exile!

lol.

Well, Karl may not know a thing about Unix, programming, intellectual property, or any of that, but whatever he did "as a former owner of a real hosting company" I'm sure it was world class and beyond anyone's comprehension.:rolleyes: And standing behind him, and Jayne from Homeland Security, and Michael Jackson's lawyer, Alan must be feeling downright foolhardy right now! :1bonk1: