Spencer's Gifts

ESHIREY · 03-18-2008, 10:24 PM

Ok, This just about burns my butt. I was just checking out some of my sites and Spencer's was one I haven't been to since October. Well I was just there now and this is what I saw.

Here is the address..... http://www.spencersonline.com/decor_wall-stuff/fish-motion-wall-art/
When you click on the link you will see that you can zoom in on it.

Jim Sachs · 03-18-2008, 11:07 PM

Yeah, Prolific tried to sue that company about a year ago, but they evaporated.

Jav400 · 03-19-2008, 04:39 AM

That looks like the one I found awhile ago at a Walgreens, I had forwarded the info at that time. Sad to hear about the result.

Marian Nichols · 03-19-2008, 06:13 PM

I do not understand the problem. From what I can tell, it does not look like Jims Serene Screen. What am I missing?

feldon34 · 03-19-2008, 07:05 PM

To my eyes, they took a screen snapshot of the Aquarium, printed it on clear plastic, and sell it as a gift. That is illegal.

Jim Sachs · 03-19-2008, 07:15 PM

Yep, that's exactly what they did. The whole background is a screenshot, then they hand-painted some red coral on the front plastic. The fish move on a roll of clear acetate that scrolls by between the two layers.

Tiny Turtle · 03-19-2008, 08:19 PM

"A steal at 30 bucks!" – Just not the kind of steal you were thinking of...

henemly · 03-20-2008, 10:05 AM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

Yeah, Prolific tried to sue that company about a year ago, but they evaporated.

What do you mean by evaporated?

Marian Nichols · 03-20-2008, 10:09 AM

I was unable to make that out from the small picture. Of course it would anger my too. I wouldn't buy it because I simply dislike it.

Jim Sachs · 03-20-2008, 10:12 AM

henemly - It's a Chinese company, which is very hard to sue. When we confonted them, they just dissolved that part of the company and re-formed.

feldon34 · 03-20-2008, 12:27 PM

Marian,

Is this better?

ESHIREY · 03-20-2008, 12:57 PM

Hon, That's why I added the link. If you click on it you can zoom in on it.

cjmaddy · 03-20-2008, 01:01 PM

..... It's still the 4x3 - s t r e t c h e d - to fill wide screen.

ESHIREY · 03-20-2008, 01:12 PM

True, but I meant that she could zoom in just to see what it was. She said she couldn't really tell what it was by the little picture. When I first saw it I didn't know what it was until I zoomed in to see it was Jim's program.

cjmaddy · 03-20-2008, 01:23 PM

That post was meant to follow on from Morgan's post, Ed! ..... Check the timings.

ESHIREY · 03-20-2008, 01:34 PM

Ok Sorry about that. But for the timing, it was almost 30 min. later.

cjmaddy · 03-20-2008, 01:39 PM

- I make it 4 minutes!

Marian Nichols · 03-20-2008, 06:44 PM

Yes, I can make it out now. That does look like what they did. Yep, that makes me angry too.

henemly · 03-20-2008, 07:26 PM

Sorry to hear that, Jim. Seems they do that all the time. Right or wrong,
it just doesn't matter to them.

03-18-2008, 10:24 PM	#1
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Spencer's Gifts Ok, This just about burns my butt. I was just checking out some of my sites and Spencer's was one I haven't been to since October. Well I was just there now and this is what I saw. Here is the address..... http://www.spencersonline.com/decor_wall-stuff/fish-motion-wall-art/ When you click on the link you will see that you can zoom in on it. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

03-18-2008, 11:07 PM	#2
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Yeah, Prolific tried to sue that company about a year ago, but they evaporated. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-19-2008, 04:39 AM	#3
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	That looks like the one I found awhile ago at a Walgreens, I had forwarded the info at that time. Sad to hear about the result. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-19-2008, 06:13 PM	#4
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	I do not understand the problem. From what I can tell, it does not look like Jims Serene Screen. What am I missing? Write paranormal mysteries. Six books so far.

03-19-2008, 07:05 PM	#5
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	To my eyes, they took a screen snapshot of the Aquarium, printed it on clear plastic, and sell it as a gift. That is illegal. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

03-19-2008, 07:15 PM	#6
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Yep, that's exactly what they did. The whole background is a screenshot, then they hand-painted some red coral on the front plastic. The fish move on a roll of clear acetate that scrolls by between the two layers. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-19-2008, 08:19 PM	#7
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	"A steal at 30 bucks!" – Just not the kind of steal you were thinking of... Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

03-20-2008, 10:05 AM	#8
henemly asdf Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hiko, CommieFagnia Posts: 278	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: Yeah, Prolific tried to sue that company about a year ago, but they evaporated. What do you mean by evaporated?

03-20-2008, 10:09 AM	#9
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	I was unable to make that out from the small picture. Of course it would anger my too. I wouldn't buy it because I simply dislike it. Write paranormal mysteries. Six books so far.

03-20-2008, 10:12 AM	#10
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	henemly - It's a Chinese company, which is very hard to sue. When we confonted them, they just dissolved that part of the company and re-formed. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-20-2008, 12:57 PM	#12
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Hon, That's why I added the link. If you click on it you can zoom in on it. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

03-20-2008, 01:01 PM	#13
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	..... It's still the 4x3 - s t r e t c h e d - to fill wide screen.

03-20-2008, 01:12 PM	#14
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	True, but I meant that she could zoom in just to see what it was. She said she couldn't really tell what it was by the little picture. When I first saw it I didn't know what it was until I zoomed in to see it was Jim's program. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

03-20-2008, 01:23 PM	#15
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	That post was meant to follow on from Morgan's post, Ed! ..... Check the timings.

03-20-2008, 01:34 PM	#16
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Ok Sorry about that. But for the timing, it was almost 30 min. later. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

03-20-2008, 01:39 PM	#17
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	- I make it 4 minutes!

03-20-2008, 06:44 PM	#18
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	Yes, I can make it out now. That does look like what they did. Yep, that makes me angry too. Write paranormal mysteries. Six books so far.

03-20-2008, 07:26 PM	#19
henemly asdf Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hiko, CommieFagnia Posts: 278	Sorry to hear that, Jim. Seems they do that all the time. Right or wrong, it just doesn't matter to them.