Jan. 27 All Euro Car Meet

[SoNiC]

Check this out....

Factor One Garage (www.factoronegarage.com) is hosting a all Euro Car meet / Open House at their new location in Chino, CA on Jan 27. Free BBQ, Music, Models, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, VW, Audi, Etc....

Come meet the crew from Factor One Garage, and check out all the new projector 986 that was debut at LA Auto Show.....

All Porsche Model Welcome.....

Date: Jan 27, 2007

Time: 11:00am-6:00pm....or later

Where: Factor One Garage
13933 Ramona Ave. Unit A
Chino, CA 91710

Project 986....

[CJ_Boxster]

Hey 1200 for that bumper doesnt seem so bad. I might have to get one!

So did they pay you to use your pics tri-gem?

[Travis]

Originally Posted by boggtown

So did they pay you to use your pics tri-gem?

Heck they better have!
That is one of the best shots of a Boxster I have seen yet.

[TriGem2k]

Thats pretty MEAN looking...Is it really time for my car to get another facelift?

Thats actually the front bumper from the 997 GT3. Percision Porsche makes one just like it. I would actually opt for it but too bad its all fiberglass.

[RandallNeighbour]

I can't stop thinking about a new bumper made out of polyurethene so it gives a little when I enevitably scrape it and bonk it on a curb.

Where's the best place to shop for one I can guarantee is not fiberglass?

[TriGem2k]

Originally Posted by Travis

Heck they better have!
That is one of the best shots of a Boxster I have seen yet.

Dude WHOA I totally missed it. Crap dude thats MY CAR on THEIR SITE!

[Travis]

Originally Posted by TriGem2k

Dude WHOA I totally missed it. Crap dude thats MY CAR on THEIR SITE!

Strange they would just use your photo for advertisement without asking you, I wonder where they got the photo.... Hmmmmm

Maybe get a few body parts out of them in exchange

Pretty much, Id sue, or make them compensate. But first Id copyright it pretty quick, before I do, then I could make money off of that picture, lol.

[blinkwatt]

Hahahahaha dude James one heck of a compliment of them to STEAL pictures of YOUR car and put them on their site.

[C5150]

Originally Posted by TriGem2k

Dude WHOA I totally missed it. Crap dude thats MY CAR on THEIR SITE!

That's gotta be one of the best compliments you could get!

[C5150]

Originally Posted by boggtown

Pretty much, Id sue, or make them compensate. But first Id copyright it pretty quick, before I do, then I could make money off of that picture, lol.

Looks like they beat ya to it - bring up TriGem's pic and right click to copy.....!

[TriGem2k]

Guys get this, I called Factor One Garage and Spoke with Alex, asked him about some of the pictures and got this response...

"James are you talking about the sliver 986 Boxster?"
I just replied with yes.
he says "the car is actually his personal car."
I said oh really in a sarcastic tone
He replies with "oh you mean the one with the GT3 bumper?"
Again I said yes the one with the GT3 bumper and side skirts.
He then says "Oh that one is a customers car".
Again I said oh really
he says "yes that car is a customers from the East Coast."

At that point I just couldn't hold it in, I started laughing at the guy. He asked me if i was interested and I said "Well I would be but I'm the owner of the car!"

I didn't have much time to go over details oh how he got the picture but said I will surely call back and see how we can rectify the situation. Really I don't car that they have it but I might as well see what I can get out of them.


So what do you guys think I should do?

[blinkwatt]

Originally Posted by TriGem2k

So what do you guys think I should do?

I tried to right click on your picture of the car and it says it's copyrighted to "2005 Factory One Garage".....

You should tell them that they owe you a pair of sport seat backings! That's just for using your photos. Now for lieing threw their teeth you should have them give you some speedster humps.

You did say you liked that new GT3 bumper... wink wink.
But seriously, Lets say a band did that and past it off as their own, theyd get sued for millions. Ownership is no joke in these times. I would say that I wanted the rights to that picture and $5,000 in merchandice. Id continue to let them use the picture as long as your acknoweldged as the owner. Im gonna start putting watermarks on all of my pics now. Because what they did was theivary.

[Travis]

Originally Posted by TriGem2k

So what do you guys think I should do?

I would document everything first, prior to them removing the photo and denying it;
and also document the phone call (time of day/ who you talked to and what they said).

Then contact a lawyer (we have some on this board) about your rights, then approach the owner of the site for compensation of use or you will sue for damages.

Also:

* Remove the hyperlink on the image in your signature
* Watermark your photos.

[Travis]

You notice that they removed the photo from the website.

Just forgot to delete it from the webserver.
http://factoronegarage.easystorecreator.net/images/images_21862/Boxster%20GT3%20Aero%20Kit.JPG

[TriGem2k]

Yeah I called them again today and I can hear the guys in the background talkin saying "Dude hes going to sue us, take that picture down"

Its a "mom and pop" operation. They got nothing, I almost felt bad for them. They sound like little kids.

[C5150]

They took the picture down......

Any lawyers on the forum that can help out here?

I would think that you could contact them regarding their infringement of copyright, asking for compensation for the use of your pic, as I'm sure they have made profit while using YOUR pic for marketing.

I am sure that they have few (if ANY) rights for any of the pics they are using on their site - and I'd mention that to them as well.....

[djomlas]

wow, so u gonn do something or what man?