Show Dog Graphic and Logo Design, Siberian Husky graphics, custom graphic design for dog breeders and exhibitors

... Integrity is the essence of everything successful ...
R. Buckminster Fuller

CREATIVITY

Nothing to a designer is more sacred than their work. At BestInShow Design we work hard for success. We are proud of our standing in the web design community and are pleased to have many fellow designers as friends. However a very disturbing trend began a few years ago, that of fellow "dog breeder" designers taking copyright text from the BestInShow Design site for use on their own web sites, and then having the audacity to display their own "copyright" notice on pages with our content. Others have taken entire layouts and claimed them as their own!

Some say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, however copyright is a serious matter. We are tired of the blatant plagiarism of our web site/s and are prepared to take a stand to protect our intellectual property and that of our clients.

\Pla"gia*rism\, n.
1: a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
2: the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own.

OUR PROCESS

All offenses are documented with screen shots of original and plagiarized work (which may include IP Address documentation of visits to our web site(s).
The offender is contacted and given a chance to reconcile their actions by removing the content and/or graphics from their site within 24 hours of our initial contact.
If the copyright content is not removed within 24 hours of inital contact we will utilize the protections of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to encourage the offender's web host to remove our copyright content from the offending web site. The offence will also be displayed on our web site.
If all else fails, legal action will be taken.

OUR COPYRIGHT

The web site published at BestInShowDesign.com and BestInShowDogs.com is owned by Susanne Lamkin-Eads & Michael Eads, BestInShow Design. The content, design, graphics, and the underlying markup code is protected by US Law. No portion of this web site may be copied, transmitted or published in any form in any media, except as normal "browser download," without prior authorization in writing from BestInShow Design.

If you find our copyrighted materials in use elsewhere, we ask that you contact us.

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CURRENT OFFENCES

October 15, 2008: It is amazing how many "Dog Breeder Website Designers" feel they can plagiarize text from the BestInShow Design website and claim copyright as their own - where is their integrity and moral standing?

Yet another copyright offence rears it head today. Thanks to those who sent us the link to this site. Some say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, however plagiarism is a serious matter. We are tired of the blatant plagiarism of our web site/s and are prepared to take a stand to protect our intellectual property and that of our clients. We do not send a copyright infringement notice unless we have proof of an offence, nor will we accept any excuse. There is much difference between finding "inspiration" and plagiarism. Once again:

\Pla"gia*rism\, n.
1: a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work 2: the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own.

Watch this space.