Anyone know the "fake" called stormchaser?

[Tin Woodsman]

Am I the only one who thinks this is much ado about nothing. So the guy took a photo and won a pair of skis with it, big freakin deal. Sure Id be pretty pissed, but the original owner of the photo wasnt going to enter either contest stormchaser did. That point alone makes me wonder why he would even think about legal prosecution. Whats he going to do, sue a guy halfway across the country for the value of some skis? Itd cost more in travel costs and court fees than what its worth. Its actually kind of comical. Frankly, part of me only thinks hes actually pissed because the guy won something with the photo when he didnt even think to enter.

I want to be clear that Im not sticking up for stormchasers actions, he was a idiot. That being said, who gives a.... We all post photos online and this is the risk we run frankly by doing so. If you want to protect your work, dont post the pictures at all.

Sweet! Adiron - will you please forward me your address so I can come over and peruse the belongings in your house for subsequent sale? Perhaps there are some priceless (to you) family heirlooms or antiques that you have no intention of selling or making money off of. If that's the case, I'm sure you won't mind if I take them and sell them for my profit. I can probably get a better price for them here in NYC, so I'm not sure it would make sense for you to seek any redress given how far a trip it would be for you. [/sarcasm]

Get off the pipe. What Stormchaser did was pre-meditated theft that any 6 year old should have been able to judge as being wrong. The fact that there are a few people who are actually defending his actions, or engaging in moral equivalency with the "don't post the pictures" argument, is a sad commentary on the state of our society.

 

[Birdman829]

I saw the thread over at TGR but I just can't bring myself to read it. Too long

 

[Bubbartzky]

The only punishment not mentioned yet in any thread I've read is to keel haul him.

What he did in using the photo to enter a contest was stupid and wrong. After winning the contest and the prizes to go with it, bragging about it and making up a story as well was even stupider. Entering the photo in another competition after all that simply took the cake. There is no excuse. It was wrong.

On the other hand, some of the stuff I've read on TGR in particular and a little on KZone as well is such angst filled nonsense as to make me start to laugh at the whole thing. It's apparently the end of the internet as we know it based on some of what's been said. Trust among the snowsports community has forever been shattered. Lying or exaggerating about a run one claims to have taken has been elevated to "I never had sex with that woman..." (Clinton) or "I am not a crook" (Nixon).

He screwed up. He's trying to make amends with the other party or parties. He's taking his beating....:smash: Time to move on to more important stuff like and :beer:

 

[AdironRider]

Maybe if I left them out in the open, accessible to the entire world with no protection your point would be valid. Or maybe I just wasnt clear. Im not trying to stand up for the guy, but the original taker left em out in the open on the internet practically begging for this to happen. How much you want to make a bet that if the guy hadnt won, this wouldnt even be a problem at all? Doesnt it make it right either way, what storm did was wrong and pretty stupid, but I find it funny how everyone is flipping their stack of something really petty in the long run.

Sweet! Adiron - will you please forward me your address so I can come over and peruse the belongings in your house for subsequent sale? Perhaps there are some priceless (to you) family heirlooms or antiques that you have no intention of selling or making money off of. If that's the case, I'm sure you won't mind if I take them and sell them for my profit. I can probably get a better price for them here in NYC, so I'm not sure it would make sense for you to seek any redress given how far a trip it would be for you. [/sarcasm]

Get off the pipe. What Stormchaser did was pre-meditated theft that any 6 year old should have been able to judge as being wrong. The fact that there are a few people who are actually defending his actions, or engaging in moral equivalency with the "don't post the pictures" argument, is a sad commentary on the state of our society.

 

[Phildozer]

Does it suck for the guy who got his pictures stolen?

Absolutely.

Does his name need to be dragged through the mud here?

No.

 

[Tin Woodsman]

Maybe if I left them out in the open, accessible to the entire world with no protection your point would be valid. Or maybe I just wasnt clear. Im not trying to stand up for the guy, but the original taker left em out in the open on the internet practically begging for this to happen. How much you want to make a bet that if the guy hadnt won, this wouldnt even be a problem at all? Doesnt it make it right either way, what storm did was wrong and pretty stupid, but I find it funny how everyone is flipping their stack of something really petty in the long run.

If the guy hadn't won, no one would have known about it, but it still would have been wrong. The fact that he won, kept the prizes for himself, and then bragged about it on the internet is just icing on the cake.

 

[Bubbartzky]

If the guy hadn't won, no one would have known about it, but it still would have been wrong. The fact that he won, kept the prizes for himself, and then bragged about it on the internet is just icing on the cake.

Ethics is what you do when nobody else is looking.

 

[dmc]

I know him.. Helped him with his bootleg collection that was stolen by making new CD's of shows... Mailed them to him... Never heard anything in response...