What we have to say about thieves.
Are you one?
If so, we hope you'll be reformed.
If not, we hope you'll join us in fighting this scourge.

Our images, designs and text are protected by Registered Legal Copyright © 2002, HorseDesigns.Com, All Rights Reserved, and may not be copied or duplicated, electronically or otherwise. Violators will be (and have been) prosecuted to the fullest extent of the federal law, and that means attorney's fees, court costs, public notices, fines, loss of income, and siezure of goods. We retain a copyright attorney specifically for this purpose.

Thanks to our loyal customers who have spotted some unscrupulous folks around the country, at shows, in stores, flea markets and on the internet, we have been successful in catching several design thieves and stopping them in their tracks with dire consequences. Any potential thieves will regret testing our resolve on this issue!

We also keep our eyes open on behalf of other artists and have reported to them when we find people on ebay, the internet or at trade shows and fairs, events, etc., illegally selling their designs. We have found that supporting each other in this manner has helped the ongoing fight against unethical people. We encourage other folks to enjoy their individuality and not degrade themselves by stealing from others. It's more costly to your reputation and pocketbook in the long haul. As some have already found out, the internet has made this a very small world. We would prefer to be your friend and support your individualism and not be your enemy and fight your theft.

We are also aware of other people who specifically used our ideas and the ideas of other original designers because they lack the imagination or are too lazy to create their own. Whenever these come to our attention we notify them that their poor ethics are damaging to their reputation as well as hurtful and disrespectful to others. We have been very successful in helping them to see this is not the way to conduct their business. But unfortunately, we know of one website and ebay seller that continues to copy others ideas anyway, offering them for sale on their website as "original." We hope that you as a customer will choose to not patrionize these copycatters and feel free to let them know you disapprove when you come across them.

If you are in the business of creating and selling designs on T-Shirts, Mugs, Mousepads, and other printed media, we invited you to join us in fighting this problem and not contribute to it. YOU could be the next person who gets ripped off.

Thank you!
Tom and Sharon O'Brien-Lykins