Critic's Corner

Posted by das@soundstage.com (R) on April 13, 2008 at 14:00:15

I was alerted to JA's thread on an improper picture being posted on the Stereomojo.com site, so I looked into what was going on. Clearly, JA was right in protecting what was their property, and I went to check on the Stereomojo.com website to ensure our publications weren't impacted.

What I found many not be surprising given the experience of others.

Mr Darby, it's very clear that you're not to concerned what's being lifted from other places. However, you should be because just as I respect the propery on your site, you should respect the property of others.

Smack in the middle of this review is a graph of Wilson Audio WATT Puppy measurements taken directly from one of our sites:

See:
http://www.stereomojo.com/Gemme%20Audio%20Vivace%20Speaker%20Review/GemmeAudioVivaceSpeakerReview.htm

See:
http://www.soundstagenetwork.com/measurements/speakers/wilson_wattpuppy8/

We are the only ones on the Internet who publish NRC measurements, and it's because we pay for them and own them. If you want to obtain your own, please set up the same kind of arrangement we have. Also, take note that the measurements page these were taken from clearly states that these measurements are our property. Finally, why avoid actually naming the product the graph refers to? Is it to avoid telling people where you might have actually gotten the graph from?

This message isn't just to point this out but to tell you to remove that graph. As well, I'll look through your site and, hopefully, find nothing more. If you know of anything, though, please remove it now.

Given JA's experience, and now our own, I find this quite disturbing given that you run a publication and should be aware that this sort of thing is just not acceptable.

Doug Schneider
SoundStage! Network

Edits: 04/13/08

• May I respectfully suggest that some people... - clarkjohnsen 09:19:36 04/14/08 (6)
  • RE: May I respectfully suggest that some people... - das@soundstage.com 12:14:30 04/14/08 (5)
    • The hell has *that* got to do with the topic? nt - clarkjohnsen 08:42:04 04/15/08 (4)
      • RE: The hell has *that* got to do with the topic? nt - das@soundstage.com 10:46:22 04/15/08 (3)
        • "I thought you were talking about reviewers watching their computer screens too much." That's different! - clarkjohnsen 09:20:28 04/16/08 (2)
          • point taken, clark... - luigi22 10:07:04 04/16/08 (1)
            • "Audio porn." Exactly what it is. nt - clarkjohnsen 11:19:22 04/16/08 (0)
• RE: Imitation, Flattery, Whatever - Part 2 - Pjay 07:25:41 04/14/08 (4)
  • Just goes to show... - Jim Austin 11:29:25 04/14/08 (0)
  • Huh? - Charles Hansen 09:29:27 04/14/08 (2)
    • RE: Huh? - Pjay 09:58:37 04/14/08 (1)
      • RE: Huh? - Charles Hansen 20:38:28 04/14/08 (0)
• RE: Imitation, Flattery, Whatever - Part 2 - J. Potis 15:25:30 04/13/08 (3)
  • RE: Imitation, Flattery, Whatever - Part 2 - jdarby 11:04:36 04/15/08 (2)
    • RE: Imitation, Flattery, Whatever - Part 2 - das@soundstage.com 13:53:25 04/15/08 (0)
    • RE: Imitation, Flattery, Whatever - Part 2 - J. Potis 11:59:42 04/15/08 (0)
• Sleaze as part of the corporate culture... - Charles Hansen 14:30:49 04/13/08 (22)
  • RE: Sleaze as part of the corporate culture... - John Atkinson 17:49:42 04/13/08 (18)
    • RE: Sleaze as part of the corporate culture... - das@soundstage.com 18:45:17 04/13/08 (0)
    • RE: Sleaze as part of the corporate culture... - Ted Smith 18:28:29 04/13/08 (16)
      • RE: Sleaze as part of the corporate culture... - Charles Hansen 18:39:04 04/13/08 (15)
        • RE: Sleaze as part of the corporate culture... - John Atkinson 04:03:19 04/14/08 (9)
          • RE: Sleaze as part of the corporate culture... - Ted Smith 09:28:18 04/14/08 (0)
          • Puzzling? - Charles Hansen 09:24:17 04/14/08 (7)
            • RE: Puzzling? - John Atkinson 16:11:26 04/14/08 (0)
            • Maybe he is audio hobbyist equal to Robin Hood? - El Diablo 09:37:26 04/14/08 (5)
              • Are you saying he makes no money from anyone? - Ted Smith 11:13:49 04/14/08 (4)
                • It's probably foreign concept to you, but some people, myself included, are... - carcass93 11:26:09 04/14/08 (3)
                  • Agree FWIW. nt - clarkjohnsen 11:42:14 04/14/08 (0)
                  • I'm not fond of it either, but sometimes Karma... - Ted Smith 11:30:44 04/14/08 (1)
                    • No expert in Hinduism, but I guess there are many different flavors to Karma... - carcass93 13:33:41 04/14/08 (0)
        • Yep, I know and agree but it's all to easy to say things too quickly around here as we all know all too well.. - Ted Smith 18:59:17 04/13/08 (4)
          • The two Cathedral shots looked the same to me - John Marks 19:09:06 04/13/08 (3)
            • Perhaps this will help; - Ted Smith 19:31:58 04/13/08 (2)
              • stoplights differ too - Cpk 10:25:58 04/14/08 (0)
              • While not exactly a copy, they are remarkably similar...(nt) - mkuller 20:28:21 04/13/08 (0)
  • why only 'corporate'? - luigi22 14:48:46 04/13/08 (2)
    • RE: why only 'corporate'? - Charles Hansen 19:03:21 04/13/08 (1)
      • i agree with your current statement, but my original point was - luigi22 07:26:40 04/14/08 (0)

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