A bunch of people have posted full woobles patterns on there and many people from here have had their stuff stolen as well. Best anyone can do is report it but sadly it doesnât slow them down much :(
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Hopefully the site gets taken down. I think there are more stolen patterns on there than not. 
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Good grief. I swear, this makes Etsy look strict about copyright.
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So sorry this has happened to you! Itâs really upsetting.
This is why weâre so passionate about creating safer and better ways to both create, test and sell patterns and spent the last 6 years doing so.
Whilst itâs impossible to completely stop people doing horrible things like that, we feel an obligation to make it as hard as possible by both creating tools like safe testing and Ribblr ePattern but also by fostering a community that is built on trust.
So if you donât mind - we can reach out for more feedback because whilst we are proud of what we built weâre always iterating and itâs never a complete product.
Lastly please donât be discouraged- your work is great! 
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So someone on instagram actually commented to a pattern designer that they took a pattern from ribblr and put it into PDF because they donât like the ribblr platform. They do have a ribblr name thatâs the same as their IG handle. In a case like that, would Ribblr be able to shut down their account to prevent that in the future?
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No. I emailed the file to them, so that they can test it. I was doing the test via Instagram, as well as Ribblr.
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That site doesnât care about watermarks. They have so much stolen watermarked content, and they donât care when alerted to the theft. Itâs appalling.
But watermarks do tell others who do care about theft how to find you and your content.
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You can absolutely report it to our team!
In the (nearly) five years Ribblr has been around, abuse of tester calls or patterns has been extremely rare here. Thatâs because weâve invested a lot of effort and resources to prevent it, both from a UX perspective and on the tech side.
We also have a small (but mighty!) team dedicated to supporting our community, because we genuinely care about protecting designers. Many of our team members have been designers long before Ribblr existed, and experienced these issues regularly so we know firsthand how important it is to address them quickly and effectively.
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I am so sorry to hear this happened to you.
And thank you very much for bringing this to attention here too so we know. Happy that the community here are caringâ
and constantly looking out for each other. Truly hope those people will come to their senses and know what they are doing is terrible. Feel really sorry for you and hope something can and will be done for your case..
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And before we get second thoughts, they double checked: 1. Sheâs only tested mine and the other personâs pattern, and 2. She uploaded the file on Scribd on 30th July. THE EXACT SAME DAY SHE ACCUSED ME!
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This is absolutely unnacceptable. I just saw in the lounge chat that youtuber CrochetByGenna had her dragon pattern stolen and put free on that website. Something needs to be done about this.
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Ok, Iâm not on scribd so I didnât know for sure if theyâd take any reports seriously. Which makes me cringe. Unfortunately this happens in all crafty handmade outlets of theft. Even seen big box stores do it not exact but the ideaâs just to compete. And to me if anyone puts a labor of hard work plus love into a design itâs no one elseâs right to steal their work.
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I agree! I found them by accident when I was googling some instructions for a pattern I purchased (trying to figure out a term I didnât know which turned out to be a typo lol). I found the whole thing posted there for free, along with so many other stolen patterns. Itâs criminalâŠor should be!
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Wow, thatâs crazy! I am so sorry about what happened! Iâm not on Insta, but Iâll keep an eye out for this person anyways
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wait thereâs like a stolen pattern movement post I think and Iâll check them on ig
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That is absolutely wrong! I know after testing this pattern for you, mine sold instantly in my shop located here locally. It is an awesome design! Good luck on getting this resolved.
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It just doesnât stop, does it? Theyâre STILL trying to defend themselves, posting Instagram stories one after another. It canât be a coincidence that my pattern was posted on Scribd the same day they accused me (30/7).
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are they the one on ig w a shiba ppf?
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