One Voice for Gala Phoenix Part 2

Hey peeps,

some more outfits from the rather awesome event ONE VOICE FUNDRAISER for GALA PHOENIX. 50% or 100% of all items go to the fund for Gala to cover her legal fees. The event officially starts at midnight SLT. All items displayed besides the skin from Curio (Gala Phoenix) lashes, ears and eyes are available here:

ONE VOICE FUNDRAISER

These pictures do not necessarilreflect my taste but I did it for a good cause, so screw my personal opinions when it comes to clothes this time. Pretty in Pink, yay!


Hair: Exile (Kavar Cleanslate)
Skin: Al Vulo! (Hlin Bluebird)
Make Up: Chelle (Aemeth Lysette), CENSORED (Cindy Oysternatz)
Dress: Indyra's Originals (Indyra Seigo)
Shoes: NCore (Claire Messenger/Nuria Augapfel)
Bangles: Indyra's Originals (Indyra Seigo)
Pose: wetcat (wetcat Flux)


Hair: Exile (Kavar Cleanslate)
Skin: Curio (Gala Phoenix)
Make Up: Chelle (Aemeth Lysette)
Top: Medley (Arriah Fiertze)
Pants: The Sea Hole (Drinkinstein Sorbet)
Shoes: NCore (Claire Messenger/Nuria Augapfel)
Necklace: Sax Sheperd Designs (Sax Sheperd)
Bracelet: Handverk (Daphne Klossovsky)
Pose: Bent (Catherine Fairport)


Hair + Base: Wasabi Pills (MissAllSunday Lemon)
Skin: Curio (Gala Phoenix)
Make Up: Doves and Crows (Hottest Resident)
Shirt: This is a Fawn (OMGWTF Barbecue)
Jeans: AngelRED Couture (Lexi Zelin)
Shoes: Milady (Ju Weissnicht)
Bracelet: Handverk (Daphne Klossovsky)
Pose: Bent (Catherine Fairport)


Hair: Exile (Kavar Cleanslate)
Skin: Curio (Gala Phoenix)
Make Up: Chelle (Aemeth Lysette), CENSORED (Cindy Oysternatz)
Lipstick: CENSORED (Cindy Oysternatz)
Sweater: AngelRED Couture (Lexi Zelin)
Shirt: Fri.day (Darling Monday)
Skirt: Doves and Crows (Hottest Resident)
Shoes: Milady (Ju Weissnicht)
Necklace: Sax Sheperd Designs (Sax Sheperd)
Bracelet: Handverk (Daphne Klossovsky)
Pose: Bent (Catherine Fairport)

One Voice for Gala Phoenix

This fashionpost will be a bit different. Usually I take pictures at locations that I love, this time, the backround will be less...colourful. And, it will be modern stuff. And...I will only credit items from the event (which are pretty much all). Every single one displayed AND credited on the following pictures can be bought here as soon as the event opens its doors at midnight SLT:

ONE VOICE FUNDRAISER

Remember, all designers donate either 100% or 50% of the price to the fund. :)

Hair: Exile (Kavar Cleanslate)
Skin: Lara Hurley Skins (Lara Hurley)
Make Up: Chelle (Aemeth Lysette)
Shirt: SAKIDE (Kinu Mayako)
Skirt: Ingenue (Betty Doyle)
Shoes: NCore (Claire Messenger/Nuria Augapfel)
Bracelets: Handverk (Daphne KLossovsky)
Bag: Chandelle (Chandelle Resident)
Pose: wetcat (wetcat Flux)


Hair: Wasabi Pills (missAllSunday Lemon)
Skin: Al Vulo! (Hlin Bluebird)
Make Up: Chelle (Aemeth Lysette)
Top: Mon Cheri (Freya Olivieri)
Shorts: Tokidoki (Maya Levane)
Shoes: NCore (Claire Messenger/Nuria Augapfel)
Bracelets: Handverk (Daphne KLossovsky)
Pose: wetcat (wetcat Flux)


Hair: Mina (Mina Nakamura)
Skin: Al Vulo! (Hlin Bluebird)
Lipstick: CENSORED (Cindy Oysternatz)
Make Up: Chelle (Aemeth Lysette), CENSORED (Cindy Oysternatz)
Top: Razorblade Jacket (Kehl Razor)
Pants: Tokidoki (Maya Levane)
Shoes: NCore (Claire Messenger/Nuria Augapfel)
Bracelets: Handverk (Daphne KLossovsky)
Pose: wetcat (wetcat Flux)

And last but not least:


Me protesting! ;)

Don't waste your time, or time will waste you

Hair: Maitreya (Onyx LeShelle, NEW!! Mesh!!)
Skin: League (Nena Janus)
Shape: selfmade (not for sale)
Ears: Illusory (Crushed Clarity, currently not for sale)
Eyes: Mayfly (Arkesh Baral)
Lashes: LeLutka (Thora Charron)
Blush: Bella di Notte (Jade Glazner)
Make Up: Kosh (Lynaja Bade)
Lipgloss: Dead Apples (Soleil Reid)
Blouse: Leverocci (Leverocci Resident, Mesh!!)
Short Skirt: The Sea Hole (Drinkinstein Sorbet)
Long Skirt: oyakin (kinbo Akina, tinted!!)
Socks: Modd.G (moddishh GossipGirl, old Gift)
Shoes: Tokidoki (Maya Levane)
Scarf: Tee*fy (Azure Electricteeth, The Dressing Room Blue item!! Mesh!!)
Bag: Tokidoki (Maya Levane)
Belt: Surf Couture (Emma Gilmour)
Necklace: Tokidoki (Maya Levane)
Ring: Kunglers (AvaGardner Kungler, The Dressing Room Blue Item!!)

Location: Arynfell (Adult Fantasy Role-Play), The Lost Realm

One Voice Fundraiser for Gala Phoenix

Hey peeps,

so, after Gala's official statement, things have been moving forward rapidly.

“Standing together to support the rights of legitimate content creators.”  is the group charter for One Voice, a group organized by Vivienne Graves and Sophia Harlow who are hosting a fundraising event to help support Gala Phoenix.

Following the call by Vivienne Graves and Sophia Harlow, the designers of Truth District have agreed upon helping with the fundraiser for Gala to help covering her legal fees to battle Hush Darkrose's false claims. Gala Phoenix is indeed involved in a legal battle over all this now, which is pretty damn upsetting imho.  After so many designers have agreed to participate, the event will NOT be held at Truth District, but rather at a new location: One Voice Fundraiser



The event will be going from 9th of July to 16th of July and the following creators of Secondlife are definitely participating:

League, GoS, Belleza, Glam Affair, Adam and Eve, SLink, One Bad Pixel, Exile, HoD, Laqroki, Aura, Bare Rose and many others will be there and offering items at either 50% of 100% donation.

So watch out for when it opens and make sure to visit and spend your Lindens there. It really is for a good cause in my opinion, because what happened to Gala, could as well happen to any other designer out there.

Arica. <3

PS. I am working on new outfits, too, so don't worry! I won't be just raging on Curio vs. Hush. :P

Hey peeps,

there has been an update on the status of the problem regarding the Curio vs. Hush case, so read this and consider helping to raise funds:

Curio Statement by Gala Phoenix

To my loyal customers, friends, and supporters,

I wrote to you last month to thank you so much for all of your support during this very frustrating time. It means so much to me, and has sustained me more than I can say. However, as time has gone on with little explanation from me, you’ve had more questions, and that is understandable. I’d like to tell you what I’ve been going through, and ask you again for your support.

In March, I realized that Hush Darkrose was selling skins that looked very similar to mine. I often have to deal with skins that look a little too similar to mine; it’s part of protecting my copyright. I filed a DMCA takedown notice, but when Hush filed a counter-­notice, I didn’t do anything.

In April, Hush registered copyright of her skins in Canada. In May, she filed a copyright infringement complaint in a Canadian court against me, and then filed a DMCA takedown notice with Linden Labs. She also sent LL the notice of court action (the complaint).

Most of us only know a little bit about the DMCA. We know how the takedown and counter-­notice procedures work. What I didn’t know was that if the person who filed a takedown notice sends Linden Labs a notice of court action, you can’t continue to sell your content, even if you send a counter-­notice. This is why I got temporarily banned at the beginning of June: I left my skins up for sale after the counter-­notice, not realizing there was a problem.

In May, right after she sent the takedown notice, Hush put up a blog post. In it, she accused me of copyright infringement and claimed that a court had “reviewed the evidence” and determined her claim was valid. She even included some language she took from the complaint, rewrote it, and made it sound like the court had granted her an injunction.

There is no injunction. No court has reviewed any evidence. Her blog post was complete fiction.

I’ll say that again, because I want to be clear: there is no injunction against me. No court has reviewed any evidence. There has been no court decision against me. I am not guilty of copyright infringement. Hush’s blog post was not true. My skins are only offline because of the way the DMCA works.

Because there is already a case in court, I will probably have to go to court to clear my name and get my business back. Copyright litigation is very expensive, though. Just a small copyright case like this costs around $20,000 to see through, and most of that is court fees, which can’t be waived even if I found an attorney in Canada who’d take the case pro bono (I have an attorney here in America).

Curio is my primary source of income, and without it, I’m barely able to get by, much less afford $20,000 for a court case in another country. However, Curio is also a labor of love, and I will not just sit back and let a competitor’s lies and malice rob me of it.

From July 9 – July 16, 2012, a number of extremely generous content creators will be holding a fundraiser in-­world at Truth District on my behalf. I cannot express the depth of my gratitude for them, and for any SLers who come out and donate to my fight. I will also be putting up an IndieGoGo campaign to raise some money.

I know I’m asking a lot. $20,000 is a massive amount of money. But even a little bit helps, and maybe we can stand up against someone who is abusing a system that is supposed to protect us all.

Gala

A million miles from home, I'm walking ahead

Hair: LeLutka (Thora Charron, Mesh!!)
Skin: League (Nena Janus)
Shape: selfmade
Eyes: Mayfly (Arkesh Baral)
Horns: Rue (Ruina Kessel)
Ears: Illusory (Crushed Clarity, currently not for sale)
Lipgloss: Dead Apples (Soleil Reid)
Make up: Kosh (Lynaja Bade)
Blush: Bella di Notte (Jade Glazner)
Dirt all over: Vigo (Vilandra Miles)
Tattoo: La Malvada Mujer (Faina Cortes, Dollarbie!!)
Vest: Tokddoki (Maya Levane, Mesh!!)
Shirt: Tokidoki (Maya Levane, Mesh!!)
Pants: Rochambeau (Leviathan Flux, Mesh!!)
Boots: COCO (cocoro Lemon, Mesh!! Gift!!)
Mouthie: Something in your Mouth (Aletta Milena)
Scarf: Miel (Mika Nieuport)
Slingbelt: DECO (Veluu Faulds)
Pile of Branches: Tee*fy (Azure Electricteeth, Epoch Legend Event Item, not available)
Bracelets: League (Nena Janus)
Weapon: LR Weapons (Larion Rhode)

Location: Pixel Mode and T Town (Non-Role-Play), Pixel Dreams

ATTN: Designers and Bloggers -- GALA Fundraiser

I just read this...and I think it is a good idea to support original content creators in SL. However, always be careful about who you give your money to. On SL, you can NEVER be completely sure, but I guess, given the names on the list, this is pretty safe. ;) If you are uncertain, contact the creators of the listed brands and ask them about it. :)