score one more for the employees and customers of hit web design I sent this email to softpedia.com
Are you guys aware that this program is still in beta it has not been licensed. But most of all why are you selling this, the company that owns this is in a huge fraud lawsuit IRS liens up to 17, 000, 000 owes back wages to employees, wrote nsf checks in excess of 100, 000 many which of are still outstanding. Here is a link to the recent on goings with this company.
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/iso-web-works-c429642.html?sort=datea&page=1
this was their response and it was less than 24 hour turn around on this.
Hello,
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
The product has been removed from Softpedia.
As a side note, we were not actually selling it. We were just providing
a link to their own web site (not an affiliate link either).
On 3/27/2011 4:50 PM, I wrote:
> Are you guys aware that this program is still in beta it has not been
> licensed. But most of all why are you selling this, the company that
> owns this is in a huge fraud lawsuit IRS liens up to 17, 000, 000 owes
> back wages to employees, wrote nsf checks in excess of 100, 000 many
> which of are still outstanding. Here is a link to the recent on goings
> with this company.
>
> http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/iso-web-works-c429642.html?sort=datea&page=1
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
wordpress blogs
here is a conversation i am having with word press right now
-----Original Message-----
From: James - WordPress.com
Sent: 3/29/2011 8:05:49 AM
To: me
Subject: [WordPress #######]: TOS & Copyright - selling of your services
> Was just wondering if your product is a free to the public to use in
> any way they wish. Specifically questioning your intellectual property
> rights. There is 2 companies that charge for the use of your blog on
> their websites.
> The first company I am going to list is a well known web design
> company called Hit Web Design
> http://www.hitenhancements.com/blog.shtml
> They say they recently went out of business but all the did was move
> out of the building that they were in, and moved to another city as
> well as changed their company name. They are now known as ISOWEBWORKS
> http://demoblog.isowebworks.com/blog/
> http://isowebworks.com/
Hi,
WordPress is a free open-source blogging platform. Fortunately, and sometimes unfortunately, folks are free to do just about anything with it.
Kind regards,
James | WordPress.com and IntenseDebate
this was my response.
I was under the understanding that with it being free ware another entity could not charge for it or profit from it, but they can make changes to it but then had to make those changes available to every one else using gnu software. Case in point gimp free ware image manipulation program like photoshop Sent from my HTC Touch Pro2 on the Now Network from Sprint®.
this was his response
Hi,
It seems like what they're doing is offering a webdesign service built around WordPress as a base, which is pretty much within the realm of the GPL.
They aren't exactly charging for WordPress, they're charging for their design tools and services.
Regardless, I have passed this on to our legal team.
Thank you,
James | WordPress.com and IntenseDebate
this is my response
No they are charging for your product I use to be a designer for this company. The price management wanted us to charge to add a blog to the customers site was 300.00. That was in addition to the design tools and services. Thank you for sending this up to your legal department. I left this company due to the unethical business practices they conducted as well as not paying me for my wages, as well as hundreds of other employees. Just google hitwebdesign and isowebworks this should bring a little more light to the subject. What else makes it frustrating they tell the client they built the blog but when the client wants to know how to use it or has problems they dont support it with their tech service department. Thanks again for your time.
-----Original Message-----
From: James - WordPress.com
Sent: 3/29/2011 8:05:49 AM
To: me
Subject: [WordPress #######]: TOS & Copyright - selling of your services
> Was just wondering if your product is a free to the public to use in
> any way they wish. Specifically questioning your intellectual property
> rights. There is 2 companies that charge for the use of your blog on
> their websites.
> The first company I am going to list is a well known web design
> company called Hit Web Design
> http://www.hitenhancements.com/blog.shtml
> They say they recently went out of business but all the did was move
> out of the building that they were in, and moved to another city as
> well as changed their company name. They are now known as ISOWEBWORKS
> http://demoblog.isowebworks.com/blog/
> http://isowebworks.com/
Hi,
WordPress is a free open-source blogging platform. Fortunately, and sometimes unfortunately, folks are free to do just about anything with it.
Kind regards,
James | WordPress.com and IntenseDebate
this was my response.
I was under the understanding that with it being free ware another entity could not charge for it or profit from it, but they can make changes to it but then had to make those changes available to every one else using gnu software. Case in point gimp free ware image manipulation program like photoshop Sent from my HTC Touch Pro2 on the Now Network from Sprint®.
this was his response
Hi,
It seems like what they're doing is offering a webdesign service built around WordPress as a base, which is pretty much within the realm of the GPL.
They aren't exactly charging for WordPress, they're charging for their design tools and services.
Regardless, I have passed this on to our legal team.
Thank you,
James | WordPress.com and IntenseDebate
this is my response
No they are charging for your product I use to be a designer for this company. The price management wanted us to charge to add a blog to the customers site was 300.00. That was in addition to the design tools and services. Thank you for sending this up to your legal department. I left this company due to the unethical business practices they conducted as well as not paying me for my wages, as well as hundreds of other employees. Just google hitwebdesign and isowebworks this should bring a little more light to the subject. What else makes it frustrating they tell the client they built the blog but when the client wants to know how to use it or has problems they dont support it with their tech service department. Thanks again for your time.
iso web works
Isowebworks.com Whois
NOTICE: The expiration date displayed in this record is the date the
registrar's sponsorship of the domain name registration in the registry is
currently set to expire. This date does not necessarily reflect the expiration
date of the domain name registrant's agreement with the sponsoring
registrar. Users may consult the sponsoring registrar's Whois database to
view the registrar's reported date of expiration for this registration.
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Registrars.The data contained in GoDaddy.com, Inc.'s WhoIs database,
while believed by the company to be reliable, is provided "as is"
with no guarantee or warranties regarding its accuracy. This
information is provided for the sole purpose of assisting you
in obtaining information about domain name registration records.
Any use of this data for any other purpose is expressly forbidden without the prior written
permission of GoDaddy.com, Inc. By submitting an inquiry,
you agree to these terms of usage and limitations of warranty. In particular,
you agree not to use this data to allow, enable, or otherwise make possible,
dissemination or collection of this data, in part or in its entirety, for any
purpose, such as the transmission of unsolicited advertising and
and solicitations of any kind, including spam. You further agree
not to use this data to enable high volume, automated or robotic electronic
processes designed to collect or compile this data for any purpose,
including mining this data for your own personal or commercial purposes.
Please note: the registrant of the domain name is specified
in the "registrant" field. In most cases, GoDaddy.com, Inc.
is not the registrant of domain names listed in this database.
Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: ISOWEBWORKS.COM
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.REMOTEITRESOURCES.COM
NS2.REMOTEITRESOURCES.COM
For complete domain details go to:
http://who.godaddy.com/whoischeck.aspx?Domain=ISOWEBWORKS.COM
Isowebworks.com Website Information
Title:
ISO Webworks - Home
Description:
Custom Web Design Completed in Just 5 Days!
Keywords:
ISO Webworks, custom web design, web design, web designers
Isowebworks.com Traffic Statistics
Alexa Traffic Rank:
522,834
Isowebworks.com Server Details
IP address:
50.28.71.36
Server Location:
Lansing, MI in United States
ISP:
Liquid Web
NOTICE: The expiration date displayed in this record is the date the
registrar's sponsorship of the domain name registration in the registry is
currently set to expire. This date does not necessarily reflect the expiration
date of the domain name registrant's agreement with the sponsoring
registrar. Users may consult the sponsoring registrar's Whois database to
view the registrar's reported date of expiration for this registration.
The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and
Registrars.The data contained in GoDaddy.com, Inc.'s WhoIs database,
while believed by the company to be reliable, is provided "as is"
with no guarantee or warranties regarding its accuracy. This
information is provided for the sole purpose of assisting you
in obtaining information about domain name registration records.
Any use of this data for any other purpose is expressly forbidden without the prior written
permission of GoDaddy.com, Inc. By submitting an inquiry,
you agree to these terms of usage and limitations of warranty. In particular,
you agree not to use this data to allow, enable, or otherwise make possible,
dissemination or collection of this data, in part or in its entirety, for any
purpose, such as the transmission of unsolicited advertising and
and solicitations of any kind, including spam. You further agree
not to use this data to enable high volume, automated or robotic electronic
processes designed to collect or compile this data for any purpose,
including mining this data for your own personal or commercial purposes.
Please note: the registrant of the domain name is specified
in the "registrant" field. In most cases, GoDaddy.com, Inc.
is not the registrant of domain names listed in this database.
Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: ISOWEBWORKS.COM
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.REMOTEITRESOURCES.COM
NS2.REMOTEITRESOURCES.COM
For complete domain details go to:
http://who.godaddy.com/whoischeck.aspx?Domain=ISOWEBWORKS.COM
Isowebworks.com Website Information
Title:
ISO Webworks - Home
Description:
Custom Web Design Completed in Just 5 Days!
Keywords:
ISO Webworks, custom web design, web design, web designers
Isowebworks.com Traffic Statistics
Alexa Traffic Rank:
522,834
Isowebworks.com Server Details
IP address:
50.28.71.36
Server Location:
Lansing, MI in United States
ISP:
Liquid Web
isowebworks selling you a word press blog that you can get for free online from wordpress.com
ISOWEBWORKS is still at it they are charging for a product that does not belong to them but as if that was not enough you can get it for free at http://wordpress.com
Here is the Terms of Services that ISOWEBWORKS clinged to when they were Hit Web Design
7. Intellectual Property Policy
HIT respects intellectual property laws, including those applicable to copyright and trademark, and the intellectual property of others. HIT may terminate accounts for copyright or trademark infringement, or for any other reason HIT deems appropriate as it may relate to Client’s use of another’s intellectual property. If you believe your work has been copied and is accessible on an HIT’s website please see HIT’s Intellectual Property Policy at http://www.hitwebdesign.com/ipp.html.
HIT will not use copyrighted or trademarked materials on any Client’s website without the express written consent of the copyright or trademark owner. It is Client’s responsibility to ensure that all content submitted to HIT is original content and free from third-party copyright or trademark protection, or to obtain permission to use from the copyright or trademark owner. Client assumes full liability for any copyright or trademark infringement of Client’s website on any third-party copyright or trademark, including, but not limited to, any infringement due to website content, website design or the look and feel of Client’s website.
Here is the Terms of Services that ISOWEBWORKS clinged to when they were Hit Web Design
7. Intellectual Property Policy
HIT respects intellectual property laws, including those applicable to copyright and trademark, and the intellectual property of others. HIT may terminate accounts for copyright or trademark infringement, or for any other reason HIT deems appropriate as it may relate to Client’s use of another’s intellectual property. If you believe your work has been copied and is accessible on an HIT’s website please see HIT’s Intellectual Property Policy at http://www.hitwebdesign.com/ipp.html.
HIT will not use copyrighted or trademarked materials on any Client’s website without the express written consent of the copyright or trademark owner. It is Client’s responsibility to ensure that all content submitted to HIT is original content and free from third-party copyright or trademark protection, or to obtain permission to use from the copyright or trademark owner. Client assumes full liability for any copyright or trademark infringement of Client’s website on any third-party copyright or trademark, including, but not limited to, any infringement due to website content, website design or the look and feel of Client’s website.
Monday, March 28, 2011
ksl investigates: provo-based company
PROVO -- A Provo-based Web design business once lauded as one of Utah's fastest growing companies shut its doors last week leaving thousands of customers in a lurch. And there's also the former employees we've spoken with who say they either haven't gotten paid, or they have paychecks that bounce. But despite all of this, more questions remain. Did the company close down and just reopen under a different name?
HIT Web Design
HIT Web Design, formerly known as Heritage Web Solutions, is no stranger to us. KSL brought you an investigation almost a year ago detailing a laundry list of complaints from customers. But now, those complaints could hinge on flat-out fraud. KSL has confirmed the Utah County Attorney's office is investigating the company and how it operated.
HIT Web Design
HIT Web Design, formerly known as Heritage Web Solutions, is no stranger to us. KSL brought you an investigation almost a year ago detailing a laundry list of complaints from customers. But now, those complaints could hinge on flat-out fraud. KSL has confirmed the Utah County Attorney's office is investigating the company and how it operated.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
iso web works Complaints - aka hit web design
ok here is the updated list of people working at hit web/isowebworks
Cara Black, Jeremy Aitken, Josh Hershel, Kevin Morrill, Matt Nelson, Tanner Wolsey, E. Funk, Greg Woods, Tyler Christenson, Tim pennington, Chris Cockayne, Brandon Byrge, Chris Page, Gordon Smith, Charles Jackson, Matt Kronkite, Dave Aitken. These people have all been taped on camcorder in their vehicles pulling up to the building, getting out of the vehicles and entering the building. Might need some help getting it from a hi8 tape to a format that i can post on the complaints board.
Cara Black, Jeremy Aitken, Josh Hershel, Kevin Morrill, Matt Nelson, Tanner Wolsey, E. Funk, Greg Woods, Tyler Christenson, Tim pennington, Chris Cockayne, Brandon Byrge, Chris Page, Gordon Smith, Charles Jackson, Matt Kronkite, Dave Aitken. These people have all been taped on camcorder in their vehicles pulling up to the building, getting out of the vehicles and entering the building. Might need some help getting it from a hi8 tape to a format that i can post on the complaints board.
iso web works Complaints - aka hit web design
again just trying to get all the info here to make this blog a related search for hit web design, ISO web works
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/iso-web-works-c429642.html?sort=datea&page=1
Ok here we go seemed to have rubbed some one the wrong way today on the complaints board. Lets keep up the good work and keep the heat on we will get these guys.
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