I work as a freelancer on *****.com also I have published a theme on theme***.com
Yesterday a indian client message
Client: wii you be able to help me to install a wp theme and customize it to my liking?
Me: sure why not, send me the link to that theme.
Client: here's the link (link to my theme)
Me: (oh i will make money from both side :D ) do yoy bought a license ?
Client: (shocked) who need license , download it from *****.com
Me: (crying in background)

Can't you do something about it? :\

@gitpush I can send takedown notice but didn't get time :(

@Floydian yes it was on his profile

Maybe if you tell him that you actually published that theme and you need him to license, before actually wanting to help him...

Mutual respect is needed.

I've downloaded numerous themes like this, but have never used them in public.
It's also one of the reasons I quit a certain job, because they did that...

I download them sometimes because I'm curious and want to learn from it or find out if it's atleast worth the price.. not because I'm an asshat cheapskate motherfucker... (:

@Floydian I did. Capital letter because of based on a countryname. @codethatshit

Illiteration is everywhere.

@codethatshit **an Indian
😉 @Floydian

@Floydian now i did :3

@gauravagarwal English isn't my mother tongue and I am not an Indian

did you tell him that it was your theme?

@xewl thanks for your grammar 101 course

@codethatshit actually you should rip those people who does these kind of shit. A Dev put efforts into the theme and you are just using pirated copy

@py2js should I wait and let him start his t-shirt business (based on my wp theme) then sue him?

@codethatshit depends upon how much money you want to make 🤷

When people ask me to help them with software that costs money, i usually start off by asking them where they purchased it, or if they purchased it.
If they didnt, i wont help at all. Not even up for discussion.

@codethatshit :') I always do that kind of shit. No prob... xD

@divil no