Copyright Theft
Perhaps we should be flattered by the number of people including dealers who continually infringe our IP (Intellectual Property) rights by using our copyright images, but we do not find it amusing, and will take legal action against any copyright thieves.
gainesvillecoins.com
Gainesville Coins is just one of the many coin dealers, bloggers & websites worldwide who commit copyright theft by using our copyright images without our permission. They have repeatedly used different images, without permission. On their website, a page of which we reproduce here, they are clearly using our 2004 1oz Kookaburra coin photographs.
They have added text over the images to claim them as their own. This is totally dishonest and misleading.
Sample Listing
2004 1 oz Australian Silver Kookaburra – Mintage of Only 79,732 Coins.
The 2004 1 oz Australian silver Kookaburra is from a mintage of only 79,732 coins. This is a stock photo only.
Front/Obverse
The front side of the coin shows two Kookaburra, one perched on a branch and the other mid-flight.
Rear/Reverse
The profile of Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination.
What’s Wrong?
It is dishonest and unethical to pirate and steal other people’s work by using high quality copyright photographs without the owner’s consent. We can partially understand why they do it; it is quick and easy (but then so is robbing people).
Registrant:
Gainesville Coins 17860 N. US Hwy 41 Lutz, FL 33549 US
Domain Name: GAINESVILLECOINS.COM
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact: joe@gainesvillecoins.com
Gainesville Coins 17860 N. US Hwy 41 Lutz, FL 33549 US
813-482-9300
Gainesville Coins in Multiple Copyright Infringement
