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.
Vanguard Capital Group
vanguardcapitalgroup.com is just one of the many coin dealers, bloggers & websites worldwide who commit copyright theft by using our copyright images without our permission. On their website, a page of which we reproduce here, they are clearly using our 1993 One Ounce Mexican Libertad photograph.
Sample Listing
1993 1 oz Silver Mexican Libertad The 1993 Mexican 1 oz Silver Libertad coin is minted from 1 oz of .999 fine silver. The official silver bullion coin of Mexico, it is minted in the oldest mint in the Americas. Stock photo is for reference only. Front/Obverse The obverse features the Angel of Independence (“El Angel,”) which stands atop the victory column of the 1910 Monument to Mexican Independence in downtown Mexico City. She hold the laurel wreath of Victory in her extended right hand, and holds the broken chains signifying Freedom her left. Behind her are the twin volcanoes of Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl. These mountains are named for the subjects of a tragedy in Aztec mythology. Iztaccihuatl (White Woman) was the daughter and only child of the king, and Popocatépetl was her warrior sweetheart. The king proclaimed that Popocatépetl must defeat the city’s largest rival tribe to prove his worthiness for his daughter’s hand and his throne. While Popocatépetl was off on the long campaign, an enemy spread the rumor that he had died. Overcome with grief, Iztaccihuatl wasted away and died from a broken heart. Popocatépetl returned home triumphant, only to find that his true love had died. Taking her body into the mountains, he stood guard over her, waiting for her to awaken, until he died from his grief. The Aztec god transformed them into the neighboring mountains, and Popocatépetl still stands guard over Iztaccihuatl. The plume of the volcano is said to be his torch as he crouches over Iztaccihuatl for eternity. Rear/Reverse The reverse features the Coat of Arms of Mexico: a golden eagle in a nopal cactus, devouring a live snake. This harks back to the foundation myth of the Aztec empire. Their god told them to search for the sign of a golden eagle in a cactus, holding a snake in its talon, and found their city there. They found the eagle on an island in Lake Texcoco in the valley of Mexico. The city they founded became Tenochtitlan, capital of a great empire, and site of present-day Mexico City.1993 1 oz Silver Mexican Libertad The 1993 Mexican 1 oz Silver Libertad coin is minted from 1 oz of .999 fine silver. The official silver bullion coin of Mexico, it is minted in the oldest mint in the Americas. Stock photo is for reference only. Front/Obverse The obverse features the Angel of Independence (“El Angel,”) which stands atop the victory column of the 1910 Monument to Mexican Independence in downtown Mexico City. She hold the laurel wreath of Victory in her extended right hand, and holds the broken chains signifying Freedom her left. Behind her are the twin volcanoes of Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl. These mountains are named for the subjects of a tragedy in Aztec mythology. Iztaccihuatl (White Woman) was the daughter and only child of the king, and Popocatépetl was her warrior sweetheart. The king proclaimed that Popocatépetl must defeat the city’s largest rival tribe to prove his worthiness for his daughter’s hand and his throne. While Popocatépetl was off on the long campaign, an enemy spread the rumor that he had died. Overcome with grief, Iztaccihuatl wasted away and died from a broken heart. Popocatépetl returned home triumphant, only to find that his true love had died. Taking her body into the mountains, he stood guard over her, waiting for her to awaken, until he died from his grief. The Aztec god transformed them into the neighboring mountains, and Popocatépetl still stands guard over Iztaccihuatl. The plume of the volcano is said to be his torch as he crouches over Iztaccihuatl for eternity. Rear/Reverse The reverse features the Coat of Arms of Mexico: a golden eagle in a nopal cactus, devouring a live snake. This harks back to the foundation myth of the Aztec empire. Their god told them to search for the sign of a golden eagle in a cactus, holding a snake in its talon, and found their city there. They found the eagle on an island in Lake Texcoco in the valley of Mexico. The city they founded became Tenochtitlan, capital of a great empire, and site of present-day Mexico City.
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).
Details
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