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.
This eBay Italy user 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 page site, a page of which we reproduce here, they are clearly using our Elizabeth II Gold Sovereign image.
Sample Listing
“Cerco: Compro sterline oro
290 €
21 Visite – E’ il tuo annuncio? Gestiscilo nell’area I Miei AnnunciPubblicato: 10 Gennaio
Comune: Paderno Dugnano (Milano)Invia Email 3473713554
Acquisto sterline in oro. Pagamento in contanti. Ritiro di persona a Milano e provincia.
Invia Email oppure telefona al: 3473713554”Google Translation“Wanted: I buy gold pounds
€ 290
21 Views – It ‘s your ad? In the Manage My ListingsPublished: January 10
City: Paderno Dugnano (Milan)3473713554 Send e-mail
Buy pounds in gold. Cash only. Withdrawal of person in Milan and its province.
Send e-mail or call: 3473713554”
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).
![1963sovereign2obv400[1]](https://www.goldcopyright.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1963sovereign2obv4001.jpg)