Hi All, I just checked again. My photos have been taken down and replaced with others. So, my personal dog is out of this fight. :)
I still wouldn't touch anything on that website with the proverbial 10-foot pole. Best regards, MikeG On 12/8/12, MikeG <meteoritem...@gmail.com> wrote: > Meteoritefragments.com is a load of something - and it isn't meteorites. > > "Market leaders" don't need to steal other people's photos without > permission. > > And I don't care who graduated from where with what kind of degree - a > degree just implies how big somebody's bucket is. It says nothing > about what that bucket is filled with. Apparently they didn't teach > intellectual property theft or plagiarism at that university. > > Best regards, > > MikeG > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com > Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone > Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone > Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone > RSS - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > On 12/8/12, Mendy Ouzillou <ouzil...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Anyone else notice the completely incorrect captions associated with the >> photos? >> >> Can we just call this person out for what they are? SWINDLER. >> >> They sell cheap real meteorites to lend credibility to their more >> expensive >> fake stuff. >> >> Next question: how do we shut them down on eBay? >> >> Mendy Ouzillou >> >> On Dec 8, 2012, at 8:42 AM, Gary Fujihara <fuj...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> What is curious to me about this website, is that the owner is using my >> photos without permission. However, I allow use of my photos of >> meteorites >> that I have sold, to the person I have sold them to. This permission has >> no >> implied transferability. >> >> But I object most to this website offering a Winona meteorite fragment >> that >> I sold. It shows the exact same fragment, in a photo taken by me. The >> problem is that the fragment was sold to another person, who verified to >> me >> personally that they still have in their possession. >> >> gary >> >> On Dec 8, 2012, at 6:23 AM, Bob Loeffler <b...@peaktopeak.com> wrote: >> >>> And the website's About Us page says: >>> >>> "Meteoritefragments.com is a British company that was originally formed >>> in >>> 1996 by Alexandra Douthwaite who graduated with a geological science >>> degree >>> at Edinburgh university in the same year. Since then the company has >>> grown >>> from strength to strength with a vast collection of all types of >>> meteorites >>> and is now one of the market leaders in the sale of genuine meteorite >>> fragments." >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Bob L >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com >>> [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of >>> jim_brady...@o2.co.uk >>> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 5:22 AM >>> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> Subject: [meteorite-list] meteoritefragments.com >>> >>> whois data lists a rodney taylor in sunnyvale CA as admin contact >>> http://www.who.is/whois/meteoritefragments.com >>> 2424 >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >>> ----- >>> No virus found in this message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 2013.0.2793 / Virus Database: 2634/5943 - Release Date: >>> 12/07/12 >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> >> Gary Fujihara >> Big Kahuna Meteorites >> PO Box 4175, Hilo, HI 96720 >> (808) 640-9161 >> http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ >> http://www.ebay.com/sch/fujmon/m.html >> >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone RSS - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 ------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list