Domains Rush & Copyright Theft
Domains Rush (theproof.co.uk) of Longfield, Kent is yet another dishonest website owner / dealer who has used our copyright images without permission.
Copyright Theft is Dishonest - Can You Trust This Dealer?
Using other people's copyright images is illegal, it is dishonest, and it is unethical. Using the hard work of a fellow dealer to sell the same goods in competition with him demonstrates an extremely low standard of ethics. We would not recommend anybody to transact business with this person or company.
Who would have thought such an honest (although they do not claim this) reputable
company would resort to stealing images from their competitors?
Surprisingly, their website does not appear to have an "About Us" page, although it does have their name and address on their "Contact Us" page.
Their website contains a page advertising 2001 half sovereigns, which we reproduce along with our own photograph.
Nominet Domain Name Record
According to Nominet:
Domain name: theproof.co.uk
Registrant: DOMAINSRUSH
Trading as: Domainsrush
Registrant type: UK Individual
Registrant's address: The registrant is a non-trading individual who has opted to have their
address omitted from the WHOIS service.
Relevant dates: Registered on: 11-Jul-2000
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. To do so in competition with them is doubly devious. We can partially understand why they do it; it is quick and easy (but then so is robbing people).
In this case Domains Rush and its owners could not be bothered to take the time and trouble of photographing a 2001 half sovereign themselves, or paying a professional photographer to do it for them, so they decided it was quicker and easier to steal ours instead. If you compare our (small) photograph with others on their website, you can easily see why they used ours! They probably also thought we would not notice.
For these reasons, we conclude the Domains Rush are dishonest and unethical, and we recommend anybody to avoid doing business with them. If they will cheat us by stealing our photographs, what would they do to you for your gold coins or your money?
Sovereigns Page
Sovereigns.net part of Domainsrush (domainsrush.net)
Registration Service Provided By: Domainsrush
Contact: Visit: http://www.domainsrush.com/reregister.htm
Domain name: domainsrush.net
Administrative Contact:
Domainsrush
Domains Rush ()
+1.7876125467
Fax: 44
9 Bazes Shaw
New Ash Green
Longfield, DA3 8QX
GB
Technical Contact:
Domainsrush
Domains Rush ()
+1.7876125467
Fax: 44
9 Bazes Shaw
New Ash Green
Longfield, DA3 8QX
GB
Registrant Contact:
Domainsrush
Domains Rush ()
Fax:
9 Bazes Shaw
New Ash Green
Longfield, DA3 8QX
GB
Status: Locked
Name Servers:
ns1.domainsrush.org
ns2.domainsrush.org
Creation date: 12 Aug 2000 06:36:27
Expiration date: 12 Aug 2010 10:36:00
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