Gold Price Knowledge Base & Copyright Theft
Gold Price Knowledge Base (goldpriceperounce.com) of Glendale, Arizona 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.
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 Gold Price Knowledge Base 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 Gold Price Knowledge Base 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?
Trojan Virus
Our copy of Kaspersky anti-virus informs us that pages on goldpriceperounce.com contain a Trojan computer virus:
Detected: HEUR:Trojan.Script.Iframer Google Chrome http://www.gold-price-per-ounce.com/gold-ounce/how-much-is-a-1-ounce-gold-krugarrand-worth//www.gold-price-per-ounce
So not only is goldpriceperounce.com dishonest and stuffed with misinformation, but it contains malware. It is possible, and highly probable that the owners or operators of goldpriceperounce.com want to steal your identity, your money, your information, hijack your computer, or impregnate your under age daughter.
One to avoid!
Registrant:
AU Exploration LLC
5820 W. Peoria
Suite 107 # 54
Glendale, Arizona 85302
United States
Domain Name: GOLDPRICEPEROUNCE.COM
Created on: 30-Dec-06
Expires on: 30-Dec-09
Last Updated on: 12-Feb-09
Administrative Contact:
Fitzhugh, Rod
AU Exploration LLC
5820 W. Peoria
Suite 107 # 54
Glendale, Arizona 85302
United States
6232176748 Fax --
Technical Contact:
Fitzhugh, Rod
AU Exploration LLC
5820 W. Peoria
Suite 107 # 54
Glendale, Arizona 85302
United States
6232176748 Fax --
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Gold Price Knowledge Base's Gold Sovereigns Half Sovereigns Page
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