babydollTX opened this issue on Apr 02, 2004 ยท 37 posts
babydollTX posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 9:31 AM
Attached Link: http://www.eqlov.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=Sigs
Please forgive me if this is considered off topic, but is any of this stolen work yours? The person who brought it to my attention on another board and I have tracked down a few of the artists, but some remain to be identified. Wonder if I should tag this "violence" - lol. Makes me wanna bust some heads.
SAMS3D posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 9:52 AM
No, none of mine, but that doesn't surprise me...but I sure hope this kind of thing stops, who wants to claim artwork that they did not do....what kind of satisfaction could that bring? Sharen
XENOPHONZ posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 10:54 AM
This will never end. It has to do with human nature. If there is a way to do wrong, someone will do it. Always.
babydollTX posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 11:34 AM
Very true.
FlyByNight posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 12:57 PM
Yep, my Talyon is there. Thanks.
FlyByNight
Daio posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 1:02 PM
Well, this is a first. 1 of them is definitely mine (Elven Archer) and I think another one is too.
"Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." -- Bruce Graham
FlyByNight posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 1:11 PM
I couldn't find any way to contact the site owner so left a remark under my pic and joined to see if I can contact someone that way.
FlyByNight
cooler posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 1:51 PM
Contact info for the domain holder... Organization: Neirret Web Services Christopher Terrien 18119 FM831 Buffalo, TX 75831 US Phone: 903-322-3209 Email: neirret@qins.net Registrar Name....: Register.com Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com Domain Name: EQLOV.COM Created on..............: Fri, Apr 07, 2000 Expires on..............: Wed, Apr 07, 2004 Record last updated on..: Fri, Nov 21, 2003 Administrative Contact: Neirret Web Services Christopher Terrien 18119 FM831 Buffalo, TX 75831 US Phone: 903-322-3209 Email: neirret@qins.net Technical Contact: Neirret Web Services Christopher Terrien 18119 FM831 Buffalo, TX 75831 US Phone: 903-322-3209 Email: neirret@qins.net Zone Contact: Neirret Web Services Christopher Terrien 18119 FM831 Buffalo, TX 75831 US Phone: 903-322-3209 Email: neirret@qins.net
tadashya posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 2:16 PM
some of my stuff is there. My email to the site appears to have gone ignored. I am writing register.com now to file for removal
1Freon1 posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 3:02 PM
register.com is a registrar, meaning they just register domain names. The people you need to contact is the site's host. The contact info points to www.qins.net. However, a traceroute of the domain leads to www.birch.net (auto-redirects to birch.com). Birch.com looks to be a broadband provider. They are in the same area of the US (texas and surrounding areas) as qins.net, so they may be affiliated. I would send an email to both. Here are there contacts for such issues: abuse@birch.net and abuse@qins.net Since it is somewhat unclear who the host may be, make sure to clearly state the issue and the domain/location of the files so they will be able to determine if they are the actual host. It is quite possible the individual is running the website directly from a home PC, connected to a broadband connection from birch.com, using a domain registered by qins.net.
Ardiva posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 3:16 PM
Either contact the guy by phone OR you can go to "REGISTER.COM" and complain as it clearly shows below that the website is showing it as their DNS server. Zone Contact: Neirret Web Services Christopher Terrien 18119 FM831 Buffalo, TX 75831 US Phone: 903-322-3209 Email: neirret@qins.net ================================ Domain servers in listed order: DNS29.REGISTER.COM 216.21.234.85 DNS30.REGISTER.COM 216.21.226.85 ================================
1Freon1 posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 3:25 PM
All a DNS (domain name server) does is translate the text domain name to an IP address. Register.com is not his host, and will most likely be unable to assist you in any way other than telling you to contact his host. Stick with qins.net and birch.net.
Ardiva posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 4:26 PM
cooler posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 4:35 PM
when doing a route trace (see below) the last hop before the actual domain is usually the domain/webhost. In this case it's birch.net Trace eqlov.com (216.212.68.100) ... 1 199.69.204.6 125ms 102ms 110ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS) 2 199.69.204.1 138ms 105ms 105ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS) 3 12.122.252.45 118ms 120ms 115ms TTL: 0 (No rDNS) 4 12.123.193.42 111ms 115ms 111ms TTL: 0 (gbr2-p21.cgcil.ip.att.net [authoritative]) 5 12.122.11.53 120ms 125ms 105ms TTL: 0 (tbr2-p013602.cgcil.ip.att.net [authoritative]) 6 12.122.10.46 125ms 129ms 113ms TTL: 0 (tbr2-cl7.sl9mo.ip.att.net [authoritative]) 7 12.122.10.90 140ms 140ms 140ms TTL: 0 (tbr2-cl6.dlstx.ip.att.net [authoritative]) 8 12.123.16.245 135ms 140ms 135ms TTL: 0 (ggr1-p370.dlstx.ip.att.net [authoritative]) 9 64.200.232.201 138ms 135ms 160ms TTL: 0 (IPP-dllstx9lce1-pos5-0.wcg.net [authoritative]) 10 64.200.232.13 139ms 130ms 140ms TTL: 0 (dllstx9lce1-pos2-0.wcg.net [authoritative]) 11 64.200.232.209 140ms 125ms 135ms TTL: 0 (dllstx1wcx3-pos12-0.wcg.net [authoritative]) 12 64.200.240.82 150ms 140ms 145ms TTL: 0 (tulsok6wcx3-oc48.wcg.net bogus [authoritative]) 13 64.200.183.34 135ms 135ms 140ms TTL: 0 (tulsok6wcx2-oc48.wcg.net [authoritative]) 14 64.200.240.49 135ms 130ms 130ms TTL: 0 (chcgil1wcx2-oc48.wcg.net [authoritative]) 15 64.200.103.58 135ms 125ms 140ms TTL: 0 (chcgil1wcx1-oc48.wcg.net [authoritative]) 16 64.200.247.14 150ms 145ms 146ms TTL: 0 (chcgil1wcx1-birch-pos.wcg.net [authoritative]) 17 216.212.127.34 147ms 145ms 145ms TTL: 0 (host127-34.birch.net ok) 18 65.16.60.169 153ms 159ms 150ms TTL: 0 (host60-169.discord.birch.net ok) 19 216.212.68.100 155ms 145ms 150ms TTL: 51 (eqlov.com ok)
Ardiva posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 5:11 PM
Looks interesting, cooler. Where were you able to go to get this information? likes to keep abreast of this sort of thing. :-)
cooler posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 5:18 PM
Attached Link: http://samspade.org
There are utilities that will do it for you. NeoTrace is very good but Sam Spade (see link) is my favorite (besides it's free :-). You can also do it from a dos prompt on your machine by entering the command tracert followed by the domain name you're trying to track down.
Ardiva posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 5:36 PM
Thank you for the link cooler. Will download and try that one. I use tafweb's 'whois' program from my desktop, but I'm sorry to see that it's not available for download anymore. :-(
slinger posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 5:53 PM
Yup, one of mine (Valdris) is there, retitled "Treebastion Sig (By Iluadili)". They even shifted the colours a little.
The liver is evil - It must be punished.
Ardiva posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 6:10 PM
SteveJax posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 7:50 PM
Well one good thing came from this thread for me. Nope, Strike that, Two good things. I found Gallery Software that I can use for my website by clicking on their Powered By Gallery software link and Sam Spade can replace my old Netscan tools.
Bobbie_Boucher posted Fri, 02 April 2004 at 11:22 PM
You know, we do have a copyright forum for this stuff.
elizabyte posted Sat, 03 April 2004 at 1:00 AM
Oh, I was wondering how long it would be before a member of the self-appointed Topic Cops showed up to complain! LOL! bonni
"When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch." - Bette Davis
Phantast posted Sat, 03 April 2004 at 3:20 AM
This is Poser art, it's perfectly appropriate for this forum.
XENOPHONZ posted Sat, 03 April 2004 at 10:41 AM
This thread should be moved to the Product Showcase forum! uh.....shouldn't it? ((someone talked about a "Powered by Gallery" software link.......))
elizabyte posted Sat, 03 April 2004 at 10:44 AM
Ah, but Gallery is free (totally Open Source), so it's okay. Or something. bonni
"When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch." - Bette Davis
Ardiva posted Sat, 03 April 2004 at 11:44 AM
Someone on PoserPros whos art is being ripped off as well, phoned "register.com" and they said that they are the host.
elizabyte posted Sat, 03 April 2004 at 11:58 AM
Attached Link: http://www.poserpros.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25944
Register.com certainly IS the host, so lodge your complaints there. One of the artists called and asked, and Register.com confirmed that they are hosting the site. Relevant thread: http://www.poserpros.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25944 It's true that name servers don't always directly translate, but most of the time they do, and it's a pretty good place to start looking. ;-) bonni"When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch." - Bette Davis
goldenodyssey posted Sat, 03 April 2004 at 11:58 AM
The site is also making money off our works. If you go to your artwork on that site, you can then click on the right hand side of the page.. [print this photo on PhotoAccess].
tadashya posted Sat, 03 April 2004 at 1:22 PM
I spoke with the domain holder for this website AND register.com. All artwork done by the 'artist' (and I say that with heavy sarcasm) has been removed from the server and this ...'artist' will very likely have her board priveldges revoked for misrepresenting herself.
goldenodyssey posted Sat, 03 April 2004 at 1:30 PM
Awesome thank you for the info!!
Ardiva posted Sat, 03 April 2004 at 1:38 PM
slinger posted Sat, 03 April 2004 at 8:26 PM
Thanks for kicking this one off babydollTX.
The silly thing is, if somebody had contacted me and said how they liked that pic of mine, and could they use it as a sig on the site, I'd more than likely have been flattered and said yes.
The liver is evil - It must be punished.
spinner posted Sun, 04 April 2004 at 7:51 AM
Seems the site is now responding? - when Silvermage posted this link in our copyright forum at 3DA last week, there were a lot more images in that gallery :-) ~S
SteveJax posted Sun, 04 April 2004 at 5:31 PM
Hrm...let's see, so if I mention Bryce, are the topic cops gonna move this thread there instead now? How about Zbrush? Do they have to move multiple copies?
XENOPHONZ posted Sun, 04 April 2004 at 7:53 PM
Well, due to the fact that you are now discussing "What should I do if......?", in a general sense -- in the light of that, this thread needs to be moved to the Community Center forum.......
XENOPHONZ posted Sun, 04 April 2004 at 7:57 PM
Just don't mention Vue, or things will get really confused....... Oops.....I went and done it, myself.
SteveJax posted Mon, 05 April 2004 at 4:40 AM
STOP! You're making my head hurt!