Stealing from GTP?

[Green Gloves]

Is this person stealing from GTP? 👎
http://www.ps2-gt3.com/index.html
Check out the videos and screenshots.
As far as I can see, no credits have been given to GTP.

Shame on you!

 

[Raptor65]

The prize list is definately the same, and so is most else. Very odd, indeed.

What could we do about it if this dude is "stealing from GTP"?

 

[Concept]

On the prize car pictures they don't show up. It says visit GTP or something.

 

[Green Gloves]

Apparently he/she can't count either.

 

[Nasadus]

He basically busted himself by linking the images to GTP,wich isn't possible.That's why it shows the "Visit GTP" logo.What an idiot.Somebody PM Jordan.

 

[Kent]

Listen guys...

Don't bother PM'ing jordan.

I wrote him a PM and I doubt that he needs more than 1 on the subject.

Thanks for pointing this out though, I am sure jordan will take note of my pm and take the best course of action.

 

[Cosmic]

What an ***

 

[Omnis]

dont go to that website.

i bet the ****load of ads are raking in some kinda money for him. what a jerk.

 

[NoQuarter]

He's also linking directly to FAQs from GameFAQs, which is a clear TOS violation of that site.

I guess some people just aren't clever/creative enough to develop their own content.

 

[Sharky.]

I guess some people just aren't clever/creative enough to develop their own content.

And some people just don't care about crediting other web sites. 👎

 

[NoQuarter]

Not only does he not credit any other website, there appears to be no contact info on his site...

A whois query is needed here.

edit

It appears to be registered to someone in China

May be difficult to get them to cease and desist...

 

[Raptor65]

On the prize car pictures they don't show up. It says visit GTP or something.

They show up for me.

 

[Famine]

Locally cached, mate.

Mapmakers often include inaccuracies, in order to detect anyone copying their information - where the error is copied it shows that they didn't actually do any work of their own. GTPlanet's car list is like this, I guess...

 

[cardude2004]

Found in Video Area -
Download Now! (31.7 MB, MPEG format)
Watch "Drift Grandimo" as GTP member MajiiK shows off his driving skills!

 

[sUn]

Caught red handed!

 

[Iceman]

This really stinks, I hope you can get this guy Jordan. 👍

 

[Neon_SRT]

All the videos are linked to GTP!
http://img166.exs.cx/img166/2199/punk3av.jpg

 

[usernamed]

Look at the wallpapers!

 

[Jordan]

Thanks for the concern, guys. It really is a shame that people out there do this kind of stuff - there are actually several rips of my site out there that I am aware of, including this one. Although it really does disappoint me, the free advertising is pretty good. Any time anyone wants to download anything off the site, they get directed to a nice big image pointing them to GTP. Our stats even show a hefty amount of referrals from ps2-gt3.com! So, that guy is really doing more good than harm!

 

[cardude2004]

Thanks for the concern, guys. It really is a shame that people out there do this kind of stuff - there are actually several rips of my site out there that I am aware of, including this one. Although it really does disappoint me, the free advertising is pretty good. Any time anyone wants to download anything off the site, they get directed to a nice big image pointing them to GTP. Our stats even show a hefty amount of referrals from ps2-gt3.com! So, that guy is really doing more good than harm!

It is good that he is actually helping the site with his faults rather than hurting the site, I thought he was taking up a lot of bandwidth.

 

[sUn]

It sickens me that s/he has a domain that's going to waste.

Not in offense to GTP!

 

[Blake]

Our stats even show a hefty amount of referrals from ps2-gt3.com! So, that guy is really doing more good than harm!

Haha, now that's funny! Oh well, hope you enjoy all the free advertising!

Blake

 

[RX-7_FC_DrIfteR]

Haha yes. its such a shame....What waste of money that guy/girl is spending on that site.

 

[DRIFT4EVA]

At first I would've broken out this smilie, but after reading what Jordan has said, I have to break out this one instead

 

[PublicSecrecy]

Wow that guy is sad. I don't mean to make you out to be some stereotypical american or anything, but you could get a lot of cash out of that guy. It'd be like the Nissan Motor Co. vs Mr. Nissan suit. hahaha i still laugh at that thing.

 

[Stinky Chicken]

Haha yes. its such a shame....What waste of money that guy/girl is spending on that site.

Come on mate - laugh - this person is ripping of the Planet in content, but they're actually helping us out with memberships. It's so funny I feel like laughing. In fact, I will.

I laugh at this person wasting their money.

 

[cardude2004]

Wow that guy is sad. I don't mean to make you out to be some stereotypical american or anything, but you could get a lot of cash out of that guy. It'd be like the Nissan Motor Co. vs Mr. Nissan suit. hahaha i still laugh at that thing.

The downloads don't actually work, it sends them here so they sign up as a member here. Jordan isn't loosing anything.

 

[PublicSecrecy]

That's not what I was referring to. It says Copyright at the bottom of the page, where he obviously and clearly never copyrighted anything, because if he had he would have had Jordan's express written permission to link to this site, and if he's lucky, try to pass it off as his own...which he's sort of already doing. He falls under some weird category be it fraud, plagiarism, or something like that.