King Coops has BYC member's coops photos posted on their website...

[MakNugget]

I checked all the URLs for their chicken coop pictures and none of them are linked to BYC. If there are pictures on that site that belong to BYC, then they just simply saved their own copy and host it on their site.

 

[Buugette]

Yea, it doesn't look like the photos are linked... but you just try and type the website URL in this post and it changes to a BYC url.

D

 

[MakNugget]

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That's a different matter completely. The admin of this site just has their site blocked.

If there are people here that have problems trying to get some sort of resolution from backyardchickens, they can do a whois and put pressure on the company hosting the site of their activity.

 

[rhaj]

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Wow. Nice reviews!

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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Thats why I asked.. I didnt see any loading from BYC so I though one of us had our definition wrong.


People that took the pictures can send a letter to the sirch engines an have him removed for copyright violations.



Google http://www.google.com/dmca.html


"Infringement Notification for Web Search and all other products

To file a notice of infringement with us, you must provide a written communication (by fax or regular mail -- not by email, except by prior agreement) that sets forth the items specified below. Please note that you will be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that a product or activity is infringing your copyrights. Indeed, in a past case (please see http://www.onlinepolicy.org/action/legpolicy/opg_v_diebold/ for more information), a company that sent an infringement notification seeking removal of online materials that were protected by the fair use doctrine was ordered to pay such costs and attorneys fees. The company agreed to pay over $100,000. Accordingly, if you are not sure whether material available online infringes your copyright, we suggest that you first contact an attorney.

To expedite our ability to process your request, please use the following format (including section numbers):

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2. Identify the material that you claim is infringing the copyrighted work listed in item #1 above.

FOR WEB SEARCH, YOU MUST IDENTIFY EACH SEARCH RESULT THAT DIRECTLY LINKS TO A WEB PAGE THAT ALLEGEDLY CONTAINS INFRINGING MATERIAL. This requires you to provide (a) the search query that you used, and (b) the URL for each allegedly infringing search result.

For example, suppose (hypothetically) that you conducted a search on google.com using the query "google", and found that the third and fourth results directly link to a web page that you believe infringes the copyrighted text you identified in item #1 above. In this case, you would provide the following information:

Search Query: google
Infringing Web Pages: www.infringingwebsite.com
directory.infringingwebsite.com

If you are sending a large number of URLs in one removal request, please also send an electronic copy of the notice to removals at google dot com.

3. Provide information reasonably sufficient to permit Google to contact you (email address is preferred).

4. Provide information, if possible, sufficient to permit Google to notify the owner/administrator of the allegedly infringing webpage or other content (email address is preferred).

5. Include the following statement: "I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above as allegedly infringing is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law."

6. Include the following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed."

7. Sign the paper.

8. Send the written communication to the following address:

Google, Inc.
Attn: Google Legal Support, DMCA Complaints
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[CoyoteMagic]

They may not be linked but they are definately some BYC coops. I see some dog houses and runs that are the same ones available at the shed store down the road.

 

[drumstick diva]

I always scan Davesgarden = Garden Watchdog to see comments about hatcheries. When the name Kings Coops came up I knew it sounded familiar. Reminds me of years ago when I coresponded with some one in another state - who was growing cactus - I had been growing winter hardy cactus in the Chicago area for many years. He asked alot of questions and I sent him some snapshots to demonstrate when I was saying. Months later I saw a copy of his new catalog - he had used my photos to illustrate it and of course it sounded like he had grown them. When I chastised him for using my photos for commercial purposes without permission - he said he didn't think he needed to ask and thought I would be pleased to see the pictures. I didn't even get a credit line.

People just think what is yours, IS theirs.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

O there definitely stolen from here.

I was a bit surprised after seeing what he stole that this picture was not part of them.

 

[cfdf]

that stinks

 

[Lisa202]

He is not far from me and I was looking into possibly buying a coop from him, but when I saw davesgarden I decided against it. I'm glad I did. I wouldn't want to do business with someone like this.