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Sean Locke Photography

« Reply #25 on: February 09, 2010, 09:20 »
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Quote from: Kenny G. Adams on February 09, 2010, 02:33
How are they getting the hi-resolution image files.  I believe they are purchasing the image files with stolen credit cards. Since this business is run out of India, they get away scot-free!

TrueColors from StockXpose is selling an iStockPhoto exclusive image...

StockXpose: http://i50.tinypic.com/2wpo84l.png
iStockPhoto: http://i47.tinypic.com/2r7pqpt.png

Kenny


"truecolors" has a lot of other stolen ones as well.
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lisafx

« Reply #26 on: February 09, 2010, 10:47 »
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Opla

« Reply #27 on: February 09, 2010, 11:04 »
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jvoetsch

« Reply #28 on: February 09, 2010, 12:44 »
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Perhaps its not the site owner. Perhaps its his contributors. Who knows. I find it strange that ALL of the images on the site are stolen though. Its very unlikely that ALL of your first submissions would be stolen content.

Is there a way to report this to iStock? I'm sure they would be all over this seeing as some of the images are supposed to be exclusive to their site AND we know for a fact that the artists themselves are not contributing.

I REALLY feel sorry for any customers licensing images from these guys.
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cathyslife

« Reply #29 on: February 09, 2010, 12:57 »
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Is there a way to report this to iStock?

I sent a sitemail to lisegagne, but also sent a copy of that to contributor relations at istock. Where big name exclusives are concerned, they will be all over it like white on rice. And i don't mean to insinuate that they only help big name exclusives, because I asked for help a while back and they checked into a stolen image problem and responded. I just mean that they will be on top of it...especially if it's hurting big name exclusives.
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jvoetsch

« Reply #30 on: February 09, 2010, 12:59 »
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Awesome cclapper! :)
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stockxpose

« Reply #31 on: February 09, 2010, 13:41 »
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No need to worry, If we found any stolen images, the user has been blocked and all the user content will be removed immediately.
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Sean Locke Photography

« Reply #32 on: February 09, 2010, 13:50 »
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Quote from: stockxpose on February 09, 2010, 13:41
No need to worry, If we found any stolen images, the user has been blocked and all the user content will be removed immediately.

Plenty of need to worry.  It appears you do not screen or check your applicants at all.
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leaf

« Reply #33 on: February 09, 2010, 13:58 »
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Quote from: stockxpose on February 09, 2010, 13:41
No need to worry, If we found any stolen images, the user has been blocked and all the user content will be removed immediately.


Shouldn't the portfolio of the users who are uploading infringing content just be deleted?  Are we going to have to go through every image and post links to other stock sites?

another one from 'truecolors'
http://stockxpose.com/photo/isolated-cauliflower.html
http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-4093456-cauliflower.php
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leaf

« Reply #34 on: February 09, 2010, 14:00 »
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thesentinel

« Reply #35 on: February 09, 2010, 14:02 »
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leaf

« Reply #36 on: February 09, 2010, 14:03 »
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Ok last one.. from 'traveler69'
istock exclusive file from inhauscreative

http://stockxpose.com/photo/beer-mug.html
http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-3973104-wet-beer-mug.php

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thesentinel

« Reply #37 on: February 09, 2010, 14:05 »
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Will that leave any left at all?
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helix7

« Reply #38 on: February 09, 2010, 14:16 »
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So does StockXpose get the prize for "Fastest Launch and Death of a Microstock Site"?

;)

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Opla

« Reply #39 on: February 09, 2010, 14:22 »
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Down to 9 now...
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cathyslife

« Reply #40 on: February 09, 2010, 14:42 »
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What is weird is you would think they would be stealing a little less-known images, maybe just as good in quality though. How stupid is it to steal some of the largest and well-known contributors' images and think you can get away with it? Somebody didn't do their homework.
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cathyslife

« Reply #41 on: February 09, 2010, 14:44 »
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The images should be starting to come down, I have been informed.
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tamasvargyasi

« Reply #42 on: February 09, 2010, 15:01 »
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There is only 9 images left on the site.
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Kenny

« Reply #43 on: February 09, 2010, 20:11 »
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9 images left on StockXpose, lol!

The owner and operator of Stock Xpose is Naveen Kumar (naveenfriendly), a 24 year old guy from India. Also, StockXpose is run on servers in Canada.

What's really interesting about this is that Naveen Kumar had his very own personal account on Stock Xpose... not no more. He deleted it! Why would he do that? Hmmmm, I just can't comprehend what he might have been thinking  ::)  http://i46.tinypic.com/35cpx12.png

What are the odds?! A brand new stock site... and almost all the contributors sell stolen hi-resolution image files by other artists who had no clue this was going on.

Please note throughout this post I added screenshots along with direct links to the webpages I referenced. I did screenshots so you can see exactly what I saw at the time of putting this post together. Naveen Kumar's "cleaning up house" so the webpages might not be the same... but the screenshots will ;-)


One of the biggest issues to note here is that StockXpose has already illegally sold image licenses. The following image that StockXpose sold stood out to me because it is supposed to be an ISTOCK EXCLUSIVE, yet StockXpose has sold it to one of their customers.

StockXpose:
http://stockxpose.com/photo/chicken-salad.html (screenshot: http://i49.tinypic.com/a5ggwo.png)

iStockPhoto:
http://istockphoto.com/stock-photo-1698083-buffet-food.php

go get em Getty!

What do you know?... StockXpose has a Flickr account and the 1 image they have in their portfolio was stolen from iStockPhoto's contributor,  Artur Gabrysiak (creo77).

StockXpose - Flickr Profile:
http://flickr.com/people/26400152@N04/ (screenshot: http://i47.tinypic.com/2eye7at.png)

StockXpose - Flickr Portfolio
http://flickr.com/photos/26400152@N04/4300718715/ (screenshot: http://i47.tinypic.com/29y32n6.png)

The stolen image in StockXpose's Flickr portfolio can be found here at iStockPhoto:
http://istockphoto.com/stock-photo-7692383-little-girl-drawing.php


Mr. Naveen Kumar (naveenfriendly) stumbled his own website, StockXpose.... take a look at his stolen profile picture as well. I seriously doubt he purhcased a license to use that image!
http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/stockxpose.com/index.php%253Ftypes%253Dphotos (screenshot: http://i46.tinypic.com/2lax10w.png)

Stumbleupon Profile
http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/stockxpose/ (screenshot: http://i45.tinypic.com/2enrp55.png)


I also found that StockXpose runs another site called FreeImagesDownload.org which is very similar but instead of licensing images, they just give them away for free.  This site has many pop-ups which crashed my browser so I'd advise looking at the screenshots instead of visiting that site. They only have 50 images at this time.

Page 1. http://i48.tinypic.com/23jhl6t.png
Page 2. http://i50.tinypic.com/2pzbrsg.png
Page 3. http://i50.tinypic.com/11s1elk.png

Naveen Kumar has a personal account at FreeImagesDownload.org with 1 free photo.
http://i46.tinypic.com/2rptuzp.png

What an endless mess!

Kenny
www.ClipartOf.com
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Jo Ann Snover

« Reply #44 on: February 09, 2010, 21:52 »
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I love how quickly the group of contributors here exposed a total scam - and who says that forums such as this are just for venting and such?
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Sean Locke Photography

« Reply #45 on: February 09, 2010, 22:38 »
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Quote from: jsnover on February 09, 2010, 21:52
I love how quickly the group of contributors here exposed a total scam - and who says that forums such as this are just for venting and such?


I thought it was just about "sharing" and hugging.
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stockxpose

« Reply #46 on: February 09, 2010, 23:49 »
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Guys for your information. We removed all the photos which you peoples listed in this forum thread.And also we banned that user for scam.

Thanks for your valuable suggestions & findings.

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Jo Ann Snover

« Reply #47 on: February 10, 2010, 00:06 »
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Quote from: sjlocke on February 09, 2010, 22:38
Quote from: jsnover on February 09, 2010, 21:52
I love how quickly the group of contributors here exposed a total scam - and who says that forums such as this are just for venting and such?


I thought it was just about "sharing" and hugging.

Dear Clueless in St. Louis... :)

ETA the smiley just in case my dry humor was totally opaque
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nruboc

« Reply #48 on: February 10, 2010, 00:39 »
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Quote from: Kenny G. Adams on February 09, 2010, 20:11
9 images left on StockXpose, lol!

The owner and operator of Stock Xpose is Naveen Kumar (naveenfriendly), a 24 year old guy from India. Also, StockXpose is run on servers in Canada.

What's really interesting about this is that Naveen Kumar had his very own personal account on Stock Xpose... not no more. He deleted it! Why would he do that? Hmmmm, I just can't comprehend what he might have been thinking  ::)  http://i46.tinypic.com/35cpx12.png

What are the odds?! A brand new stock site... and almost all the contributors sell stolen hi-resolution image files by other artists who had no clue this was going on.

Please note throughout this post I added screenshots along with direct links to the webpages I referenced. I did screenshots so you can see exactly what I saw at the time of putting this post together. Naveen Kumar's "cleaning up house" so the webpages might not be the same... but the screenshots will ;-)


One of the biggest issues to note here is that StockXpose has already illegally sold image licenses. The following image that StockXpose sold stood out to me because it is supposed to be an ISTOCK EXCLUSIVE, yet StockXpose has sold it to one of their customers.

StockXpose:
http://stockxpose.com/photo/chicken-salad.html (screenshot: http://i49.tinypic.com/a5ggwo.png)

iStockPhoto:
http://istockphoto.com/stock-photo-1698083-buffet-food.php

go get em Getty!

What do you know?... StockXpose has a Flickr account and the 1 image they have in their portfolio was stolen from iStockPhoto's contributor,  Artur Gabrysiak (creo77).

StockXpose - Flickr Profile:
http://flickr.com/people/26400152@N04/ (screenshot: http://i47.tinypic.com/2eye7at.png)

StockXpose - Flickr Portfolio
http://flickr.com/photos/26400152@N04/4300718715/ (screenshot: http://i47.tinypic.com/29y32n6.png)

The stolen image in StockXpose's Flickr portfolio can be found here at iStockPhoto:
http://istockphoto.com/stock-photo-7692383-little-girl-drawing.php


Mr. Naveen Kumar (naveenfriendly) stumbled his own website, StockXpose.... take a look at his stolen profile picture as well. I seriously doubt he purhcased a license to use that image!
http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/stockxpose.com/index.php%253Ftypes%253Dphotos (screenshot: http://i46.tinypic.com/2lax10w.png)

Stumbleupon Profile
http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/stockxpose/ (screenshot: http://i45.tinypic.com/2enrp55.png)


I also found that StockXpose runs another site called FreeImagesDownload.org which is very similar but instead of licensing images, they just give them away for free.  This site has many pop-ups which crashed my browser so I'd advise looking at the screenshots instead of visiting that site. They only have 50 images at this time.

Page 1. http://i48.tinypic.com/23jhl6t.png
Page 2. http://i50.tinypic.com/2pzbrsg.png
Page 3. http://i50.tinypic.com/11s1elk.png

Naveen Kumar has a personal account at FreeImagesDownload.org with 1 free photo.
http://i46.tinypic.com/2rptuzp.png

What an endless mess!

Kenny
www.ClipartOf.com




Mighty fine research there!!! I hope Getty makes an example of this guy, although he may have removed the content quick enough for them to get any traction.
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Kenny

« Reply #49 on: February 10, 2010, 01:48 »
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Comment by nruboc:

Mighty fine research there!!! I hope Getty makes an example of this guy, although he may have removed the content quick enough for them to get any traction.


Guess what?

I just so happened to make a complete copy of StockXpose.com before Naveen Kumar deleted everything from the site!  :o

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Latest Comment by stockxpose:

Guys for your information. We removed all the photos which you peoples listed in this forum thread.And also we banned that user for scam.

Thanks for your valuable suggestions & findings.


You act as if you are the victim Naveen Kumar, .... as if the contributors pulled a fast one over you!

Check out Naveen Kumar's  stumbleupon profile pic:
http://i49.tinypic.com/27ybtio.png

I highly doubt you purchased a license from Artur Gabrysiak (creo77) at http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-7692383-little-girl-drawing.php.

Kenny
www.ClipartOf.com






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