It is such a small world James! Never did a deal with Mr. James but he is no stranger. Figured I would post this as it does go towards credibility in my opinion. Seems not too long ago Mr. James posted some very nice snake pics, mostly chondros, on his DeviantArt account. Received a lot of praise and seemed to take a lot of pride in the "hours" of work he put into posing them for the camera. The only problem was the pics weren't his and neither were the animals. It wasn't long before someone on MVF realized several of those pics looked familiar. I decided to shoot him an email and give him the chance to do the right thing. Below are the email coorespondences in order. The first includes the link to the MVF thread that was posted after they were discovered by a member there. That thread contains the links to the pics which have since been removed which he posted under his account.
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From:
bsharrah@mindspring.com
To:
Capo363636@hotmail.com
Subject: Stolen Pics
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 11:55:37 -0400
You may want to do some serious damage control over on Deviant Art. You have just been exposed stealing pics off the net and claiming them as your own by those who took those pics and still own those animals. You know very well they can easily prove this to the community so I would suggest stepping up and taking responsibility now. The green tree python community is rather small and close knit. There was no way you were not getting caught.
http://moreliaviridis.yuku.com/topic/8260
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From: james Gambino [mailto:capo363636@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 9:52 PM
To: Bart Sharrah
Subject: RE: Stolen Pics
well if u look i took them all down. so i tell u this. if they keep sending me messager u site will be no more
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From:
bsharrah@mindspring.com
To:
capo363636@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Stolen Pics
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 22:16:39 -0400
Taking them down is a start. Apologizing to those you stole the pics from is very much called for. Threatening the site for exposing your less than honorable practices (which will probably be looked into by DeviantArt) is not the way to go. Especially since this email now contains evidence of your threat, as well as your admission to stealing the pics. You have a good weekend.
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From: james Gambino [mailto:capo363636@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 11:18 PM
To: Bart Sharrah
Subject: RE: Stolen Pics
lololololololololollololololol. move on i am done with it....
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From:
bsharrah@mindspring.com
To:
capo363636@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Stolen Pics
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 23:47:32 -0400
I am sure you are, what other choice do you have. Others; however, may not be ready to just let it go. You did not just steal photos, you actually created a fictitious story behind it about how you spent hours posing them. I can’t even imagine how empty your life must be that you need people on the internet, who you don’t even know, to compliment you on accomplishments that weren’t even your own. Even some of the most inadequate people in this world can come across as a likable person online, yet people didn’t even have to look very close to see you for a pathetic loser and fraud. Something I am sure those close to you in the “real world” have always known. How sad is that? I will “move on” now since I have a life. Good luck making something of yours.
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From: james Gambino [mailto:capo363636@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 11:51 PM
To: Bart Sharrah
Subject: RE: Stolen Pics
lol if u had a life u wouldnt be attacking someone over f**king pictures. lololol. and get a better website lolol
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I had to edit the last email. I prefer to keep the BOI "suitable for all ages".
Bart