Bad Guy Reptilesncritters.com - Thieves

[RichsBallPythons]

Hes not taking anything down unless hes contacted by the Owner of the photo.

ATTENTION: We are in the process of removing copy-written images and content. If you are the copy-write owner of an image that is appearing on this website without your permission, please use the contact page to notify us of the offense.

 

[Riyeko]

"photography is exactly like painting a picture."

Man, I could not stop laughing when I saw that in writing. Very funny indeed.

Im part of three forums/websites that have tons of photography and actual drawn pictures as the theme for the forum/website.
You steal something on there, whether its a photograph of someones dog or a drawn picture of that dog or a different one, you get the same treatment.
Youre stealing and that is that.

BTW, I'm not excusing what he did, just to be clear. I just want people to know that theft and copyright infringement are very different.

Copyright infringement and theft are the same thing.
Youre stealing a copyrighted piece of work.
Youre stealing a stereo.
Same damn thing.
You may not get the same treatment in the courts and in the lawbooks, but its the same thing.

Well..... his work is junk because he's not writing anything. He's just copying it from someone else. Therefore... I wouldn't call him a writer.

If he really is copy-pasting word for word, then hes now guilty of plagerism as well.

 

[chameleoholic]

They are using my image to sell their Viper Boas, seriously, what can you expect from a company that does this intentionally over and over.

Edgar Tapia
ReptileImports.com

 

[John White]

At this point, if you find your photo(s) being used illegally on Reptilesncritters.com, I would suggest filing a complaint against 1and1.com with the The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) - http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

In the past when ISP have been slow to act to remove illegal content, a call and/or email from the FBI normally gets their attention.

 

[Lucille]

I agree that it is time for some serious consequences. In my opinion, Crespo is simply playing this community for fools, he has previously agreed to clean up his act, and according to posts here he has been confronted about these issues on other forums, and yet people are still finding many infringed photos on his site. I think he is lying when he claims to have gained permission for some photos or even paid for use.

He is a skilled evader, whenever anyone confronts him directly he simply changes the subject or vaguely agrees but never seems to actually do much.
Perhaps prior illegal photo uses were met with complaints and requests and those wronged did not take the time to complete paperworks and send it to those who could really put him on the hot seat, where he belongs.

 

[Mister Internet]

Prepare yourself, I'm about to rock your world again.

Our vetting process is a work in progress and will improve in time.

You've had at least three years to improve it, and it has improved not at all. Either you are the worst process manager in the world or you are a liar, take your pick. What you are NOT is a businessperson interested in vetting the process of how images end up on your website, so please stop pretending... you're not that clever, and we're not that stupid.

Subjective opinion and not fact

This is incorrect... there are dozens of demonstrably wrong usages of English in the long-form "care sheets" for your animals. I can copy and paste one marked up in red, if that would please you?

This paragraph displays extreme prejudice against an entire city of 3 1/2 million people based entirely on heresy. Translation: Your a bigot.

Brooklyn isn't a city, it's a borough of New York City, and aside from that, it is the national hotbed of scummy middlemen and "gray market" merchandising. Also, please explain how bigotry is applicable to allegations of geographical guilt by association, because if you're really going to try to draw that parallel, it's obvious you don't even know what the word means.

I can see that the one of your real issues has to so with getting burned by some Brooklyn electronics store in the past. So, since you got burned or ripped off, that makes the other 3 1/2 million residents of Brooklyn somehow all shady and scammers? I actually find that level of prejudice against one of this countries greatest cities to border on bigotry.

No, I haven't, because I'm smart. Too smart to fall for that. Many people aren't though, and that keeps you in business.

To review: insinuating that Brooklyn harbors the type of businessmen that it definitely harbors = not bigotry and Brooklyn = not a city.

Contrary to what the members of this forum believe, ReptilesNCritters.com has been selling reptiles and amphibians for many years to the general public. Even though I do not see the animals before shipment, (to which, I might add, is not a crime the last time I checked) I take great pains to make sure my suppliers pack the animals with the utmost care. Do accidents happen? Of course they do as no delivery can be guaranteed to arrive alive 100% of the time. My customers know that they are covered on ALL DOA deliveries with either a money back guarantee or a free reshipment provided that additional shipping is paid for (which is another standard practice). From what I am describing, does not sound like I am scamming my customers?

You do not at any point in any place notify the customer on your website that the pictures are representative, not actual... which makes your statements in email to Danny Mendez a lie. Sooo.... yes, it sounds like you're scamming your customers.

Maybe it still does to you but this is what we call subjective moral values. Like when you made fun of one of my freelance writers by saying in effect that his work is junk. In comparison to what? Your stellar writing skills? By making these statements you are only offering opinion along with your own subjective values and judgments.

Sure, we can compare him to me... I write like a freaking demon. I would be happy to correct all his mistakes for double what he charged you to write that schlock in the first place. See, I even corrected the word "judgments" in your post I quoted, even though you misspelled it originally... I can't help it, I'm THAT good.

Time will tell on whether I make good on all of my objectives to clean up the image and content issues of my website. What I am not going to do is wave some kind of magic wand to make every last change that people are demanding. These will be progressive changes that will rolled out over the next several weeks and months.

You have a "picture coming soon" placeholder on your site... this one, to be exact:

It wouldn't take much to replace every illegal image with that until you do the respectable and honorable thing and stop making money off of other people's intellectual property. You won't do that, because you are a shady and unethical businessman, but it was a nice thought.

Here's a thought, wave your magic wand and make a spreadsheet of all the email permission slips you've been written and actual photo licenses you've purchased for stock photos, and check your site against it. I guarantee you don't have more than a couple of dozen legal photos, if any, so deleting all photos EXCEPT those should be a cakewalk.

Did that hurt too bad? I tried to be gentle.

p.s. -- you (wisely) chose to completely ignore the fact that while you tried to convince us that you "write" the species descriptions, they are 98% copied wholesale from other sources WITHOUT CREDIT. Now tell me, why does a "writer" need to copy and paste whole passages without credit if they are any good at what they do? Does this mean you're a terrible writer and don't want people to see what would come of you actually putting your own words on "paper"? Does it mean you're just an incredibly lazy business man more interested in dollar signs than in producing legal, original content? Oooh, the mysteries!!

 

[jimoo]

Copyright infringement and theft are the same thing.
Youre stealing a copyrighted piece of work.
Youre stealing a stereo.
Same damn thing.
You may not get the same treatment in the courts and in the lawbooks, but its the same thing.

It isn't the same thing, legally, nor to many people morally. When you steal a stereo the person no longer has the stereo to use. When you copy a recording or an image, that is not the case. This video explains it in very simple terms:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTybKL1pM4&feature=player_embedded

Neither are ok, but they are VERY different. Please do not promote the concept that they are the same.

 

[Katie.Shinkle]

It isn't the same thing, legally, nor to many people morally. When you steal a stereo the person no longer has the stereo to use. When you copy a recording or an image, that is not the case. This video explains it in very simple terms:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTybKL1pM4&feature=player_embedded

Neither are ok, but they are VERY different. Please do not promote the concept that they are the same.

I get what you are saying, but I don't understand why it matters? If someone wants to call it theft, that's alright with me.

As far as the situation, obviously Mr. Crespo has shown a blatant disregard to the law and the people that put the time and effort into taking those photographs. Sounds 'scummy' to me.

 

[jimoo]

As far as the situation, obviously Mr. Crespo has shown a blatant disregard to the law and the people that put the time and effort into taking those photographs. Sounds 'scummy' to me.

Well, I hate when words are used incorrectly, and this is a particular pet peeve as it is an issue I've kept track of / debated / read extensively about for some time. Semantics are extremely important.

And again, I'm not excusing what this person did. It is copyright infringement.

 

[urbanjungles]

Looks like you aren't quite that awesome...
From their facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reptiles-N-Critterscom/138827499483823

Hey i just purchased two red eyed tree frogs 1 small and 1 medium size. The small 1 passed away today she was not eating and didn't look healthy when we got her and the med. size looks good but we came home from work we noticed a redish brown soar on his nose. we have the tank set perfect and feeding everyday. What should we do ? Please help

I love that a few of our listeners have gone on the page to have some fun with him and he doesn't realize it.

 

[JColt]

haha, his ad for Coastal X Jungle Python 4 foot female has a pic with earth worms

 

[Suncoast Herpetological]

The Blair's Phase Granite Burm is a real looker as well


I say again...poster child for low end jobber

 

[chelbrans]

Myself I would just file a lawsuit of some sort and quite warning the guy. Ovisoly , he won't stop making these mistakes until someone bruises his pocket book. If he was a smart man, he would research the laws you clearly stated and think twice before he attempted the second time. I am sorry Chris you are going through this. I hope this issue is now solved and he won't attempt to steal from you for the third time. Take care...Tonya

 

[RichsBallPythons]

Got an email back from the Hoster.

We are in receipt of your letter regarding the above-mentioned URL. To the extent you are alleging copyright infringement, please provide a DMCA-compliant notice and 1&1 will respond accordingly. For more information please visit our website at http://faq.1and1.com/legal/copyright_infringement/index.html.



Sincerely,



Legal Department

1&1 Internet, Inc.

 

[Southern Wolf]

Maybe with enough DMCA-compliant notices they will shut him down completely

 

[JennyBell]

I found this webpage...

http://www.reptileretailerreviews.com/

I found this when I was researching where to by my Caiman Lizard. I ended up going with Florida Herps because they actually answerered their number and emailed pictures of the exact lizard I was getting which is something I required before spending that much money.

I just thought others would like to read this page, apparently these folks weren't too impressed with the guy running his reptile company from an Apt. in Brooklyn either. Not to mention there was some great info on Reptile City and the kid running his reptile company from Oklahoma too (another flipper).

Jennifer Anne Bell

 

[Focal]

http://www.reptileretailerreviews.com/

I found this when I was researching where to by my Caiman Lizard. I ended up going with Florida Herps because they actually answerered their number and emailed pictures of the exact lizard I was getting which is something I required before spending that much money.

I just thought others would like to read this page, apparently these folks weren't too impressed with the guy running his reptile company from an Apt. in Brooklyn either. Not to mention there was some great info on Reptile City and the kid running his reptile company from Oklahoma too (another flipper).

Jennifer Anne Bell

I just emailed them a link to this thread so they can update the reviews on this guy.

 

[meg_witte]

I could have swore I was reading a bad guy thread on florida herps not that long ago but I can't find it.

Meg Witte

 

[meg_witte]

Never mind I found it. It needs to be sent to them also http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=235822&highlight=florida+herps

 

[rcpreis3]

This thread isnt about Florida Herps. Its about Reptilencritters.com. Just in case we didnt read the title.