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Public exposure identifies plagiarists and violators who are use stolen copies of other people's work, articles, photographs, or trademarked names on the Internet

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This website exposes to public view the identity of apparent or confirmed copyright or trademark violators who have declined to stop their violation.

Using the Heisenberg Journalism Principle, also referred to as the Sunshine Principle, articles here shed the light of public exposure upon improper, illegal and generally disreputable marked-up copies of online trademark® and copyright© violations including web articles that have been posted by copyright violators and content plagiarists.

Information provided here includes a link to violating material or copyright name, the violator's business or personal name, and their contact information. Also provided is a link to the original copy from which the trademark, copyrighted or plagiarized material was copied without permission.

Trademark violations

are the responsibility of the owner / user of the violating name. Mere registration of a trademarked name is not itself a violation of the law. But unauthorized use of a trademarked name at a website is illegal. Courts have held that owners of domain names who have usurped trademarked names have been forced to surrender the registered name.

Plagiarism is theft of intellectual property and is illegal.

It also reflects poorly on individuals or businesses who make use of plagiarized material and by the concomitant theft of website traffic web theft plagiarism also inflicts recoverable monetary damages.

Notice: Removal of plagiarized material and copyright-violating-material is the responsibility of the owner / author of the offending website where the illegal copy is published.


Open Website Plagiarism Cases

Plagiarism and copyright violations by Joe Keresztury JWK Home Inspections - San Antonio

Reporting Date: 2022/04/01 - still open, 2023/11/27

Offending website: http://www.jwkhomeinspections.com/

Owner: Mr. Joe Keresztury, JWK home inspections, San Antonio TX

Examples: screen shots of plagiarized or copyright violating material or identity theft by html meta tags appearing at the website above: found at http://www.jwkhomeinspections.com/node/181

Despite personal and attorney's requests addressed to him, Mr. Joe Keresztury continues to engage in identity theftt and content theft from a popular online encyclopedia, directing search engines like google maps to send searches for inspectapedia.com to his own home inspection website.

See the screen shots below, made moments ago: 2022/04/27 10:27 AM EST of web link: http://www.jwkhomeinspections.com/node/181

Joe Keresztury web identity & content theft / plagiarism San Antonio 2022 at Webthefthallofshame.com

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Here at the Web Theft Hall of Shame you can see both Mr. Keresztury's web page with annotations and also excerpts from the original source web page(s) whose identity has been copied.

This case appears to be deliberate identity theft, as the Keresztury web page masquerading as a reference link to InspectApedia.com, takes that websites traffic, income, content, and directs it to his own home inspection business.

Aside from the visible copies of data this web page operates more-clandestine and more-expert and very effective effort by coding in the JWK web page html meta tags that direct search engines to think that the JW Keresztury website page and thus identity is part of InspectApedia.com.

That masquerade is amplified "under the covers" (not normally visible to someone landing on the JWK page) by html meta tag code shown below and excerpted from the top of this JWK page.

<head>
<title>InspectAPedia.com | JWK Inspections</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<meta name="description" content="InspectAPedia.com (R)InspectAPedia.com&amp;reg; - Online encyclopedia of building &amp;amp; environmental inspection, testing, diagnosis, repair, &amp;amp; problem prevention advice - illustrated, detailed, in-depth research on finding, diagnosing," />
<meta name="robots" content="index,follow" />
<meta name="DC.title" content="InspectAPedia.com" />

Below in this Google Maps Search for InspectApedia.com you will note that the JWK page appears as second-most-important in the search engine's results.

Joe Keresztury web identity & content theft / plagiarism San Antonio 2022 at Webthefthallofshame.com

Below is a view of text, website ID, website favicon logo copied to JWK website

Joe Keresztury web identity & content theft / plagiarism San Antonio 2022 at Webthefthallofshame.com

Below is an example of the original source from which the Joe Keresztury home inspection website has used that site's material without permission. Click to see a larger version.

Joe Keresztury web identity & content theft / plagiarism San Antonio 2022 at Webthefthallofshame.com

Response from the plagiarizing website - jwkhomeinspections.com owner as of 2022/04/27:

[nothing]

 

Plagiarism and copyright violations by nantou.co - ufazonu.info - kapemvun.info

Reporting Date: 2019/10/10

Offending website: http://nantou.co/donnacona-board/

Examples - screen shots of plagiarized or copyrighted material appearing at the website above: found at http://ufazonu.info/donnacona-board/

InspectApedia (C) protected material displatyed by nantou.co without permission - US copyright violation notification sent - at WebTheftHallofShame.com

and

Copyright violation and plagiarism by nantou.co at Webthefthallofshame.com

The (C) InspectApedia.com copyright notice is visible in the photograph shown above

Example of original content at originating publisher and their © protected material

InspectApedia.com original content plagairzed and copyright violated by  nantou.co cited at WebTheftHallofShame.com

found at https://inspectapedia.com/structure/Fiberboard_Sheathing.php

and

InspectApedia.com (C) material posted without permission by

at https://inspectapedia.com/structure/Fiberboard-Sheathing-Water-Damage.php

Efforts to contact the offending website publisher:

Left (C) violation notice and contact information on the above link's page reply form. Form appears as "waiting for moderation" as shown below

WARNING: the page above includes (C) protected image(s) - content from InspectApedia.com that is used here without permission.

We are writing you this notice to request that our copyrighted materials be removed from your website immediately as well as any other of our material that you have used without permission.

Please provide your written acknowledgement within 20 days that you have complied, removed ALL materials you have copied from InspectApedia.com  and won't again use any our (C) materials anywhere without first obtaining our written permission
I can be reached at the email address below my signature.

[deleted]

NOTE: ufazonu's "Contact" link loops without opening any contact information or web page http://ufazonu.info/#

Offending website's response: none to date

Plagiarism and copyright violation by nantou.co at WebTheftHallofShame.com

Plagiarism and copyright violation by ufazonyu.info

Reporting Date: 2019/10/10

Offending website: http://ufazonu.info/donnacona-board/

Example or screen shots of plagiarized or copyrighted material appearing at the website above:

Ufazony copyright violation notification at Webthefthallofshame.com

found at http://ufazonu.info/donnacona-board/

The (C) InspectApedia.com copyright notice is visible in the photograph shown above

Example of original content at originating publisher and their © protected material

InspectApedia original content plagiarized and violating copyright by ufazonu - at Webthefthallofshame.com 10/10/2019

found at https://inspectapedia.com/structure/Fiberboard-Sheathing-Mold-FAQs.php

Efforts to contact the offending website publisher:

Left (C) violation notice and contact information on the above link's page reply form. Form disappears on submission.

WARNING: the page above includes (C) protected image(s) - content from InspectApedia.com that is used here without permission.

We are writing you this notice to request that our copyrighted materials be removed from your website immediately as well as any other of our material that you have used without permission.

Please provide your written acknowledgement within 20 days that you have complied, removed ALL materials you have copied from InspectApedia.com  and won't again use any our (C) materials anywhere without first obtaining our written permission
  I can be reached at the email address below my signature.

[deleeted]

NOTE: ufazonu's "Contact" link loops without opening any contact information or web page

http://ufazonu.info/#

Offending website's response: none to date

Plagiarism and copyright violations by kapemvun.info

Reporting Date: 2019/10/10

Offending website: http://kapemvun.info/hanging-flower-baskets-5-secrets-the-pros-utilize/

Example or screen shots of plagiarized or copyrighted material appearing at the website above:http://kapemvun.info/hanging-flower-baskets-5-secrets-the-pros-utilize/

kapemvun.info copyright violation and plagiarism notification postedat WebTheftHallofShame.com

The (C) InspectApedia.com copyright notice is visible in the photograph shown above

Example of original content at originating publisher and their © protected material

InspectApedia.com (C) material posted without permission by

at https://inspectapedia.com/structure/Fiberboard-Sheathing-Water-Damage.php

found at

Efforts to contact the offending website publisher:

The website's page provides no contact information nor link to such.

Sent complaint to registrar at abuse@dynadot.com

Registrar:

Dynadot, LLC
IANA ID: 472
URL: http://www.dynadot.com
Whois Server: whois.dynadot.com

Notice that this registrar's domain servers sport more than 17 million domain names

Offending website's response: none to date

 

Plagiarism by Jeff Herboldshimer, Associated Home Inspection Services, Yuba,Suter, Butte, Colusa, North Sacramento

Plagiarism & copyright law violation Jeff Herboldshimer Associated Inspection Services California Plagiarism & copyright law violation Jeff Herboldshimer Associated Inspection Services California

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CONSUMER PROTECTION NOTICE & Consumer Warning about Jeff Herboldshimer, Associated Home Inspection Services, Yuba,Suter, Butte, Colusa, North Sacramento : Here is an egregious case of plagiarism observed on 03/13/2014, also violation of copyright law. 

Here is correspondence:

To: Jeff Herboldshimer
Associated Home Inspection Services
Live Oak CA
Email: inspector@syix.com
Tel: 530-713-9393

NOTICE:

This is a legal cease and desist order that requires immediate action on your part.At your web site at your link

ILLEGAL COPY: http://www.associatedinspections.com/system/files/userfiles/reports/The_Zinsco_Electrical_Panel.pdf

Here is a PDF file of the illegal copy of information about Zinsco Electrical Panel Hazards

You have created a PDF of our (C) copyright protected material found beginning at

ORIGINAL CONTENT:

https://inspectapedia.com/electric/Zinsco_Electrical_Panels.php

found at

ZINSCO SYLVANIA ELECTRICAL PANELS - home -

and used it without our permission. This is not only a theft of content and a violation of federal copyright law, it is also a theft of website traffic and thus our income.

You need to remove this and any other content at your website that you have copied from InspectApedia.com immediately.

[deleted]

 

Plagiarism by Christopher Perry, Accu-Rite Building Inspections, Portland OR

Plagiarism & copyright law violation Jeff Herboldshimer Associated Inspection Services California Plagiarized documents taken without permission by Chiistopher Perry Accu-Rite BUilding Inspections Portland Oregon

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CONSUMER PROTECTION NOTICE & Consumer Warning

Plagiarism observed on 11/2/2015, again on 12 Nov 2015 also violation of copyright law. 

To:
Christopher Perry - Accu-Rite Building Inspections Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Salem, Tigard, Aloha, Canby, Woodburn, Cornelius, Forest Grove, Tualatin, McMinnville, Newberg, Sherwood, Dundee, Oregon City, and Gresham in the Portland, Oregon
Oregon Certified Home Inspector
#73 Oregon Certified A-Level Building Inspector #3514 C.C.B. #170906

Chris:

We have corresponded several times about your continued publication of material improperly and illegally copied from our website. It's not a victimless crime - as your copy takes away our web traffic and thus our ability to support the website. Your copy of our mateiral is a violation of federal law, and it's plain wrong. Yet it has not stopped. Screen shots of the offending website and the copyright-protected document on FPE are shown above..

This is a legal cease and desist order that requires immediate action on your part.

At your web site at your link below

http://accuriteinspections.com/Federal_Pacific_Electrical_Panel_Info.pdf

You have created a PDF of our (C) copyright protected material and used it without our permission. This is not only a theft of content and a violation of federal copyright law, it is also a theft of website traffic and thus our income.

Our original content is found at

https://inspectapedia.com/electric/Zinsco_Electrical_Panels.php

You need to remove this and any other content at your website that you have copied from InspectApedia.com immediately.

Editor/Publisher
InspectApedia.com

 

Plagiarism by Tom Corbett, Tomacor, Inc., Chicago Home Inspection Firm

Plagiarism by Tom Corbett, Tomacor Inc Chicago home inspector - 4/7/2014

   CONSUMER PROTECTION NOTICE & Consumer Warning about Tom Corbett and Tomacor Home Inspection Firm in Chicago: Here is an egregious case of plagiarism observed on 03/13/2014, also violation of copyright law.

   Here is a screen shot of Google's search engine response to a search for "guide to mixing valves" on 4/7/14, weeks after Mr. Corbett was asked to remove the plagiarized text from his website.

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   Here is a screen shot of the first page of Mr. Corbett's plagiarized copy of the article under discussion:

   Here is a link to the original article that was copied by Tom Corbett. (The original author has continued to update and add to the material.)

Notice requesting that Mr. Corbett remove his plagiarized article and copyright violation was provided on 3/13/14, including the link to the document. Mr. Corbett replied the same day. Here is that correspondence:

NOTICE: To

Tom Corbett
Tomacor, Inc.
333 W. North Ave., Ste 342
Chicago, Illinois 60610
P: 312.475.0835
P: 800.339.0939
F: 312.475.0841
inspection@tomacor.com

This is a legal cease and desist order that requires immediate action on your part.

At your web site at your link

http://www.tomacor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Guide-to-Mixing-Valves-and-Anti-Scald-Valves-on-Heating-Equipment.pdf

You have created a PDF of our (C) copyright protected material and used it without our permission. This is not only a theft of content and a violation of federal copyright law, it is also a theft of website traffic and thus our income. You need to remove this and any other content at your website that you have copied from InspectApedia.com immediately.

...

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REPLY - Corbett to InspectApedia

Tom Corbett

Mar 13

to me

What material are you referencing?

REPLY:

Tom

I included the link to your copy of our material in my original email.

http://www.tomacor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Guide-to-Mixing-Valves-and-Anti-Scald-Valves-on-Heating-Equipment.pdf

Persistent copyright violation by Tom Corbett, Tomacor, Inc., Chicago Home Inspector Leads to Legal Action

Regrettably, after more than a month following being notified, and after what appears to have been more than a year of plagiarism, Mr. Corbett had still failed to remove the offending material. Unable to obtain further response from Mr. Corbett, the combination of blatant theft and re-use of copyright protected material by Mr. Corbett at his website left no alternative but to pursue legal action.

8 April 2014 Legal Correspondence re Tom Corbett, Tomacor Copyright Violation Activity

Excerpt from legal correspondence

1. It has come to our attention that iPage Hosting is hosting a website located at the URL http://www.tomacor.com (the “Site”). The Site contains infringing use of copyrighted material owned by InspectAPedia (the “Material”). The Material originates from InspectAPedia’s website at http://www.inspectapedia.com.

2. Unauthorized use of the Material is displayed at:
http://www.tomacor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Guide-to-Mixing-Valves- and-Anti-Scald-Valves-on-Heating-Equipment.pdf.

The entirety of the document, including text and images, is taken without authorization from:
http://inspectapedia.com/heat/MixingValves.htm.
...

4. I have a good faith belief that the use of InspectAPedia’s copyrighted Material on the infringing Site is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

5. I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

This letter is not an exhaustive recitation of InspectAPedia’s claims in this matter, and is accordingly written without prejudice to InspectAPedia’s rights and remedies in the foregoing, all of which are expressly reserved.

21 April 2014 Update on Tom Corbett, Tomacor Copyright Violation Activity: as website author refuses, website host service takes action

Excerpt from response to legal correspondence

The host of the tomacor.com website has taken action in response to our demand. They've taken the entire site offline, which isn't actually what we requested - we just wanted the offending PDF removed. The site owner does have the option of filing a counter-notice,

Subject: [P12668336000000000] Notice of Claimed Copyright Infringement - tomacor.com
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 12:24:36 -0400
From: legal@powweb-inc.com

Dear Madam/Sir:

We write to follow up on your notice of claimed infringement.

We disabled access to the website(s) cited in your notification as containing allegedly infringing material pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). Please note that the website owner retains the right under the DMCA to file a counter-notification. In the event that occurs, we will provide you with a copy of the counter-notification.

We trust the above addresses your concerns. Should you have further questions, please contact us.

Thank you,

Marvella
Powweb Terms of Service Department

Update on Tom Corbett, Tomacor Copyright Violation & Plagiarism Activity - Plagiarism of content continues to be present at the Tomacor website as of 28 April 2014.

InspectApedia's attorney informed us that Mr. Corbett called to understand the problem. The attorney explained that "as long as the infringing material was removed we were fine with the rest of his website going back online."

We since heard from his web host, and that is what has happened. The site is back up, and the [original plagiarized] PDF is no longer available.

However, regrettably additional plagiarized content continues to be published at the Tomacor Website including the following:

Here is an example of additional plagiarized content that has not been removed - this PDF contains three of (C) photos re-labeled, still bearing the original website's (C) Notice.

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Unauthorized use by Tomacor Home Inspection Unauthorized use by Tomacor Home Inspection

Mr. Corbett has also taken without permission four illustrations originally produced by Carson Dunlop Associates (on Fire Stopping, on Type "B" heating vents, on Heat Pump Schematic Summer Mode, Chimney Height above Appliance). Those red (C) 2008 Carson Dunlop Associates stampings on those illustrations were put on those images when used with permission at the InspectApedia website.

http://www.tomacor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/HEATING-and-AC.pdf

is the file containing plagiarized content.
It is linked-to from the Tomacor website page
http://www.tomacor.com/media/consumer-safety/
under the link titled HEATING and AC

Unauthorized use by Tomacor Home Inspection Unauthorized use by Tomacor Home Inspection

Unauthorized use by Tomacor Home Inspection Unauthorized use by Tomacor Home Inspection

More apparent Tomacor plagiarism:
On page http://www.tomacor.com/media/consumer-safety/

Mr. Corbett's article on MASONRY – Brick Veneer at
http://www.tomacor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MASONRY-Brick-Veneer.pdf

Contains illustrations on page 1 and page 5 that evidently are plagiarized from Carson Dunlop Associates (Toronto) but the (C) notices are absent, removed or cropped.

This online work in the material here demonstrates a blatant disregard for copyright law and rights.

Unauthorized use by Tomacor Home Inspection 

4/29/2014 Tomacor update

According to the attorney handling this case, the Tomacor website author informed the attorney that he was unaware that he had plagiarized material, didn't know where it was, and required that the original authors inform him of where he had done so - this despite having been given the locations of that material at his website. Subsequently the two PDF files discussed above were removed from the site. This case is suspended pending monitoring results.

Didn't know? Really?


Plagiarism by Advanced Septic Services

Here is a clear plagiarism case observed on 03/08/2011, also a copyright violation:

Screen shot of the Google search engine's response: see http://inspectapedia.com/Copyright_Violation_Google_Search.jpg

The FIRST LINK returned by Google at the top of the search results is

http://www.advancedsepticsystem.com/pump-outs/

The above web page is a direct verbatim copy of original web page text and table found at InspectAPedia.com (and a copyright violation)

The original original web article that was copied by Advanced Septic Services can be seen at http://www.inspectapedia.com/septic/tankpump.htm

The THIRD LINK returned by Google is our original web page from which the first web page copied our material

Notice provided to Advanced Septic Systems on 03/08/2011

Web Theft Hall of Shame Trademark Violations

InspectOPedia

InspectOPedia.com - hosted by INACHIa home inspectors association. This website is created, posted, and owned by "InterNACHI" (http://www.nachi.org/)

Consumer warning: by creating a website that places an O in its name instead of an A consumers land on INSPECTOPEDIA.COM (owner, INACHI, Nick Gromiko). That website name confuses the public and many home inspectors between two different organizations and websites.

InspectAPedia.com ® with an A in its name is a registered U.S. Trademark and is the primary online resource for the Online encyclopedia of building & environmental inspection, testing, diagnosis, repair, & problem prevention advice - illustrated, detailed, in-depth research on finding, diagnosing, testing, correcting, & preventing building defects, energy conservation, & indoor environmental hazards. No Conflicts of Interest: no financial relationship with products or services discussed.

  • Response from INACHI: InspectOPedia.com is owned and hosted by iNACHI, operated by Nick Gromiko, founder of InterNachi. Response provided by Mr. Gromiko to a professional, neutral third party negotiator, "we have no intention of releasing this name"

Complaint by trademark owner: We have had multiple complaints from readers who report being confused by the "lookalike" name (InspectOPedia.com/) ... and ...the trademarked site (InspectAPedia.com ® ) including home inspectors who have paid fees thinking that they were obtaining advertising listings at "InspectAPedia". [InspectAPedia.com ® does not charge any fees whatsoever for home inspectors or other professionals and offers free directory listings at Directory of Professionals to Inspect or Test a Building.



InspectOPia.com - Sean Pecor - Sudden Ventures, Inc. Small Business Advertising

InspectOPia.com - hosted by Mr. Sean Pecor, a website designer. Inspectopia.com offers free and paid referral listings for home inspectors.

Confusion About Fees Paid for Home Inspection Directory Listing & Referrals:

Home inspectors have indicated confusion between website names and in some cases inspectors have paid home inspector directory listing fees to be included in a home inspectors referral directory provided at InspectOPIA.com while believing they were making payments to InspectAPedia.com.

InspectAPedia.com ® also provides a home inspectors directory at InspectAPedia.com ® and emphasizes that no fees are ever charged for home inspectors listed at InspectAPedia.com .

InspectAPedia.com ® is an independent publisher of building, environmental, and forensic inspection, diagnosis, and repair information for the public - we have no business nor financial connection with any manufacturer or service provider discussed at our website

InspectAPedia.com ® with an A in its name is a registered U.S. Trademark and is the primary online resource for the Online encyclopedia of building & environmental inspection, testing, diagnosis, repair, & problem prevention advice - illustrated, detailed, in-depth research on finding, diagnosing, testing, correcting, & preventing building defects, energy conservation, & indoor environmental hazards. No Conflicts of Interest: no financial relationship with products or services discussed.

Inspectopia.com - Sean Pecor, Sudden Ventures, Inc. Small Business Advertising uses a "lookalike" name and graphic similar to the trademarked material below.

Our concerns are with this website name as well as the graphic, the confusion engendered concerning website identity and concerning inspection directory & referral fees and website traffic diversion.


InspectAPedia.comInspectAPedia.com ® Home & Site Map

No fees are charged for home inspectors listed at InspectAPedia.com .

InspectAPedia.com ® is an independent publisher of building, environmental, and forensic inspection, diagnosis, and repair information for the public - we have no business nor financial connection with any manufacturer or service provider discussed at our website

InspectAPedia.com ® with an A in its name is a registered U.S. Trademark and is the primary online resource for the Online encyclopedia of building & environmental inspection, testing, diagnosis, repair, & problem prevention advice - illustrated, detailed, in-depth research on finding, diagnosing, testing, correcting, & preventing building defects, energy conservation, & indoor environmental hazards. No Conflicts of Interest: no financial relationship with products or services discussed.

 


Recently-Resolved WebTheftHallOfShame Copyright, Trademark, & Plagiarism Violations

  • T.x. - T.X. vs. I.aP. Posted 11/15/2010; Resolved 11/17/2010 - plagiarism, resolved by email, Tx to DF
  • Q.L. - J.B. vs. R.H. Posted 11/08/2010; Resolved 11/08/2010 - plagiarism, resolved by TC RH to JB
  • Upperplumbers, U.K. plumbing company: Initiated: 2013-02-03, Posted: 2015, Resolved: 12/30/2015 the details preserved below will be removed on confirmation

Notice of Plagiarism by Yaroslav Gonchar - London's Upperplumbers in the U.K. Swoops to Low Heights

Resolved: 2015/12/30: the company described below appeared to have removed their plagiarized materials.

CONSUMER PROTECTION NOTICE & Consumer Warning about UpperPlumbers in the U.K.: Here is an egregious case of plagiarism observed on 12 September 2015, also violation of U.S. copyright law.

Upperplumbers is a very large UK plumbing company listing dozens of plumbers throughout London including West London, South London plumbers, South West London Plumbers and South London Plumbers. We can't tell you a thing about the honesty or competence of the fellows who may show up to do your plumbing work but the Webtheft Hall of Shame must report with regret that Upperplumbers has not hesitated to stoop rather towards Lowerplumbers in swiping text and images from other websites to promote their business.

The company has been asked by the original authors to remove the Upperplumbers plagiarized content which appears (by their own web page dates) to have gone on for years - at least since 2013-02-03. The company's web page meta tags identify Yaroslav Gonchar as owner and makes a false copyright claim. [Image of HTML meta tags showing Yaroslav Gonchar, as owner of Upperplumber with Whois confimring the owner and indicating: Registrant's address: Flat 1 42 Leamore street London Hammersmith W6 0JZ United Kingdom]

The Webthefthallofshame will remove this consumer warning about Upperplumbers in London, a company offering plumbing services thorughout London when the company removes its plagiarized material from its website. Webthefthallofshame.com has no business nor other relationship with Webthefthalloffamers discussed at this website.

Here is plagiarist's Upperplumbers web page titled "Exam revision mateirals for Plumbing Level 2 & 3 and ACS Gas Safety test" found at http://www.upperplumbers.co.uk/plumbing/plumbing_pages.php?title=Components%20and%20Safety%20Devices&cat=1

To see the beginning of plagiarized content just scroll to Flue Gas Spillage Switches in the page whose link is given above. Here is the Upperplumber plagiarized web page in PDF format - copied content extends from the bottom of page 3 of this PDF thorugh the end of the document.

Plagiarizing website Upperplumbers.com in the UK

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Here is a link to original [not-plagiarized] content by the original authors: https://inspectapedia.com/heat/Spill_Switch_Tripping.php The original InspectApedia.com content on Spill Switch Tripping has been plagiarized (in fact copied verbatim) by owner Yaroslav Gonchar at London's Upperplumbers in the U.K. along with our own original (C) marked photographs.

These are just examples - a few excerpts - see the original author's material at InspectApedia original article on Spill Switchesand compare it with the plagarized copies at Upperplumbers.com plagiarized copy of that materialto see that Upperplumbers copied nearly all of the original article, simply making a few spatial rearrangements of the original text.

InspectApedia original images (below left) & plagiarized copies (below right) by Upperplumbers.com in the U.K.

Photograph of a flue gas spill switch sensor Images stolen by Upperplumbers.com in the UK

The Upperplumbers plumbed most of the text of the article and represent it as their own work, earning the first Webtheft Hall of Shame award given out in 2015.

Original Content

Original content taken without permission by Upperplumbers in the UK

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Original illustration

InspectApedia original content plagiarized (stolen) by Upperplumbers in the UK

Content Lifted by Upperplumbers

Content plagiarized (stolen) by Upperplumbers plumbing company


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U.S. Copyright Office, Copyright Laws, Copyright Protection Services

  • The U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress - web search 11/8/2010, original source:
    http://www.copyright.gov/

  • Copyright Law Text: Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code, Circular 92, Chapter 5, Copyright Infringement and Remedies - this document summarizes U.S. Law on copyright. - web search 11/17/2010, original source http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html. Quoting paragraph 501(a) from the above government document:

    (a) Anyone who violates any of the exclusive rights of the copyright owner as provided by sections 106 through 122 or of the author as provided in section 106A(a), or who imports copies or phonorecords into the United States in violation of section 602, is an infringer of the copyright or right of the author, as the case may be.

    For purposes of this chapter (other than section 506), any reference to copyright shall be deemed to include the rights conferred by section 106A(a). As used in this subsection, the term “anyone” includes any State, any instrumentality of a State, and any officer or employee of a State or instrumentality of a State acting in his or her official capacity.

    Any State, and any such instrumentality, officer, or employee, shall be subject to the provisions of this title in the same manner and to the same extent as any nongovernmental entity.


  • COPYRIGHT VIOLATION FORM LETTER Available at Form Swift - Under "Documents" use the drop down menu to select "Cease and Desist Copyright Infringement Letter" Website: http://formswift.com/free-legal-forms

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office & Trademark Law

Copyright & Plagiarism Detection Services

  • Copyscape - Free Plagiarism Detection Service http://copyscape.com/ - used by WebTheft Hall Of Shame & by InspectApedia.com
  • Copyscape protection notices - http://copyscape.com/banners.php?o=r

  • Originality.AI - 2023/02/12: we received the following email from Jon Gillham:

    We have built a modern plagiarism checker plus the most advanced AI content detector - Originality.AI.

    What is Originality.AI and Why is Plagiarism Detection Alone Not Enough?

    In 2023 "Original Content" no longer means simply "not copied" but now also needs to mean "not created by an AI".

    Plagiarism checking alone is NOT enough in 2023.

    As you know Google has re-confirmed that they don't want your AI-generated SPAM content and have also confirmed they are able to detect AI content.

    A modern Originality checking solution is needed which is what Originality.AI has been built to be.


    Jon Gillham, Founder CEO, Originality.AI, AI Content Detector, Modern Plagiarism Checker, Email: info@originality.AI website Originality.AI - Collingwood, Ontario Canada

Directory of U.S. Trademark Law or Copyright Lawyers, Legal Services

Trademark Law Firm Listings: [no fees for listing here] - Trademark Lawyers

  • Missouri trademark attorney: Annette P. Heller, Trademark Attorney, 14323 South Outer Forty, Suite 512, Town & Country MO 63017, Tel: 314-469-4775, e-mail: at Annette@TrademarkAtty.com - web search 11/17/2010

  • Missouri, St. Louis MO 63017-8208 trademark attorney: Morris Turek, 167 Lamp & Lantern Village, #220  St. Louis, MO 63017-8208, Tel: 314-749-4059,  Email: morris@yourtrademarkattorney.com "Morris Turek is an experienced trademark attorney committed to providing a full range of trademark services to you and your business. He primarily focuses his practice of law on helping you obtain federal trademark registrations for the valuable and unique names, slogans, taglines, logos, and characters you use (or intend to use) to advertise and sell your products and/or services." - Website: YourTrademarkAttorney.com not found 12/1/2023

  • California trademark attorney, Trademark Sentinel - Bruno W. Tarabichi, David R. Owens, trademark attorneys, Owens Tarabichi LLP, 111 North Market St., Suite 730, San Jose, CA 95113, Tel: 408-298-8205. Website offers a "Trademark Primer" and ability to order services online.

  • Complete Trademarks® - Muskin & Cusick & list of other top trademark law firms - includes an image from Intellectual Property Today, May 2009 - web search 11/8/2010, original source: http://www.completetrademarks.com/

  • Intellectual Property Today™, Magazine - web search 11/8/2010, original source: http://www.completetrademarks.com/TI.jpg

  • Choosing a Trademark Attorney - article - web search 11/8/2010, original source:
    http://www.registeringatrademark.com/choose-trademark-attorney.shtml

  • See Link Exchange - to list trademark or copyright related legal services here - no fees are involved

Plagiarism Information, Definitions, Services

  • HOW to STOP PEOPLE from STEALING your PICTURES [web article] (2019)
    Excerpt:
    Protecting your images – and dealing with the theft of your images effectively – should be a priority for anyone who uploads images to the internet. Here is a guide to the risks, how to protect yourself online, and what to do if you are a victim.

  • Plagiarism.org - http://www.plagiarism.org/

  • Free Online Plagiarism Detection Tool - web search 11/8/2010, original source:
    http://www.duplichecker.com/Plagiarismandinternet.asp

  • Free online graphics - http://www.fastfreeimages.com/ [source of our current page top logo]

  • Copyscape - Free Plagiarism Detection Service web search 01/18/2011, original source: http://copyscape.com/

    Copyscape protection notices - http://copyscape.com/banners.php?o=r

  • Originality.AI - https://originality.ai/ Our Accurate AI Checker, Plagiarism Checker and Fact Checker Lets You Publish with Integrity

    We provide a complete toolset that helps Website Owners, Content Marketers, Writers, Publishers and any Copy Editor hit Publish with Integrity in the world of Generative AI! 

    Suggested to WebTheftHallofShame by Jon Gillham, CEO 2023/11/29

Website Policy on Plagiarism Notifications

Offenders and complainants are listed in the Web Theft Hall of Shame at no fee, by the accusers: the originating authors of the material; responses will also be posted. We reserve the right to edit submissions or to post or not post them based on our editorial judgment of decency of language and of accuracy.

Offenders and complaints are removed from WebTheftHallofShame.com promptly on our receipt of notice by the originating complainant that the illegal copy of their material has been removed or that they are otherwise satisfied on the issues, or on receipt of other information that in our editorial judgment closes the complaint.

Contact: To have your listing removed from HallofShameWebTheft.com, contact the originating author of the material for prompt resolution and removal from this list. Send us a copy of that correspondence.

No fees are involved in listing or de-listing trademark or copyright violations at this website. We reserve the right to list or refuse to list violators or violations at this website.

How to Contact the WebTheftHallofShame.com

Email: support@webthefthallofshame.com to list website plagiarism, website copyright violations, website trademark violations, or trademark/copyright legal services here - no fees are involved

Link Exchange with the WebTheftHallofShame - 2 Easy Steps

How to be listed as a service provider at this website:

  1. Copy and publish at your website the link exchange text shown just below. Just post that text or html code on a page at a valid, live location at your own website.

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No fees are involved in listing or de-listing trademark or copyright attorneys or services at this website. We reserve the right to list or refuse to list any company or service provider.

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