swiftvets.org plagiarizes and colludes

swiftvets.org ^ | 20 Aug 04 | me

[aft_lizard]

"We are an independent group with no relationship to the Kerry-Edwards and Bush-Cheney Campaigns "

Is what is written at the bottom right hand corner of the webpage. The column to the left the very first link says "contribute to our cause" the link is to contribute to the kerry campaign. They provide many links to anti-Bush sites and anti-Bush orgs including Center for American Progress.

To those of you who have been to swiftvets.com you will notice that swiftvets.org has an "uncanny" resemblance to it. This site is obviously not a parody, but out and out plagiarism.

The owners of this site, or its host which is a proxy service need to be shut down immediately and fined. I dont know who to report them to, but I am sure there is somebody out there who knows.

[Question_Assumptions]

SwiftVets.com should make a complaint to InterNIC about trademark infringement.

[aft_lizard]

We need to find out who runs this website. If we find out its a member of moveon or is supported by moveon(or any other left-leaning 527) this would be a very clear and obvious example of collusion, not to mention other crimes.

[Question_Assumptions]

They should also establish whether these people are really vets or not (in another thread, someone tracked down the server's owner). If they aren't, and are using the "swiftvets" name, that should go over well well with real veterans...

[MEG33]

THAT is disgusting!..I know nothing about these things and how to combat it. White House.gov has the same problem with .com and .org users.

[boxerblues]

From whois search

Domain ID:D104313825-LROR
Domain Name:SWIFTVETS.ORG
Created On:06-May-2004 17:58:20 UTC
Last Updated On:06-Jul-2004 03:49:45 UTC
Expiration Date:06-May-2005 17:58:20 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:R91-LROR
Status:OK
Registrant ID:GODA-06499111
Registrant Name:Registration Private
Registrant Organization:Domains by Proxy, Inc.
Registrant Street1:15111 N Hayden Rd., Suite 160
Registrant Street2:PMB353
Registrant City:Scottsdale
Registrant State/Province:Arizona
Registrant Postal Code:85260
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.4806242599
Registrant Email:SWIFTVETS.ORG@domainsbyproxy.com
Admin ID:GODA-26499111
Admin Name:Registration Private
Admin Organization:Domains by Proxy, Inc.
Admin Street1:15111 N Hayden Rd., Suite 160
Admin Street2:PMB353
Admin City:Scottsdale
Admin State/Province:Arizona
Admin Postal Code:85260
Admin Country:US
Admin Phone:+1.4806242599
Admin Email:SWIFTVETS.ORG@domainsbyproxy.com
Tech ID:GODA-16499111
Tech Name:Registration Private
Tech Organization:Domains by Proxy, Inc.
Tech Street1:15111 N Hayden Rd., Suite 160
Tech Street2:PMB353
Tech City:Scottsdale
Tech State/Province:Arizona
Tech Postal Code:85260
Tech Country:US
Tech Phone:+1.4806242599
Tech Email:SWIFTVETS.ORG@domainsbyproxy.com
Name Server:WSC1.JOMAX.NET
Name Server:WSC2.JOMAX.NET

[Paleo Conservative]

To those of you who have been to swiftvets.com you will notice that swiftvets.org has an "uncanny" resemblance to it.

swifvets.communist

[aft_lizard]

The key and most important differences between whitehouse.gove and .org and others is the fact that the whitehouse is a public venture owned by the public. They are not a private organization like the swiftvets

[SittinYonder]

Thanks alot John McCain for providing so much ammunition to the bad guys. Every "story" linked on this page starts with "McCain ..."

[Just mythoughts]

Could be a McCain site since it hails from Arizona!!!

[GeronL]

lol.

He was talking about swiftvets.com wasn't he?

[VaBthang4]

They made sure not to have a single name listed in their website information.

Domain Name:SWIFTVETS.ORG
Created On:06-May-2004 17:58:20 UTC
Last Updated On:06-Jul-2004 03:49:45 UTC
Expiration Date:06-May-2005 17:58:20 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:R91-LROR
Status:OK
Registrant ID:GODA-06499111
Registrant Name:Registration Private
Registrant Organization:Domains by Proxy, Inc.
Registrant Street1:15111 N Hayden Rd., Suite 160
Registrant Street2:PMB353
Registrant City:Scottsdale
Registrant State/Province:Arizona
Registrant Postal Code:85260
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.4806242599
Registrant Email:SWIFTVETS.ORG@domainsbyproxy.com
Admin ID:GODA-26499111
Name Server:WSC1.JOMAX.NET
Name Server:WSC2.JOMAX.NET

[GeronL]

I would not doubt it

[aft_lizard]

contact domainsbyproxy and let them know that the owner of the site is breaking the law.

http://rnw.domainsbyproxy.com/cgi-bin/dbp.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php

[boxerblues]

Somebody has been busy. 10 matchs for "swiftvet" on who is most of which have been registered recently

http://www.whois.net/search.cgi2?str=swiftvet

[Leroy S. Mort]

Nope. Domains by Proxy is an anonymizer service for website owners. Used mainly by spammers:

"Did you know that for each domain name you register, anyone - anywhere, anytime - can find out your name, home address, phone number and email address?

The law requires that the personal information you provide with every domain you register be made public in the "WHOIS" database. Your identity becomes instantly available - and vulnerable - to spammers, scammers, prying eyes and worse.

But now there's a solution: Domains By Proxy! "

[GeronL]

do a google on the phone number

[Libertina]

The Swiftvets would have done themselves well to buy up the .org, swiftboatvets names. They are only 50 bucks or so and would have prevented these closely named sites. Other less close names would have had to be created.

[GeronL]

sponsoring registrar: R91-LROR

same as the one for kerryforpresident.org. but the rest us different

[anonymous_user]

Their "Support Our Cause" link goes right to the Kerry Web site.

https://contribute.johnkerry.com/index_landing.html

No relationship to the Kerry-Edwards campaign?