Update: IISP.HK have now removed the stolen DomainGang content, per our request.
IISP.HK is an ICANN accredited registrar in Hong Kong, China.
Under their News category, they regularly copied and posted blog articles of other domain bloggers, including two dozen articles from DomainGang and others from Domain News Wire.
They felt that copying content is ok, as long as the article seemed interesting.
With some articles, they altered the titles. With others, they even linked to their own registration services, e.g. changing references from GoDaddy to IISP.hk.
IISP.HK was first contacted yesterday on a single instance of a copied post, which was removed. The cached copy can still be found here.
After going through the entire News section at IISP.HK, we sent them 23 more articles that were copied from DomainGang without authorization.
Hopefully, the employee who is responsible for this will be terminated, as it gives an ICANN accredited registrar a bad name.
We are expecting all articles to be removed and have kept copies of the content as it appeared on the IISP.HK servers.
Such copyright violations give a bad name to the domain industry.
The stolen content still active at the time of this post is listed below:
http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7723
Verisign price hike saves you from bad coffee and fat snacks
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/verisign-price-hike-saves-you-from-bad-coffee-and-fat-snacks/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7722
Domainers rush for last minute .ORG savings
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/domainers-rush-for-last-minute-org-savings/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7702
Five reasons why we can’t make fun of the new ICANN CEO
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/five-reasons-why-we-cant-make-fun-of-the-new-icann-ceo-fadi-chehade/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7677
Domain reporter celebrates 56 years of marriage
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/ron-jackson-celebrates-56-years-of-marriage/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7660
Justin Bieber will not apply for .Bieber
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/justin-bieber-will-not-apply-for-bieber/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7656
Today is a big day for Internet Traffic
Original: http://domaingang.com/editorial/today-is-a-big-day-for-internet-traffic/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7651
ICANN document leaks some of the gTLD applications
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/icann-document-leaks-some-of-the-gtld-applications/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7626
Domainer sells his organ
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/domainer-sells-his-organ-the-money-was-right/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7625
PETA goes .XXX
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/peta-goes-xxx/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7624
Anunt confirms sale of Flowers.mobi to 1-800-Flowers
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/anunt-confirms-sale-of-flowers-mobi-to-1800flowers/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7437
First Domainer Airlines will be launched soon
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/frank-schilling-to-launch-domainer-airlines/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7394
New presidential movies this season Snatch the .com domain
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/new-presidential-movies-this-season-snatch-the-com/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7393
Canadian domainers celebrate 25th anniversary of .ca
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/canadian-domainers-celebrate-25th-anniversary-of-ca/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7369
Leo.com sold for $120,000 but not before it was flipped twice
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/leo-com-sold-for-120000-but-not-before-it-was-flipped-twice/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7368
Domainer butt-registers rare dot com
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/domainer-butt-registers-rare-dot-com/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7274
How to become an instant domainer
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/quick-and-dirty-guide-how-to-become-an-instant-domainer/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7272
Two-letter domain PC.net goes live
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/two-letter-domain-pc-net-goes-live/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7271
Bad economy forces domainers to trade Goods and Services for Domains!
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/bad-economy-forces-domainers-to-trade-goods-and-services-for-domains/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7139
10 Things Domainers dread that might happen!
Original: http://domaingang.com/stories-and-manuals/10-things-domainers-dread-that-might-happen/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7138
Verisign celebrates 17 years in a quiet fashion
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/verisign-celebrates-17-years-in-a-quiet-fashion/http://iisp.hk/news/messview.php?ID=7137
DNForum Owner Launched Assholes dot com
Original: http://domaingang.com/domain-news/dicker-launches-assholes-dot-com/
