Comments on: Even More From OurBigfoot.com

By: Jeremy_Wells

Jeremy_Wells — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:19:21 +0000

Wow, you can even still see the leaf, from the middle of the Georgia tracks, in the “Ourbigfoot” tracks. You’d have thought they’d at least try and photoshop out such obvious landmarks.

The reason for this particular “hoax” (especially insidious as it appropriates “real” evidence) is pretty obviously ad revenue from visits to the site.

I won’t even click over there anymore for that very reason.

I’m glad to hear they have been forced to take the co-opted footprint photos down, but it seems like the legitimate researchers should have some claim to any revenue the site has generated using their evidence in this way.

This is as wrong as any other form of plagiarism.

By: Craig Woolheater

Craig Woolheater — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 06:01:35 +0000

Yep, that’s right, all of the footprint and cast photos have been taken down and the page now says only:

This collection of bigfoot footprints were made by pouring plaster into fresh bigfoot tracks. After the plaster hardens, the plaster bigfoot cast footprint is removed. To date, we have taken more than 48 plaster footprints of the bigfoot we have been researching…coming soon.

By: planettom

planettom — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 05:28:39 +0000

I looked at the ourbigfoot site tonight and under the Bigfoot Photos link, it appears that the footprint photos have been removed! Yeah! Hopefully they learned their lesson about copyright! I work in research myself and I am a contributor to a text book, I know all too well about copyright issues, and it’s not to be taken lightly!

By: Georgia_Bigfoot

Georgia_Bigfoot — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 17:21:49 +0000

Nightwing already beat me to it. Anyone wanting to know the “who” behind Ourbigfoot just has to do a WHOIS database lookup, to find that the domain is registered to a one Mr. Louis Duplain. I’ve already filed a formal complaint with Yahoo!, who have assured me that prompt action will be taken. For anyone else who feels that Mr. Duplain is abusing their right to copyright you can contact Yahoo!’s Copyright Agent at copyright@yahoo-inc.com.

By: Nightwing

Nightwing — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 16:25:59 +0000

Here is the WHOIS information for the website in question. It lists all pertinent contact information. This IS public domain knowlege (anyone with a website has this basic information available to the public).

This information courtesy of Georgia Bigfoot.

Domain Name: OURBIGFOOT.COM
Registrar: MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDE
Whois Server: whois.melbourneit.com
Referral URL: http://www.melbourneit.com
Name Server: YNS2.YAHOO.COM
Name Server: YNS1.YAHOO.COM
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
EPP Status: clientDeleteProhibited
EPP Status: clientTransferProhibited
EPP Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 19-Mar-2006
Creation Date: 19-Mar-2006
Expiration Date: 19-Mar-2008

>>> Last update of whois database: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:48:16 EDT

The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and
Registrars.

Domain Name………. ourbigfoot.com
Creation Date…….. 2006-03-20
Registration Date…. 2006-03-20
Expiry Date………. 2008-03-20
Organisation Name…. Louis Duplain
Organisation Address. P O Box 99800
Organisation Address.
Organisation Address. EmeryVille
Organisation Address. 94662
Organisation Address. CA
Organisation Address. US

Admin Name……….. PrivateRegContact Admin
Admin Address…….. P O Box 99800
Admin Address……..
Admin Address…….. EmeryVille
Admin Address…….. 94662
Admin Address…….. CA
Admin Address…….. US
Admin Email………. contact@myprivateregistration.com
Admin Phone………. +1.5105952002
Admin Fax…………

Tech Name………… PrivateRegContact TECH
Tech Address……… P O Box 99800
Tech Address………
Tech Address……… EmeryVille
Tech Address……… 94662
Tech Address……… CA
Tech Address……… US
Tech Email……….. contact@myprivateregistration.com
Tech Phone……….. +1.5105952002
Tech Fax………….
Name Server………. yns1.yahoo.com
Name Server………. yns2.yahoo.com

By: Mnynames

Mnynames — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 04:21:09 +0000

I bet you anything that the calls are “borrowed” too…

By: One Eyed Cat

One Eyed Cat — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:39:53 +0000

Would be better if their copywrite infringments got them in Jail. Might slow down the tidal wave of hoaxes P & T started.

By: Dark-Obsessor

Dark-Obsessor — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 23:20:26 +0000

Those yells can be easily imitated. Or they could be real animals, not the imaginary ones from dear old ourbigfoot.com

Those guys need a life… Really. Trying to fool so many people… I hope they go on a expedition and get mauled by grizzlies..

By: crypto_randz

crypto_randz — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:14:32 +0000

Come on already thats enough talking about our bigfoot.com . The website is too loud with the screams and yells from a bigfoot.I think the yell is real thats how they communicate.

By: Mausinn

Mausinn — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:43:16 +0000

All I can say is SHAME ON THEM !