Forwarded in the possibility of bootleg copies of this Collins world wall map having been sold – or are yet on offer. I guess any purchaser (or potential) purchaser would be requested to contact Kathryn Kelly (HarperCollins) at Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, Scotland.
As I’m no longer a member of what was the IMTA, I have no right to contact said trading orgaiisaton
Francis Herbert FBCart.Soc. (retired Curator of Maps, RGS-IBG)
From: Roger Hore [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 18 November 2014 16:27
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Subject: Copyright Theft
Dear Member,
It was decided by the BCS President that members should be made aware of the disturbing practice outlined below.
From: Kathryn Kelly HarperCollins Publishers
I thought this might be of interest to the mapping community:
It was recently brought to my attention that a seller on e-bay had sold a large quantity, several thousand units, of a bootleg copy of our Collins World wall map.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/ukposters_and_leathers/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
There are still a number of maps being sold by this seller: Md Toffozul Haque
Email: [log in to unmask]
They also had a large number of posters and other maps for sale, many of the posters we know for certain are scanned bootleg copies. e-bay were swift to take down the product we brought to their attention but the seller is still there.
I wanted to let you know about this in case you want to ask others in the industry to check the seller’s other items. I’d be cautious about being asked for print files or map content from this email address / person.
If anyone suspects material is their copyright, I would suggest anonymously ordering a printed copy initially. For our map it was totally obvious that it had been scanned, a few text boxes and a logo were added, our projection info and the Bartholomew name was left on! The seller’s email is printed on the map.
I guess that you’d be the person to hear about it if others are having any similar issues. I do hope not!
Best regards
Kathryn Kelly | collins learning creative sales manager | HarperCollins Publishers
Westerhill Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow G64 2QT Tel: 0141 306 3752 M: +44 (0)782 508 9302
www.timesatlas.com www.collinsmaps.com www.collinsbartholomew.com
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Roger Hore
BCS Administration
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