Roextended 4.5 [1.53 only]

[clear F1]

I saw a few days ago, but is it popular to sell maps with Pack? :D

[BenganJ]

@clear F1

That guy and all others that steal mods doesn't sell the mods. They get a VERY small
amount of money for every download. And mind you, all the components in that pack
can be downloaded here for FREE! Those guys are horrible!

[Arayas]

They hide behind Cloudflare, i have told you before this are the same thiefts.
ETS2.LT post a legit face to the modders, people are uploading their work with best intention on their site.
After that they reupload your work on Sharemods or wherever and distribute your work on their cloned sites, like ETS2MODS.LT
So, basically the moder is handing over his work directly in the hands of thiefts.

But they dont know Cloudflare is turning them off at first copyright claim, because they dont need problems.
I'm gonna receive from them the real host provider of those two sites and i am gonna prove to you they have the same owner.

[BenganJ]

@Arayas

Yes, I agree when it comes to these sites, but there are individuals re-uploading "stolen"
mods too. And I can just ask people to, at least TRY to IDENTIFY the UPLOADER of the mods
they download, and if they don't recognize the UPLOADER as the CREATOR of the mod,
DON'T DOWNLOAD. Actually, as a community we should maintain a list of the nicknames
those people use to upload the stolen and fake mods, but then we might be accused of at
least stalking or something else, equally stupid!
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Using a WHOIS service, the result of looking those two sites up gives the same REGITRAR.

ETS2.LT:

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Whois Record ( last updated on 2019-10-30 )
Domain:                        ets2.lt
Status:                        registered
Registered:                2012-10-22
Expires:                2022-10-23
Registrar:                UAB "Interneto vizija"
Registrar website:        https://www.iv.lt/
Registrar email:        
Contact organization:        UAB "Interneto vizija"
Contact email:                
Nameserver:                coco.ns.cloudflare.com        
Nameserver:                jeff.ns.cloudflare.com

ETS2MODS.LT:

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Whois Record ( last updated on 2019-10-30 )
Domain:                        ets2mods.lt
Status:                        registered
Registered:                2015-04-15
Expires:                2020-04-16
Registrar:                UAB "Interneto vizija"
Registrar website:        https://www.iv.lt/
Registrar email:        
Contact organization:        UAB "Interneto vizija"
Contact email:                
Nameserver:                cass.ns.cloudflare.com        
Nameserver:                sri.ns.cloudflare.com

GO FIGURE!

[Arayas]

They are both based on Cloudflare to be live (last line).
Those are not their legal host servers. But a short letter to Cloudflare and they do 2 things: They reveal to you the name and adress of real host and also they notify on their own that host server.
And like any host, they dont need problems, they can cut you off like cheese in 2 minutes. This is how i follow this dudes.

[Bozo]

Arayas? Any signs of a conflict between Ukraine and Russia will be in Lugansk or Donetsk?

[Kimmer]

A suggestion about ETS2.lt.
You can apply to stop Google Adwords advertising. These people can be a little more careful when they see the risk of losing their money making resources. Google is very sensitive. All we need is evidence.

[BenganJ]

@Kimmer

Cool, thanks for all ideas on how to minimize the thefts! We can't eradicate them though,
and I think we have to learn people a bit on "How to avoid downloading stolen or fake mods"!
Anyone feeling chosen to start a topic here with that title? :D

[Arayas]

Arayas? Any signs of a conflict between Ukraine and Russia will be in Lugansk or Donetsk?

Probably Gukovo but that's up to Sergey to make things right in Russia. My cities are where they need to be.

[Kimmer]

@BenganJ,
I hate thieves. Unfortunately, theft doesn't matter to many users. When they find something they can use, it doesn't matter to them. They get angry only when their money or labor is stolen. It's hard to convince people about it, but if there's anything I can help, I'd be happy to help.