Anyone saving/replicating the SAMPLESLABS site

Bochiman · February 28, 2011 3:33AM

or when the domain expires, will the website, and the info, go away?

I think there is some good knowledge there and have been wondering, for the last couple of weeks, if anyone might back it up?
I'm not a web-player, so it isn't something i would do, but I know others have their own websites of knowledge.

Not sure how it would work with any potential copyright issues (or not), but just tossing this out there to see if anyone might be replicating the data or just plain ol' backing it up?

MsMorrisine · February 28, 2011 3:50AM

just by creating something, it is copyrighted.

that site is a tricky issue to deal with.

Bochiman · February 28, 2011 4:04AM

<< <i>just by creating something, it is copyrighted.

that site is a tricky issue to deal with. >>

Right, I know that. Just not sure if someone can be done as an educational purpose. I do view the site as educational.
There are plenty on the forum that know more in this space than I do, which is why I posted it, as I think the site, from an educational view of sample slabs, is important.

MsMorrisine · February 28, 2011 4:26AM

at first blush, I'd say copying part of textbook for educational purposes might fly....

copying the whole book wouldn't.

I think, however well intentioned, copying the whole site wouldn't fly.

and the individual pictures would be copyrighted, too.

So, it's probably going to take either someone close or near complete redo.

mingot · February 28, 2011 4:27AM

I'll go ahead and pull down a copy of the site + images, but I won't rehost. If someone gets permission to do so in the future I can either put it up or give the materials to someone else to do so. Suggest that perhaps a few other folks, who know how, do the same thing as me.

Tdec1000 · February 28, 2011 4:34AM

Someone should contact Airplanenut and see if he can contact the family. Would they have the rights to the site. Maybe it could also be used as a tribute to the creator? He sure knew his sample slabs and was always the first guy I would go to with questions when I was putting together a set of these a few years back.

tom

messydesk · February 28, 2011 4:38AM

I assume the copyright to that site and everything on it that was original material is now owned by Cameron's widow, and that any permission to republish would have to come from her.

airplanenut · February 28, 2011 4:44AM

I built the site and have all of the files available. The site is currently registered through mid-July, so I don't consider it a pressing need to worry about just yet (I'm sure Cameron's wife has other things that need to be done first). When the domain can get released, I'm happy to host the site.

LindeDad · February 28, 2011 4:46AM

Just to throw a wrinkle into it he did not own the host site or domain did he? i.e. someone was hosting it for him I think. OK answered above.

Russ · February 28, 2011 6:34AM

<< <i>Just to throw a wrinkle into it he did not own the host site or domain did he? i.e. someone was hosting it for him I think. OK answered above. >>

The domain is registered in Cameron's name, which makes transfer a bit of a sticky wicket. That's why Jeremy mentioned when the domain is "released".

Russ, NCNE

Tdec1000 · February 28, 2011 7:20AM

Sounds good, I would just hate to see such good information get lost forever. It is a great bit of information put together by a great numismatist. IMHO!

LindeDad · February 28, 2011 8:18AM

Has anyone aproached Mr. Hall about PCGS purchasing it and making it part of PCGS history in Coin Facts?

Edscoin · February 28, 2011 8:21AM

domain name is one thing, Contents and files would be another!

Bochiman · February 28, 2011 8:38AM

<< <i>Has anyone aproached Mr. Hall about PCGS purchasing it and making it part of PCGS history in Coin Facts? >>

THAT, would actually be VERY cool....and would be, to me, along the same veins of Coinfacts style of info.
However, PCGS has never really seemed to want to document their different holder styles, so not sure how it would work.

edix2001 · February 28, 2011 10:01AM

I would have a bunch of other sample slabs ready to list there.

oreville · February 28, 2011 4:06PM

wingsrule has done more than just about anyone I know to save just about every sample slab there is in existence.

His collection is absolutely amazing in its near completeness.

We will one day have the opportunity to see such collection and it is serving as a heck of a great backup to Cameron's web site.

Anyone saving/replicating the SAMPLESLABS site

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