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Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???

 
Anonymous Coward
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06/01/2012 10:49 AM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
It's not real, sweetie. It's just an ad campaign for the Animal Planet series. The website is part of the ad. Most movie makers do that, now. Like when The Dark Knight, and Blair Witch came out.
 Quoting: It' an Ad Campaign 13176070


it's against the law to use the DHS seal if you're not the DHS

I doubt discovery (the discovery channel) would do that
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It's not real, sweetie. It's just an ad campaign for the Animal Planet series. The website is part of the ad. Most movie makers do that, now. Like when The Dark Knight, and Blair Witch came out.
 Quoting: It' an Ad Campaign 13176070


it's against the law to use the DHS seal if you're not the DHS

I doubt discovery (the discovery channel) would do that
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^^^^^^^^This ^^^^^^
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
BECAUSE

[link to www.imdb.com]

it is a mockumentary (fictionary), that is copyrighted

and if another site publishes it, it can get taken down for infringement

it is fictional also

however please look into navy testing of sonic weapons if you want to, just dont use this film as proof
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06/01/2012 10:50 AM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
OMG. The stupidity.

THIS is an actual domain that's been seized:

[link to amoyhy.com]

Compare the HTML source of both pages.

It's a fucking marketing ploy. OMG.
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06/01/2012 10:57 AM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
OMG. The stupidity.

THIS is an actual domain that's been seized:

[link to amoyhy.com]

Compare the HTML source of both pages.

It's a fucking marketing ploy. OMG.
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DISCOVERY's $1000/hr legal department would never allow a publicly traded company to infringe the law so blatantly.

Marketing ploy?
Since "legal" would review all marketing material for any potential lawsuit in a publicly traded company, they would quickly discover the serious violation of the law and order the page or site removed.

So 100% certainly not a marketing ploy.

Source code means nothing.
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06/01/2012 11:27 AM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
It's not real, sweetie. It's just an ad campaign for the Animal Planet series. The website is part of the ad. Most movie makers do that, now. Like when The Dark Knight, and Blair Witch came out.
 Quoting: It' an Ad Campaign 13176070


it's against the law to use the DHS seal if you're not the DHS

I doubt discovery (the discovery channel) would do that
 Quoting: ^TrInItY^


It's not real, sweetie. It's just an ad campaign for the Animal Planet series. The website is part of the ad. Most movie makers do that, now. Like when The Dark Knight, and Blair Witch came out.
 Quoting: It' an Ad Campaign 13176070


it's against the law to use the DHS seal if you're not the DHS

I doubt discovery (the discovery channel) would do that
 Quoting: ^TrInItY^


^^^^^^^^This ^^^^^^
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DHS has not reported anything about this site... Yet when they did it to MegaUpload they announced it immediately. Go compare the two sites and see how different the source code is surrounding the image...
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06/01/2012 11:49 AM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
Here's a really juicy conspiracy for you.

If a major media corporation like DISCOVERY Communications, Inc can have a domain and site seized by ICE and DHS, why is GLP not seized for its supplied use of highly copyrighted and trademarked images of Yoda from Star Wars' and others???

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Beherenow

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06/01/2012 11:56 AM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
can someone answer this please. is this a sick joke or what?

[link to www.believeinmermaids.com]
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Fake, and poorly done one at that. Go and compare the code of other seized website to this. The hoaxers even leave in all their meta tags and their google stats code as well.
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06/01/2012 12:16 PM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
I imagine whoever owns the big corporation behind the Discovery Channel, owns the DHS.

Aren't they all one and the same?

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06/01/2012 12:28 PM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
Here's a really juicy conspiracy for you.

If a major media corporation like DISCOVERY Communications, Inc can have a domain and site seized by ICE and DHS, why is GLP not seized for its supplied use of highly copyrighted and trademarked images of Yoda from Star Wars' and others???

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That WOULD be a juicy conspiracy...if Discovery had actually had one of their domains seized...but they haven't...so...your entire post is moot.
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06/03/2012 04:44 AM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
The fbi didnt take it down.

[link to www.believeinmermaids.com]

Its an image being served by the webserver itself.

If the fbi seized it, it would have been a dns redirect.

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They trolled us. They knew this would only spark controversy.

Question is whether or not we can access the other links on the site?
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06/03/2012 01:28 PM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
You need to understand Government is always behind the secrets. Afraid of the public knowing the truth that there are things out there besides us. If mermaids are real it makes us question about religion and evolution which would, cause a rip in society itself. Knowing that they plan to eliminate the evidence with "Sonar testing" killing whales and other creatures with it, before it reaches out to the public fearing that if known to the world would make us all question our existence. They are just going to keep covering up with bullshit that they feed the public. Every time the public requires proof they destroy or hide it.

Here's how I see it:
King-government
queen-president
knights-military
guards-policemen
and us..
peasants

Were the bitches to their kingdom. No matter what kind of nation you are dictator or democracy there's always a king that sits above us and tells us what we should and should not so or else we get executed tortured or sent to jail. You think this is a free nation think again.
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06/03/2012 01:37 PM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
The site has not really been seized. Further, there probably never was a site, the only page to exist at that location is the one that says it has been seized. Its propaganda or advertising or whatever you wanna call it, just as the actors in the program were never scientists, or involved in any research. Watch the show, and google the scientists names as they show up. Also, go to iMDB and enter the name of the program. When the show first aired, it was presented as a real show. Now, when you look at the directory, it is listed as science fiction. For further understanding, read about the radio show, War of the Worlds. It will explain a lot about our modern media. Have a nice day!!
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06/03/2012 06:58 PM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
It's Fake.... The source of the picture.

[link to www.believeinmermaids.com]

type t in and the picture will pop up. So they are posted it. The goverment didn't do shit to this web page.
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
" [link to www.believeinmermaids.com] "
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06/03/2012 07:09 PM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
If they had done this with the FBI seal in the image, there would have been trouble.

Create and publish an image like this with the FBI seal, and you'll be arrested within hours, or less.
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06/04/2012 03:21 AM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
the government blocked it. they dont want anyone to know anything about mermaids. the navy captured a mermaid and they kept it in a ship in a big tank. the government is giving away $1,000,000 to who ever can prove that mermaids are real (which they are) but the government and the navy dont wanna show any sign of mermaiads
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06/04/2012 04:19 AM
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OK I just googled it and found this, someone tell me whether this is hoax or not...
[link to urbanlegends.about.com]
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06/06/2012 02:06 PM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
oh c'mon people really? it's a fake show.Discovery even said so. Read here:

[link to www.snopes.com]
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06/08/2012 09:54 AM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
the seizer is real, its the same page they put up when the shut down casinos and pirate sites,so if the mermaids arent real the sonic weapons might be, or the govt is just pissed at discovery for making them out to be evil mermaid killers to the entire world.
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Not the same as Megaupload: [link to www.megaupload.com]
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06/08/2012 10:24 AM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
oh c'mon people really? it's a fake show.Discovery even said so. Read here:

[link to www.snopes.com]
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yeah sorry dude on glp, they genuinely believe snopes is owned and controlled by the evil commie kenyan Barry Obama in order to keep the truth from them.
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06/08/2012 05:05 PM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
Just thought I'd shed some hoax light on this:

Here's the cute little HTML code they have on their site which proves 100% faked

<img src="media/img/mermaids_web.jpg" width="960" height="720" title="Mermaid Legends-Mermaid Sightings-water creature" alt="Mermaid legend is true, and there is proof of real live mermaids" />

Here's a clip from the doc. of supposed 'real' footage.



And here's the supposed 'real' doctor



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06/10/2012 10:45 AM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
From a blog I read,apparently, that site is supposedly "blocked" by the DHS for publicity reasons. It's to make it look like the government is upset about the "information" that was released in the Mermaids: The Body Found documentary and that it actually might be true. So, I guess it's not. It's fake.
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06/10/2012 05:45 PM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
The people who don't believe the possibility of mermaids you are all idiots. Yes the government covers up shit and yes they persuade you to believe nothing is true you are all in denial its not the fact that animal planet is saying they exist they are trying to give u facts since when have u seen something fake on animal planet?...regardless real or hoaxed everyone automatically thinks its not real that's exactly what the government wants. You are all suckers you are all pawns! Open your eyes! Aliens are another form of life the government has kept from us yet there we here of sitings all over the world. You think there isn't life beyond us? They discovered a planet not long ago similar to earth you think there isn't life on it? The earth is located in the milky way galaxy one of many galaxies you think other creatures don't exist? Regardless real or not mermaids the body found made a very good point even if you take away the videos and images and sounds if that is what everyone is doubting everything can be edited nowadays everyone is talking about the videos and website and sounds images all being fakethe theories and facts they provided talked about. Stop worrying about the website it can be real or fake. The truth is the govt does cover up a lot of shit we the people are not supposed to know...shit that can change our lives as a whole forever. Mind boggling shit that can drive u crazy and that real. Wake up people and talk about important shit!.
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06/12/2012 04:35 PM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
It seems more and more control is taking place. Monitoring everything.
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
The government is trying way to hard to stop this for mermaids not to be real.
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06/15/2012 10:27 PM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
gestapo much?
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06/20/2012 05:15 PM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
It's not real, sweetie. It's just an ad campaign for the Animal Planet series. The website is part of the ad. Most movie makers do that, now. Like when The Dark Knight, and Blair Witch came out.
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it's against the law to use the DHS seal if you're not the DHS

I doubt discovery (the discovery channel) would do that
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I thought that was true for TSA? I never saw anything about DHS...
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I would assume that IMPERSONATING a government official by using official seals of ANY government department without proper authorization would be criminal and is likely to be a FELONY / Indictable offence.

DISCOVERY Channel's legal department would be completely aware of the laws regarding impersonation and would 100% never allow it.

A government department would certainly have the Justice Dept prosecute any offenders using their seal within the timeframe allotted by the statute of limitations.

Is it fake by that criteria?
Certainly not.

Web source code means absolutely nothing as to whether or not a seizure is "real" or is a case of impersonation.

DHS and ICE would likely have several variations of their notice which would function differently according to their needs for each environment that they encounter.
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This image, likely the source for the one in question is in the public domain, so people can do with it whatever they like:

[link to en.wikipedia.org]
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06/21/2012 06:46 PM
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
If you watch the show on animal planet it is put together in sequences, there trying to give the civilian public hints an clues, so's folks can bring hard facts out before any government agents or government armed forces and or controlled private contractors seize the evidential proof yeah it is weird that at the end of the show they put "Oh by the way, we can't prove any of this cause its been stolen". The scenes showing mermaids is done by 3D computer graphics, these images were taken from pictures and drawings from those interviewed to give you a image of what they actually look like if you ever encounter them. The possibilities are there it is just a matter of in the area at the perfect time, just like deep sea diving to the titanic and finding brand new species we thought were extinct. Come on folks use your heads were smart humans.
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06/22/2012 10:49 AM
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i dont get it
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Re: Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
bath salts!





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