Those Bastards...

PLEASE EVERYONE GO TO THIS HELP FORUM AND EMAIL YAHOO.

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!

Just got this message from a friend...

Stolen pic?
Hi
I just recognized one of your pics on a site that apparently steals pics from flickr:
www.kataweb.it/multimedia/media/611567/2

I have a lot of cars pics so after hearing about this I took a look to make sure none of mine were there and I recognized yours because I remember faving it a few weeks ago.

Maybe you already know and are ok about it; I dont want to play flickr cop but if one of my pics was being used some where I'd realy like to hear about it.

I found out about it in this thread:
flickr.com/groups/rusty_old_cars/discuss/72157600039833098/

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JKönig says:

oh man, that sucks! have you contacted them (the bastards)? i'm curious as to whether they will reply.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Desolate Places says:

They will reply once my lawyer contacts them.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Linda B (Wine Diva) says:

I see that you have the "Blog This" button enabled. Is that just for contacts, or for everyone? If you don't want to have your photos blogged anywhere, you may want to consider disabling that function.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Desolate Places says:

Blogging still doesn't superceed copyright laws. And this isn't a fly by night...its the largest paper in Italy.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

mind the goat says:

and just for good measure they are claiming copyright on it

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Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Alfie | Japanorama says:

They got me too... so all that stuff I have sent in Italian is now with you I hope? Cool. Strength in numbers my friend. We will have them over this.

flickr.com/photos/alfiegoodrich/441823365/
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

mosaiq says:

that really really sucks.
if someone wants to use a pic, where is the problem to ask for it. really don't understand that.

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Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Friendly Joe says:

Scumbags!! Great shot, Duff - Go for the throat!
#@$%ers!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

g.originals says:

Yeah this sucks, but I have accepted that it is likely to happen. It is the nature of posting on a public forum. People suck, but fortunately not all of them. Like the guy that contacted you!

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Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Desolate Places says:

Yeah Alfie I have sent off the cease and desist letter along with an invoice this morning. Again, thanks for the heads up on this.

I give images to bloggers all the time, with the understanding that I am credited and there is a link back...the fact that they are claiming this as their own work is extremely infuriating...to say the least.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Peter you've lost the news says:

I've had the same happen to me - that was an italian setup too. So annoying. And to claim it as their own is totally outrageous!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Desolate Places says:

What is it with the Italian press...do they have any morals? jeez
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Desolate Places says:

*UPDATE*

They have hijacked not one, but four of my images.

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Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

redmann says:

Those bastards indeed. Swine like this deserve to be punished.

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Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Bernat_83 says:

so where can one tell them where to go?

This is really fucked up, plus what's really evil, with them stealing, and you linking the site it increases their clicks -> more revenue ... for them!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

jimtown says:

I'm glad you were able to get your photos removed from this site. Seems like they should invest in a camera and use a little of that time in getting their own photos.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

CatsFive says:

I approve of this fight!

But this is not a story and I am removing it from PWS.

C5 (admin)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

helena.40proof says:

Thieving bastards I agree with jimtown that they should get their own cameras and do their own leg work instead of sitting on their arses stealing other peoples work. I like Flickr but not if this is going to keep happening or even be allowed to happen.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

gardenwife says:

Man, sorry to see your work stolen like that. It's very good!

As ugly as a watermark is, it's the only way to keep a photo from being used. Even with one, a good editor can clone it out. It's not just photos posted at Flickr that are stolen; we see many instances of pictures posted at plantfiles.com stolen and used for eBay auctions and other websites. The admins there are great about going to bat the for the copyright holders.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Desolate Places says:

Thanks everyone. I used to use watermarks, but after seeing how eaily I could remove them from any of my images I moved away from it.

I guess it's just the nature of the business.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

jevchance says:

Duff I have made it so only my contacts can go large. Perhaps you should adopt the same policy.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Desolate Places says:

@ jev - I did institute your suggested change after this happened, along with a few others.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

g.originals says:

Yeah watermarks are no deterrent for the skilled. The size thing sounds good though.

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Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

hedgiecc says:

A London newspaper ran a story on the Guess Where London flickr group last year and illustrated it with photos stolen out the pool (no permission requested in advance). But eventually they paid up.

It does seem though that this Italian paper is definitely using flickr a a free image source. Good luck sorting it all out.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

mike_anywhere says:

Go get them Duff, dont let go of the throat!!

Slap on the back for the person who let you know too ;-))
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Randy Knox says:

Here's a Flickr group about photo theft.
I hope it helps someone.

www.flickr.com/groups/306293@N25/
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Chrisser says:

The group link provided by Randy Knox has been deleted due to Community Guidelines violations. The link doesn't work. And I agree with the watermark option, as thieves can have the option of cropping out watermarks that aren't in the middle of photos.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

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