--- In artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Mills <ajmills@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Josh,
>
> I'm new here and this is my first post (Hi, BTW), so possibly not that
> wise for me to go against the tide here with this reply, but...
>
> As I understand it, this person was not selling or making money from
> your work - he was "just" displaying it on his Facebook profile and
> otherwise not claiming it to be his (other than by the lack of due
> credit).
>
> While I agree that this is still theft and copyright infringement, I
> don't believe that this is the best way to have dealt with this
> particular issue.
>
> Facebook is, or at least can be, one of the best advertising tools next
> to Google - especially if something goes "viral".
>
> Personally, I would have sent a polite message to the person pointing
> out what they have done is copyright infringement, and is in fact
> illegal. But I would say that they could still use the image as long as
> they gave you credit and a link back to your web site.
>
> I may even have gone as far as to offer an "official" web optimised
> version with an inobtrusive watermark for their use. Even though they
> may have used a high res snapshot of your work, it may not be showing it
> off to its best.
>
> If the other party agrees, it's a win-win situation really - they get to
> use the photo and you get free advertising. As an aside, getting
> "organic" links like this from a high PR site like Facebook will also
> help boost your site's ranking.
>
> Obviously, if the other party was trying to sell the image and take the
> money for themselves, or claiming outright that it was theirs, or had
> copied loads of images wholesale or ignored your polite request (or even
> just said "no"), then yes, I would report it to Facebook, etc.
>
> Also consider that coming down hard on people for something seemingly
> petty in the grand scheme of things can foster ill will, and will make
> you and your business look bad - even when you're in the right. That
> person will moan about you to family and friends, and sadly, bad news
> travels much faster and further than good news. It's better to give a
> little leeway and foster good customer relations.
>
> TTFN
>
The problem with that line of thinking, if they were going to credit you for the photo, don't you think they would have already done so. A number of people who do that dont care about copyright, or simply have the mindset that if it is on the internet it's free for the taking, regardless of who actually owns it. And besides who reads credits nowadays anyway...watermark that can't be missed on the other hand. I have run into 2 different issues were my images were being used without permission on websites as the main image. I politely informed them they were doing wrong and gave them the option to either pay for continued usage or remove the image pronto...I will give you 2 guesses as to what they did...
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