Re: Pixsy.com - Tool for finding your images being used illegally

[P.J. Alling]

I guess I should have read your reply before I replied.



On 1/12/2016 11:09 AM, Eric Featherstone wrote:

On 12 January 2016 at 16:04, Darren Addy  wrote:

On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Eric Featherstone 
 wrote:

On 12 January 2016 at 15:54, Darren Addy  wrote:

So I'm guessing that
this thread came to their attention and she joined PDML to get access
to my email address (I don't believe it is viewable on the web
archives)

It seems viewable to me. e.g.
http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2016-January/410938.html

Hmmm. It sure is. Was not aware of that.
Most archivers like that will obfuscate email addresses so they aren't
scooped up by spammers.


The other archive seems to work that way at least.
https://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/msg730345.html







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Re: Pixsy.com - Tool for finding your images being used illegally

[P.J. Alling]

Maybe Darren uses the Mail Archive, which had nothing to do with the 
PDML besides archiving it, (as well as a lot of other mailing lists).  
They don't seem to show email addresses


https://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/msg730216.html

On 1/12/2016 11:01 AM, Eric Featherstone wrote:

On 12 January 2016 at 15:54, Darren Addy  wrote:

So I'm guessing that
this thread came to their attention and she joined PDML to get access
to my email address (I don't believe it is viewable on the web
archives)

It seems viewable to me. e.g.
http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2016-January/410938.html





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Re: Pixsy.com - Tool for finding your images being used illegally

[Eric Featherstone]

On 12 January 2016 at 15:54, Darren Addy  wrote:
> So I'm guessing that
> this thread came to their attention and she joined PDML to get access
> to my email address (I don't believe it is viewable on the web
> archives)

It seems viewable to me. e.g.
http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2016-January/410938.html


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Re: Pixsy.com - Tool for finding your images being used illegally

[Darren Addy]

Hmmm. It sure is. Was not aware of that.
Most archivers like that will obfuscate email addresses so they aren't
scooped up by spammers.



On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Eric Featherstone
 wrote:
> On 12 January 2016 at 15:54, Darren Addy  wrote:
>> So I'm guessing that
>> this thread came to their attention and she joined PDML to get access
>> to my email address (I don't believe it is viewable on the web
>> archives)
>
> It seems viewable to me. e.g.
> http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2016-January/410938.html
>
>
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Re: Pixsy.com - Tool for finding your images being used illegally

[Darren Addy]

Just a little follow-up. I awoke this morning to find an email from
Nadia Reckmann (Marketing Jedi at Pixsy) that used my original subject
line from this thread. How did she get my email or become aware of
this thread?  I guess it should not surprise me that a company that
has algorithms designed to match images should also have the ability
to monitor when their company name is mentioned in email lists. (PDML
archives are on the web and sometimes show a new post/reply before it
has even been received by everyone on the list). So I'm guessing that
this thread came to their attention and she joined PDML to get access
to my email address (I don't believe it is viewable on the web
archives) and sent me the message directly, using my original Subject
Line as her Subject Line.

Anyway, here is the contents of her message which clarifies a few things...

"First of all, thanks for the kind words, Darren!

I just wanted to clarify our case resolution process a bit. In
addition to what you said, we have a great in-house Super Hero team of
licensing experts, who negotiate with an infringer to get the
photographer the best deal possible. We also have a global network of
law firms. So, if the infringer refuses to cooperate, we refer the
case to one of our international legal partners.

Our super heroes and lawyers work together to claim compensation on
your behalf. Its amount depends on a variety of factors, including the
case details, photographer’s licensing history, size of the
infringer’s company, the copyright modification, and so on. The final
photographers’ compensation often varies from $100 to several
thousand.

All our law firms are hand-picked, particularly specialized and
experienced in the copyright law. In our experience, they tend to take
the cases often refused by other lawyers.

It’s great to have you on board and feel free to contact me or our
founder Daniel (dan...@pixsy.com) directly if you have any questions!"

***end of email***

The only other piece of information that I have is that I've spoken to
one fellow who submitted a violation to Pixsy and received
compensation of a bit under $300. He said that the process took
approximately 3 months. I suppose much of that timeline is dependent
upon how quickly the infringer takes the matter seriously and perhaps
the amount that is being sought. Personally, I would rather wait
longer and get a higher return, if that is an option (and it is if you
have the infringer "dead to rights" and are prepared to take it to
court.

I'm still not sure that I believe in Pixsy's business model as the
best for the photographer. Image infringement is a whole different
ball game from image licensing. Catching a violator and then settling
with them for only what they might have licensed the image for in the
first place (or perhaps some multiple of that) is nowhere near the
amount of penalties that the infringer could be liable for should the
matter be taken to court. The only reason to settle is to avoid the
time and costs of doing just that (which neither party probably really
wants).

I think I will try to see how Pixsy's settlement process works for a
couple of my infringements (before deciding whether to have them
pursue the rest). I'm going to choose one infringement by a midwest
communication company (that owns a chain of radio stations and
newspapers) and another infringement that is on a web site in the
Netherlands (which Pixsy already claims to operate in). It may take a
while, but I will report back with the results. I hope that any other
PDMLers who pursue settlements will do the same and share their
experiences with Pixsy.

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Re: Pixsy.com - Tool for finding your images being used illegally

[Eric Featherstone]

On 12 January 2016 at 16:04, Darren Addy  wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Eric Featherstone 
>  wrote:
>> On 12 January 2016 at 15:54, Darren Addy  wrote:
>>> So I'm guessing that
>>> this thread came to their attention and she joined PDML to get access
>>> to my email address (I don't believe it is viewable on the web
>>> archives)
>>
>> It seems viewable to me. e.g.
>> http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2016-January/410938.html
>
> Hmmm. It sure is. Was not aware of that.
> Most archivers like that will obfuscate email addresses so they aren't
> scooped up by spammers.
>

The other archive seems to work that way at least.
https://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/msg730345.html




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Re: Pixsy.com - Tool for finding your images being used illegally

[David Parsons]

I got my invitation as well and linked my flickr account.

It looks interesting and useful tool for seeing what is linked from
where (when there are positive matches.

Here are the pricing levels for anyone interested:

Free
$0/ MO
Your Current Plan

Track 5,000 Photos
Continuous tracking with regular email updates
Case Submission
Claim compensation for the use of your work
Import From Anywhere
Instantly import your photos from:

Flickr
500px
Photoshelter
Tumblr
Instagram
SmugMug
Dropbox
Your computer
Your website

Premium
$9.99/ MO
Upgrade
Most popular

Track 20,000 Photos
Continuous tracking with regular email updates
Case Submission
Claim compensation for the use of your work
DMCA Takedowns
Remove your work from Pinterest and other social media sites in one click
Advanced Tracking
Faster and more comprehensive matching
Import From Anywhere
Instantly import your photos from:

Flickr
500px
Photoshelter
Tumblr
Instagram
SmugMug
Dropbox
Your computer
Your website

Super
$29.99/ MO
Upgrade

Track 50,000 Photos
Continuous tracking with regular email updates
Case Submission
Claim compensation for the use of your work
DMCA Takedowns
Remove your work from Pinterest and other social media sites in one click
Advanced Tracking
Faster and more comprehensive matching
Import From Anywhere
Instantly import your photos from:

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Tumblr
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Your website



On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Christine Aguila  wrote:
> I just sent off for an invitation to join.  Thanks for the link!  Cheers, 
> Christine
>
>
>> On Jan 11, 2016, at 12:33 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
>>
>> I just got in...
>> Had to reread what you wrote below to see the terms of chasing down perps
>> (50%)  I had a little under 2,000 hits  - most of these are smugmug and
>> cafepress which are legal - and a few false positives too among my design
>> images - and one scary one so far
>>
>> Wrote them to ask how I filter out the tons of legal ones and waiting for 
>> reply
>>
>> thanks for pointing it out
>>
>> ann
>>
>> On 1/9/2016 7:06 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
>>> You may have heard about the photographer discovering that one of his
>>> images had been appropriated by ISIS for propaganda purposes. What you
>>> may not have paid attention to is the service that alerted him of the
>>> violation: Pixsy
>>> http://www.pixsy.com/what-to-do-when-isis-steals-your-photo/
>>>
>>> I had signed up some time ago for a Pixsy invite but apparently missed
>>> it when it came. However today I noticed a reminder email from them
>>> and used the invitation. I am very impressed with their algorithm's
>>> ability to find where your images are posted. I just fed them my
>>> Flickr account and they (very quickly) about 25 pages full of links
>>> with my image and the suspected image.
>>>
>>> There were a lot of images that they found on places where I had
>>> posted them (like forum.mflenses.com, pentaxforums.com, etc.) and
>>> there were a lot of inexplicable false positives, they also found a
>>> good number of actual unauthorized uses by businesses and
>>> organizations. What was ESPECIALLY impressive was that their algorithm
>>> found my image inside composite images that had been made by the
>>> infringer, one case where the infringed usage of the image was
>>> somewhat cropped, and another where it was used in a slider graphic
>>> and faded out to one side (in otherwords, my image, but modified by
>>> the infinger. This was pretty impressive!
>>>
>>> You can submit a claim with Pixsy and they will negotiate a licensing
>>> fee with the infringer and pay the photographer 50%.
>>>
>>> However, since they are new, I can't find any info on how much those
>>> negotitated fees might actually be. So for now, I plan to use Pixsy
>>> simply as my "bloodhound" and turn the infringements over to a real
>>> copyright/photo attorney. It may be slower, but I don't think
>>> attorney's charge THAT much unless they actually go to court, and
>>> being attorneys I'll bet they get higher amounts than Pixsy will. (At
>>> least two of my infringers are pretty big name web sites).
>>>
>>> Here is the Pixsy blog: https://www.pixsy.com/blog/
>>> An article from fstoppers from back in March:
>>> https://fstoppers.com/business/exclusive-sneak-peek-inside-pixsy-beta-60219
>>>
>>> https://www.pixsy.com/sign-up/
>>>
>>> In addition to negotiation licenses, you can also quickly issue a DCMA
>>> takedown notice using images that Pixsy finds that belong to you.
>>>
>>> Hope someone finds this useful.
>>
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Re: Pixsy.com - Tool for finding your images being used illegally

[Christine Aguila]

I just sent off for an invitation to join.  Thanks for the link!  Cheers, 
Christine


> On Jan 11, 2016, at 12:33 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> I just got in...
> Had to reread what you wrote below to see the terms of chasing down perps
> (50%)  I had a little under 2,000 hits  - most of these are smugmug and
> cafepress which are legal - and a few false positives too among my design
> images - and one scary one so far
> 
> Wrote them to ask how I filter out the tons of legal ones and waiting for 
> reply
> 
> thanks for pointing it out
> 
> ann
> 
> On 1/9/2016 7:06 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
>> You may have heard about the photographer discovering that one of his
>> images had been appropriated by ISIS for propaganda purposes. What you
>> may not have paid attention to is the service that alerted him of the
>> violation: Pixsy
>> http://www.pixsy.com/what-to-do-when-isis-steals-your-photo/
>> 
>> I had signed up some time ago for a Pixsy invite but apparently missed
>> it when it came. However today I noticed a reminder email from them
>> and used the invitation. I am very impressed with their algorithm's
>> ability to find where your images are posted. I just fed them my
>> Flickr account and they (very quickly) about 25 pages full of links
>> with my image and the suspected image.
>> 
>> There were a lot of images that they found on places where I had
>> posted them (like forum.mflenses.com, pentaxforums.com, etc.) and
>> there were a lot of inexplicable false positives, they also found a
>> good number of actual unauthorized uses by businesses and
>> organizations. What was ESPECIALLY impressive was that their algorithm
>> found my image inside composite images that had been made by the
>> infringer, one case where the infringed usage of the image was
>> somewhat cropped, and another where it was used in a slider graphic
>> and faded out to one side (in otherwords, my image, but modified by
>> the infinger. This was pretty impressive!
>> 
>> You can submit a claim with Pixsy and they will negotiate a licensing
>> fee with the infringer and pay the photographer 50%.
>> 
>> However, since they are new, I can't find any info on how much those
>> negotitated fees might actually be. So for now, I plan to use Pixsy
>> simply as my "bloodhound" and turn the infringements over to a real
>> copyright/photo attorney. It may be slower, but I don't think
>> attorney's charge THAT much unless they actually go to court, and
>> being attorneys I'll bet they get higher amounts than Pixsy will. (At
>> least two of my infringers are pretty big name web sites).
>> 
>> Here is the Pixsy blog: https://www.pixsy.com/blog/
>> An article from fstoppers from back in March:
>> https://fstoppers.com/business/exclusive-sneak-peek-inside-pixsy-beta-60219
>> 
>> https://www.pixsy.com/sign-up/
>> 
>> In addition to negotiation licenses, you can also quickly issue a DCMA
>> takedown notice using images that Pixsy finds that belong to you.
>> 
>> Hope someone finds this useful.
> 
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Re: Pixsy.com - Tool for finding your images being used illegally

[ann sanfedele]

I just got in...
Had to reread what you wrote below to see the terms of chasing down perps
(50%)  I had a little under 2,000 hits  - most of these are smugmug and
cafepress which are legal - and a few false positives too among my design
images - and one scary one so far

Wrote them to ask how I filter out the tons of legal ones and waiting 
for reply


thanks for pointing it out

ann

On 1/9/2016 7:06 PM, Darren Addy wrote:

You may have heard about the photographer discovering that one of his
images had been appropriated by ISIS for propaganda purposes. What you
may not have paid attention to is the service that alerted him of the
violation: Pixsy
http://www.pixsy.com/what-to-do-when-isis-steals-your-photo/

I had signed up some time ago for a Pixsy invite but apparently missed
it when it came. However today I noticed a reminder email from them
and used the invitation. I am very impressed with their algorithm's
ability to find where your images are posted. I just fed them my
Flickr account and they (very quickly) about 25 pages full of links
with my image and the suspected image.

There were a lot of images that they found on places where I had
posted them (like forum.mflenses.com, pentaxforums.com, etc.) and
there were a lot of inexplicable false positives, they also found a
good number of actual unauthorized uses by businesses and
organizations. What was ESPECIALLY impressive was that their algorithm
found my image inside composite images that had been made by the
infringer, one case where the infringed usage of the image was
somewhat cropped, and another where it was used in a slider graphic
and faded out to one side (in otherwords, my image, but modified by
the infinger. This was pretty impressive!

You can submit a claim with Pixsy and they will negotiate a licensing
fee with the infringer and pay the photographer 50%.

However, since they are new, I can't find any info on how much those
negotitated fees might actually be. So for now, I plan to use Pixsy
simply as my "bloodhound" and turn the infringements over to a real
copyright/photo attorney. It may be slower, but I don't think
attorney's charge THAT much unless they actually go to court, and
being attorneys I'll bet they get higher amounts than Pixsy will. (At
least two of my infringers are pretty big name web sites).

Here is the Pixsy blog: https://www.pixsy.com/blog/
An article from fstoppers from back in March:
https://fstoppers.com/business/exclusive-sneak-peek-inside-pixsy-beta-60219

https://www.pixsy.com/sign-up/

In addition to negotiation licenses, you can also quickly issue a DCMA
takedown notice using images that Pixsy finds that belong to you.

Hope someone finds this useful.



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Re: Pixsy.com - Tool for finding your images being used illegally

[ann sanfedele]

I requested, got reply but haven't been invited -- apparently they have 
lots of interest.. politely siad they

would or might invite in future

ann

On 1/9/2016 7:15 PM, David Parsons wrote:

I just checked it out.  They are in beta now, and you request an invite to join.

On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 7:06 PM, Darren Addy  wrote:

You may have heard about the photographer discovering that one of his
images had been appropriated by ISIS for propaganda purposes. What you
may not have paid attention to is the service that alerted him of the
violation: Pixsy
http://www.pixsy.com/what-to-do-when-isis-steals-your-photo/

I had signed up some time ago for a Pixsy invite but apparently missed
it when it came. However today I noticed a reminder email from them
and used the invitation. I am very impressed with their algorithm's
ability to find where your images are posted. I just fed them my
Flickr account and they (very quickly) about 25 pages full of links
with my image and the suspected image.

There were a lot of images that they found on places where I had
posted them (like forum.mflenses.com, pentaxforums.com, etc.) and
there were a lot of inexplicable false positives, they also found a
good number of actual unauthorized uses by businesses and
organizations. What was ESPECIALLY impressive was that their algorithm
found my image inside composite images that had been made by the
infringer, one case where the infringed usage of the image was
somewhat cropped, and another where it was used in a slider graphic
and faded out to one side (in otherwords, my image, but modified by
the infinger. This was pretty impressive!

You can submit a claim with Pixsy and they will negotiate a licensing
fee with the infringer and pay the photographer 50%.

However, since they are new, I can't find any info on how much those
negotitated fees might actually be. So for now, I plan to use Pixsy
simply as my "bloodhound" and turn the infringements over to a real
copyright/photo attorney. It may be slower, but I don't think
attorney's charge THAT much unless they actually go to court, and
being attorneys I'll bet they get higher amounts than Pixsy will. (At
least two of my infringers are pretty big name web sites).

Here is the Pixsy blog: https://www.pixsy.com/blog/
An article from fstoppers from back in March:
https://fstoppers.com/business/exclusive-sneak-peek-inside-pixsy-beta-60219

https://www.pixsy.com/sign-up/

In addition to negotiation licenses, you can also quickly issue a DCMA
takedown notice using images that Pixsy finds that belong to you.

Hope someone finds this useful.
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Re: Pixsy.com - Tool for finding your images being used illegally

[ann sanfedele]

Darren, this is what my thanks for your interest thing saidexactly.

"Due to high demand we're currently invitation-only. We expect to extend 
an invite to you as soon as we can."


with  an invite to follow them on facebook  - which I did, just to see 
if that had any influence.


we'll see

ann

On 1/10/2016 1:58 PM, Darren Addy wrote:

That's how it worked for me too, Ann. I can't remember how long ago I
requested an invite, but it was long enough that I completely forgot
about it - so I'd say at least 15 or 20 minutes.
:)

On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 12:51 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:

I requested, got reply but haven't been invited -- apparently they have lots
of interest.. politely siad they
would or might invite in future

ann


On 1/9/2016 7:15 PM, David Parsons wrote:

I just checked it out.  They are in beta now, and you request an invite to
join.

On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 7:06 PM, Darren Addy  wrote:

You may have heard about the photographer discovering that one of his
images had been appropriated by ISIS for propaganda purposes. What you
may not have paid attention to is the service that alerted him of the
violation: Pixsy
http://www.pixsy.com/what-to-do-when-isis-steals-your-photo/

I had signed up some time ago for a Pixsy invite but apparently missed
it when it came. However today I noticed a reminder email from them
and used the invitation. I am very impressed with their algorithm's
ability to find where your images are posted. I just fed them my
Flickr account and they (very quickly) about 25 pages full of links
with my image and the suspected image.

There were a lot of images that they found on places where I had
posted them (like forum.mflenses.com, pentaxforums.com, etc.) and
there were a lot of inexplicable false positives, they also found a
good number of actual unauthorized uses by businesses and
organizations. What was ESPECIALLY impressive was that their algorithm
found my image inside composite images that had been made by the
infringer, one case where the infringed usage of the image was
somewhat cropped, and another where it was used in a slider graphic
and faded out to one side (in otherwords, my image, but modified by
the infinger. This was pretty impressive!

You can submit a claim with Pixsy and they will negotiate a licensing
fee with the infringer and pay the photographer 50%.

However, since they are new, I can't find any info on how much those
negotitated fees might actually be. So for now, I plan to use Pixsy
simply as my "bloodhound" and turn the infringements over to a real
copyright/photo attorney. It may be slower, but I don't think
attorney's charge THAT much unless they actually go to court, and
being attorneys I'll bet they get higher amounts than Pixsy will. (At
least two of my infringers are pretty big name web sites).

Here is the Pixsy blog: https://www.pixsy.com/blog/
An article from fstoppers from back in March:

https://fstoppers.com/business/exclusive-sneak-peek-inside-pixsy-beta-60219

https://www.pixsy.com/sign-up/

In addition to negotiation licenses, you can also quickly issue a DCMA
takedown notice using images that Pixsy finds that belong to you.

Hope someone finds this useful.
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Re: Pixsy.com - Tool for finding your images being used illegally

[Darren Addy]

That's how it worked for me too, Ann. I can't remember how long ago I
requested an invite, but it was long enough that I completely forgot
about it - so I'd say at least 15 or 20 minutes.
:)

On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 12:51 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> I requested, got reply but haven't been invited -- apparently they have lots
> of interest.. politely siad they
> would or might invite in future
>
> ann
>
>
> On 1/9/2016 7:15 PM, David Parsons wrote:
>>
>> I just checked it out.  They are in beta now, and you request an invite to
>> join.
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 7:06 PM, Darren Addy  wrote:
>>>
>>> You may have heard about the photographer discovering that one of his
>>> images had been appropriated by ISIS for propaganda purposes. What you
>>> may not have paid attention to is the service that alerted him of the
>>> violation: Pixsy
>>> http://www.pixsy.com/what-to-do-when-isis-steals-your-photo/
>>>
>>> I had signed up some time ago for a Pixsy invite but apparently missed
>>> it when it came. However today I noticed a reminder email from them
>>> and used the invitation. I am very impressed with their algorithm's
>>> ability to find where your images are posted. I just fed them my
>>> Flickr account and they (very quickly) about 25 pages full of links
>>> with my image and the suspected image.
>>>
>>> There were a lot of images that they found on places where I had
>>> posted them (like forum.mflenses.com, pentaxforums.com, etc.) and
>>> there were a lot of inexplicable false positives, they also found a
>>> good number of actual unauthorized uses by businesses and
>>> organizations. What was ESPECIALLY impressive was that their algorithm
>>> found my image inside composite images that had been made by the
>>> infringer, one case where the infringed usage of the image was
>>> somewhat cropped, and another where it was used in a slider graphic
>>> and faded out to one side (in otherwords, my image, but modified by
>>> the infinger. This was pretty impressive!
>>>
>>> You can submit a claim with Pixsy and they will negotiate a licensing
>>> fee with the infringer and pay the photographer 50%.
>>>
>>> However, since they are new, I can't find any info on how much those
>>> negotitated fees might actually be. So for now, I plan to use Pixsy
>>> simply as my "bloodhound" and turn the infringements over to a real
>>> copyright/photo attorney. It may be slower, but I don't think
>>> attorney's charge THAT much unless they actually go to court, and
>>> being attorneys I'll bet they get higher amounts than Pixsy will. (At
>>> least two of my infringers are pretty big name web sites).
>>>
>>> Here is the Pixsy blog: https://www.pixsy.com/blog/
>>> An article from fstoppers from back in March:
>>>
>>> https://fstoppers.com/business/exclusive-sneak-peek-inside-pixsy-beta-60219
>>>
>>> https://www.pixsy.com/sign-up/
>>>
>>> In addition to negotiation licenses, you can also quickly issue a DCMA
>>> takedown notice using images that Pixsy finds that belong to you.
>>>
>>> Hope someone finds this useful.
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Pixsy.com - Tool for finding your images being used illegally

[Darren Addy]

You may have heard about the photographer discovering that one of his
images had been appropriated by ISIS for propaganda purposes. What you
may not have paid attention to is the service that alerted him of the
violation: Pixsy
http://www.pixsy.com/what-to-do-when-isis-steals-your-photo/

I had signed up some time ago for a Pixsy invite but apparently missed
it when it came. However today I noticed a reminder email from them
and used the invitation. I am very impressed with their algorithm's
ability to find where your images are posted. I just fed them my
Flickr account and they (very quickly) about 25 pages full of links
with my image and the suspected image.

There were a lot of images that they found on places where I had
posted them (like forum.mflenses.com, pentaxforums.com, etc.) and
there were a lot of inexplicable false positives, they also found a
good number of actual unauthorized uses by businesses and
organizations. What was ESPECIALLY impressive was that their algorithm
found my image inside composite images that had been made by the
infringer, one case where the infringed usage of the image was
somewhat cropped, and another where it was used in a slider graphic
and faded out to one side (in otherwords, my image, but modified by
the infinger. This was pretty impressive!

You can submit a claim with Pixsy and they will negotiate a licensing
fee with the infringer and pay the photographer 50%.

However, since they are new, I can't find any info on how much those
negotitated fees might actually be. So for now, I plan to use Pixsy
simply as my "bloodhound" and turn the infringements over to a real
copyright/photo attorney. It may be slower, but I don't think
attorney's charge THAT much unless they actually go to court, and
being attorneys I'll bet they get higher amounts than Pixsy will. (At
least two of my infringers are pretty big name web sites).

Here is the Pixsy blog: https://www.pixsy.com/blog/
An article from fstoppers from back in March:
https://fstoppers.com/business/exclusive-sneak-peek-inside-pixsy-beta-60219

https://www.pixsy.com/sign-up/

In addition to negotiation licenses, you can also quickly issue a DCMA
takedown notice using images that Pixsy finds that belong to you.

Hope someone finds this useful.
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Re: Pixsy.com - Tool for finding your images being used illegally

[David Parsons]

I just checked it out.  They are in beta now, and you request an invite to join.

On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 7:06 PM, Darren Addy  wrote:
> You may have heard about the photographer discovering that one of his
> images had been appropriated by ISIS for propaganda purposes. What you
> may not have paid attention to is the service that alerted him of the
> violation: Pixsy
> http://www.pixsy.com/what-to-do-when-isis-steals-your-photo/
>
> I had signed up some time ago for a Pixsy invite but apparently missed
> it when it came. However today I noticed a reminder email from them
> and used the invitation. I am very impressed with their algorithm's
> ability to find where your images are posted. I just fed them my
> Flickr account and they (very quickly) about 25 pages full of links
> with my image and the suspected image.
>
> There were a lot of images that they found on places where I had
> posted them (like forum.mflenses.com, pentaxforums.com, etc.) and
> there were a lot of inexplicable false positives, they also found a
> good number of actual unauthorized uses by businesses and
> organizations. What was ESPECIALLY impressive was that their algorithm
> found my image inside composite images that had been made by the
> infringer, one case where the infringed usage of the image was
> somewhat cropped, and another where it was used in a slider graphic
> and faded out to one side (in otherwords, my image, but modified by
> the infinger. This was pretty impressive!
>
> You can submit a claim with Pixsy and they will negotiate a licensing
> fee with the infringer and pay the photographer 50%.
>
> However, since they are new, I can't find any info on how much those
> negotitated fees might actually be. So for now, I plan to use Pixsy
> simply as my "bloodhound" and turn the infringements over to a real
> copyright/photo attorney. It may be slower, but I don't think
> attorney's charge THAT much unless they actually go to court, and
> being attorneys I'll bet they get higher amounts than Pixsy will. (At
> least two of my infringers are pretty big name web sites).
>
> Here is the Pixsy blog: https://www.pixsy.com/blog/
> An article from fstoppers from back in March:
> https://fstoppers.com/business/exclusive-sneak-peek-inside-pixsy-beta-60219
>
> https://www.pixsy.com/sign-up/
>
> In addition to negotiation licenses, you can also quickly issue a DCMA
> takedown notice using images that Pixsy finds that belong to you.
>
> Hope someone finds this useful.
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