I would be flattered if people used my photos--but only if they
attribute the photo to me. They do not need my permission. Like other
photographers here, I'd like to receive copies of the page or the
publication or emails with links to the websites. I, too, am curious
how people want to use my pictures. Besides, if people like my photos
so much they want to publish them, then it's something I can add to my
brag book, if not my CV.
The problem is, my photos have been published (online and in print) more
often without my name and knowledge than with it--and fairly frequently
under someone else's name. This really bugs me. I do consider it
stealing. Naturally, it reduces my respect for those copying my
pictures. Bottom line, it breaks trust and, when it is a colleague that
pinches my photos, it breaks the relationship and removes (for me) the
possibility of future collaboration or future research.
CL
who really cannot call herself a professional photographer and who is
always using photos and figures from the net (with attribution) for
lectures and classes.
Jane Shevtsov wrote:
How do you define "stealing"? Is it only if the photo is not
attributed to you? If the photo is attributed but used without your
explicit permission, would you call that stealing? I'm just interested
in how different people think about these issues.
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Cara Lin Bridgman [email protected]
P.O. Box 013 Shinjhuang http://megaview.com.tw/~caralin
Longjing Township http://www.BugDorm.com
Taichung County 43499
Taiwan Phone: 886-4-2632-5484
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