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Unfortunately, those who post photos on the internet know
that borrowing (i.e. theft) of these photos is commonplace. The worst example
is people selling on eBay. Even when you tell them, many continue using the
photo. When you tell eBay, eBay responds they saying that they are not
responsible. However, under Canadian law – and I believe American law is
identical on this point - once eBay is notified, they have an obligation to
remove the offending material immediately. Moreover, people guilty of this practice
such as Linda Parks and William vanVliet should be blacklisted permanently. I
have seen photos from my web site used as well as photos from the web site of I am waiting for the American lawyer to take a class action
against eBay for this because, until that happens, eBay will continue to encourage
this practice and everyone posting photos is at risk. Howard Ginsberg www.bedfordorchids.com |
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