[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Photo Net doesn't sell your images. Of course they can be downloaded by > anyone who so chooses. But I don't loose any sleep over someone using my > Photo Net photos. I just make sure that some are posted with stock houses as > well, so I at least have a chance at selling some. In fact, I've had stock > houses request high res copies of images that they saw on Photo Net. But I > would rather have them put to use without credit or payment than have them > languish in a drawer or on a hard disk. > Paul
I was going to ask you if you ever sold anything as a result of having stuff posted on photo.net. I put contact info in my bio there and that I was with Animals Animals/Earth scenes. in fact, a couple of the pictures i have up on photo.net are in AA?es"s data bank. Paul, thanks for comenting on my photos , btw - :) annsan > > > > Ever since there was an issue with Yahoo taking images and/or designs off of > > peoples freebie web sites, which if you read the fine print was legal for > > them to do, I have been nervous about posting on any web space other then my > > own. That doesn't mean folks can't still attempt to steal my images, but at > > least I haven't given up my legal rights in any way. All these networks > > being discussed, do they guarantee the owner they won't sell them to someone > > else without you getting credit? > > > > I realize these sites give you more exposure then I'm going to get on > > private web space, but it would really piss me off if I found my work used > > commercially without my being credited, royalty etc. > > > > Dave > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 10:14 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: Photo.net Changes the Rules and a Question > > > > > > > > > I think Photosig is pretty good. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 16 November 2004 15:10 > > > To: PDML > > > Subject: Photo.net Changes the Rules and a Question > > > > > > Again, Photo.net pisses me off. > > > > > > Under the "old" rules, a non-member (in other words, someone who > > > doesn't want to pay an annual fee, like me), one could post up to 99 > > > photos in their gallery. If one went over that amount, the post would > > > still go through, but any of your photos could be arbitrarily deleted > > > without notice, to get your number down to 99. > > > > > > Fair enough. > > > > > > Yesterday, when I posted my most recent PAW (which only Cotty liked > > > <g>), a big red notice is on my screen that I'm over my limit of ~47~ > > > photos. > > > > > > Huh? > > > > > > Well, it seems that "guests" (which is what they now call me, since I > > > won't pay) now have a limit of 5 photos, plus "extras". The number of > > > extras one is allowed is determined by some arcane and undisclosed > > > formula that has to do with how many viewings one's photos have had, > > > along with how many photos one has posted. The number of extras can > > > fluctuate without notice. > > > > > > Okay, I know, I know, I'm a cheapskate looking for freebies, and I > > > have no right to complain, right? > > > > > > Wrong! > > > > > > Seems to me that changing the rules mid-stream, without notice, is > > > entirely unfair. At least they could have a Sunset or Grandfather > > > Clause (or whatever they call them) wherein the new rules only apply > > > to new members (sorry, "guests"), and anyone who's been around for a > > > while still has the same old guidelines applied to them. > > > > > > So, again, I'm looking for a new place to put photos. My searches in > > > the past didn't prove fruitful, because anyone who wanted to view at > > > those places had to sign in (don't like that). I see Boris is using > > > Web Aperture, but folks don't like the resized window. > > > > > > Who's Amita with? Mug-something-or-other? Anyone have any thoughts > > > on that place? Is it free? I really don't want to have to pay for > > > this - having to put up with ads, and having my name and info go into > > > a databank to be used for who knows what is about all I'm the payment > > > I'm willing to make. > > > > > > Thanks in advance for your thoughts. > > > > > > cheers, > > > frank > > > -- > > > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > > > > > > >
