[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Mark is correct. A complaint will probably result in action. A Chinese > photo site picked up a bunch of material from Photo.net. I happened to > be the first to notice. They had credited the photographers, and I ran > across the site while googling my name to see if my ad portfolio page > came up near the top of the google list. After numerous complaints > from photo.net patrons, the site removed all the swiped photos. I > didn't really care that they had posted some of my work, but some > other photo.net patrons were irate. Some even closed down their > photo.net pages.
I'm mainly interested in selling fine art prints, so I personally have no problem with people taking my images for their own personal use as long as they give credit: I use the Creative Commons Attribution/Non-Commercial license on almost all my photos. But Dave Brooks is in a very different business and can't afford my laid-back attitude: By taking screen grabs of his work, his customers are effectively stealing precisely the product he is trying to sell. Dave, you need to make sure there's a copyright notice on all your web pages and notify FaceBook (or whatever site is involved), referencing your web site. Here's FaceBook's policy: "We respect the intellectual property rights of others and we prohibit users from uploading, posting or otherwise transmitting on the Facebook website or service any materials that violate another party's intellectual property rights. When we receive proper Notification of Alleged Copyright Infringement as described in our Facebook Copyright Policy, we promptly remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material and terminate the accounts of repeat infringers as described herein in accordance with the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. If you believe that any material on the Site infringes upon any copyright which you own or control, you may send a written notification of such infringement to our Designated Agent. Please see our Facebook Copyright Policy (http://www.facebook.com/copyright.php) for more information on how to report infringement of your copyright." From http://www.facebook.com/copyright.php: "You may submit your Notification of Alleged Copyright Infringement using our automated form, or send it to our Designated Agent by fax, mail, or E-Mail as set forth below: Facebook Designated Copyright Agent Facebook, Inc. 156 University Avenue, Suite 300 Palo Alto, California 94301 Phone: 650.543.4800 Fax:650.543.4801 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
