According to eBay rules, links to images WITHOUT PERMISSION of the image owner, is not allowed. I suspect Boz would have been happy to authorize a link, which would then have been a win-win situation for all involved. By taking an image without asking permission, and in fact doing it twice, shows that the seller is, if not completely disreputable, is certainly one to watch out for.
Further, the idea of presenting an auction image that is not of the item for sale calls into question the condition and accurate description of the actual item. I won't buy from a seller that cannot provide his or her own pictures. Bob Blakely wrote: > > He has not stolen any images. He has merely > linked to images. It's possible to provide > images for your sites that can not be linked > to if this is important to you. If you don't > want someone linking to your images, make your > site a tiny bit more sophisticated. Make > the folder that contains the images off limits > to the screaming public. It's not that > hard. Frankly, I would have provided a standard > (click to see) link to Boz's site myself > for any particulars to go along with my own photo. > Last I heard, links are legal whether > we like it or not and software that automatically > incorporates such links is standard. He > didn't copy the image and paste it from his own URL. > > Originally, Boz got free press for his site and > another step up the site authority ladder > outside our own small, insular fraternity and > with nothing lost from his pocket. Now I'm > sure he has added to his reputation in another way. > Sometimes we just have to consider > what's really in our best interests. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
