From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > According to eBay rules, links to images WITHOUT PERMISSION of the image > owner, is not allowed.
Understood. And he should abide by ebay rules when on ebay. Nevertheless your comment is irrelevent to the question of theft. That was the accusation found in nearly every post about this subject. If you wish to discuss ebay rules, that is another matter. > 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, He did not "take" an image. > and in fact > doing it twice, shows that the seller is, if not completely > disreputable, is certainly one to watch out for. Perhaps so, but he has an acceptable rating, and if he's ever selling something I want, I'll bid. > 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. Since the item being sold is NEW (not like new, not excellent, not hardly used, NEW) this is entirely irrelevent. When I buy new rifle from Springfield Armory, I am not stupid enough to expect that the item pictured on the site is exactly the same one they will ship to me. Many people sell new items on ebay and use My brother makes high end Adirondack Chairs. You can order them from http://www.steve.blakely.com . I promise you that the photos on the site are not of the ones that you will get. In fact, the green one was sold to Forest Mars (Mars candy bare fame). You will get a different one. New. Boz had every right to do what he did. It's his site after all. But was it wise? Damned if I know. We, after all, are not _directly_ affected by the seller's link. Only Boz is. I can only assume (and hope) that he acted in his best interests dispite the free press and not withstanding all the "egging on" given in this forum. > 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. - 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 .
