Quoting Brian Walters <[email protected]>:
Quoting steve harley <[email protected]>:
on 2012-09-30 4:17 Brian Walters wrote
Just two days ago I discovered one of my photos being used in this
blog post:
http://berkeleygardencoach.com/2011/12/31/the-proteaceae-family/
(the 4th photo is mine - it's been reproduced at low res but it's
still mine
and I suspect that the other photos have been nicked as well.)
the state of copyright is miserable; it makes sense until you think
about it; only a fraction of those who make a living from copyright
enforcement are productive members of society; the laws are
antiques, but their antiqueness is constantly updated to keep
Mickey Mouse in copyright; the DMCA is like the Guantanamo Bay of
copyright
nonetheless, i see this as a case where DMCA could be useful, after
a few steps of unsuccessful escalation; it would get Heidi's
attention; i doubt she gets much business from her website, and one
positive thing about DMCA, when it is not abused, is it gets quick
results without causing huge expenses for the infractor
I've sent her a polite letter questioning her ethics. I doubt that
will get any response but we'll see. I might follow up with DCMA if
only because she's nicked lots of other people's photos and her blog
appears to republish entire articles far in excess of what I'd
regard as 'fair use'. Of course, she may have permission to
republish, but I doubt it.
I got a reply back from Heidi (Berkeley Garden Coach) in less that 30
minutes. She has offered to take the photo down
but I've told her she can leave it if I'm acknowledged as the owner.
Interesting...
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Brian
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Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
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