Bob Talbot <BobTalbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > The question is, what commercial value do screen-resolution, much > less > > than fullscreen size, copies of my images have? Because that's all > > that can be stolen. > > David ... have you not read the newsgroups? Do you not watch those > crime drama progs where you can blow up 4 pixels to be able to > readable full screen? I have in fact seen that happen right on my television screen. I just don't seem to be able to find the downloadable program on the web to be able to do it myself :-). > Genuine Fractals has often been touted as being able to do miracles > (and I'm sure you are aware - it would need a miracle :) Yep. I haven't tried making wall-size prints from 12 megapixel images, which is the area I hear GF might actually be somewhat useful for, so I reserve judgement overall; but it doesn't do anything useful for the size increases I actually sue. > > And will they ever be stolen by people who'd consider paying? If > not, > > then there's no lost income anyway. Still annoying, and worth > > threatening prosecution etc. But not an actual financial loss. > > That's the long and short of it over here (no statutory damages for > simple copyright theft). The big crime (the only time the police will > take ANY interest) is if you start bootlegging and reselling *in > competiton with* a commercial product. They do take that seriously - > but then they would, it's big business interest that is threatened. > That said: look on ebay UK and you can buy almost any M$ product for > .. well, prices that preclude them being genuine if that makes sense > ... but what jury is gonna find for Mr (Slime-Ball) Gates over here? > > Some spotty little oik uses your image as "his" windows wallpaper? > Best to get over it. Or glory in it. Ctein deliberately invites people to do that with his images (he makes money on those images selling dye-transfer prints, or now hand-bound books in tabloid size of high-end inkjet prints, neither of which is terribly threatened by on-screen viewing). -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>
