I have to agree with this logic, if only for the reason that governments
are very limited in how they can regulate the Internet (and bravo!). I
guess, technically, you can sue someone for stealing (using(?) without
the explicit permission of the copyright holder) an image. But such
faith in the interoperability of international judicial systems is like
watching CSI as a documentary.
But, what can you do? Make your image low res to the threshold of
marketability? Slap any variety of watermarks on the image (again, a
threshold)? Use www.tineye.com to hunt down your images and send
violators stern emails? Issue your image license under the Creative
Commons (those communists!). I suppose, to compete as a pro these days,
anyone without a sophisticated web presence has a monumental level of
challenge before them.
People, for whom such theft represents a financial loss or
misrepresentation, have a solid claim. However, anything else simply
falls under the auspice of intellectual property. I greatly caution the
pursuit of this construct if we ever envision the Internet to be
anything more than a celebration of privatization and capitalism.
How accessible is this Flickr group, or the images within? Flickr is a
Yahoo! product, and a free one at that. Read the fine print and learn
exactly how much integrity your images have in this space. The PF
gallery has(d) ZERO limitations on access. I'm fascinated this subject
is actually a point of discussion. If anyone on the list has had an
image lifted from the Internet, how much money do you claim you lost (if
you are willing, or legally able, to discuss)?
Mario Pires wrote:
If you are afraid then don't put it on the net, simple
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 18:28, Bob <w8imo@xxxxxxxx
<mailto:w8imo@xxxxxxxx>> wrote:
That doesn't make it right.    I can only wonder how you feel
about someone stealing: your car, your camera gear, your wallet,
your identity. People always steal these things too.
Bob
Dan Mitchell wrote:
Life is too short to cure all its ills - people will always steal no matter what one does to prevent it.
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