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 04/06/2007 01:46:10 PM · #1
grrrrrr

Someone just sent this to me on yahoo. so annoying. I asked for it to be removed, havent heard back from them yet. he only had four other shots but make sure the background photos arent one of yours.

this is my shot.

Message edited by author 2007-04-06 13:46:46.
 04/06/2007 01:47:03 PM · #2
It is an epidemic!
 04/06/2007 01:48:51 PM · #3
Nice bit of photoshopping though..

still, I can imagine your annoyance..
 04/06/2007 01:49:47 PM · #4
:(
 04/06/2007 02:07:20 PM · #5
Heh... sorry, Crystal! I've been there, too. Somebody swiped THIS image and "reverse engineered" it to look like it was Photoshopped together (mine was Basic Editing). It won first place, but I had it yanked immediately.
 04/06/2007 02:08:03 PM · #6
Speaking of stolen images:

Last week a nice gentleman introduced himself to me as the president of our town's camera club. He said he liked my photos, so much so that he had taken one off my pBase site, framed it, and presented it to the direcotr of the town library as a retirement present. um are we fighting a losing battle here?
 04/06/2007 02:08:56 PM · #7
Originally posted by emorgan49:
Speaking of stolen images:

Last week a nice gentleman introduced himself to me as the president of our town's camera club. He said he liked my photos, so much so that he had taken one off my pBase site, framed it, and presented it to the direcotr of the town library as a retirement present. um are we fighting a losing battle here?


Oh. My. God. Did you bonk him on the head? Or just hand him a bill?
 04/06/2007 02:09:58 PM · #8
Originally posted by L2:
Oh. My. God. Did you bonk him on the head? Or just hand him a bill?


LOL! What a maroon.
 04/06/2007 02:13:01 PM · #9
Originally posted by emorgan49:
Speaking of stolen images:

Last week a nice gentleman introduced himself to me as the president of our town's camera club. He said he liked my photos, so much so that he had taken one off my pBase site, framed it, and presented it to the direcotr of the town library as a retirement present. um are we fighting a losing battle here?


OH my! that takes some...guts.
 04/06/2007 02:15:29 PM · #10
Originally posted by jaded_youth:
grrrrrr

Someone just sent this to me on yahoo. so annoying. I asked for it to be removed, havent heard back from them yet. he only had four other shots but make sure the background photos arent one of yours.

this is my shot.


Simply unbelievable. It's even for a contest. Sick bastards I tell ya! How can you even feel good about yourself if you are to win with someone else's work?

Get a rope I say!
 04/06/2007 02:16:09 PM · #11
So how DOES one register a disk of images with the Copyright office? Can I do a DVD of thumbnails? (like 10,000 of them) for the $35 or is it $45?
 04/06/2007 02:19:53 PM · #12
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
So how DOES one register a disk of images with the Copyright office? Can I do a DVD of thumbnails? (like 10,000 of them) for the $35 or is it $45?


Copyright Thread with good info
 04/06/2007 02:22:16 PM · #13
Worth1000 is FULL of copyright violations that's why I never signed up for the site. People seem to think as long as they are "just having fun" they can take any photo and do whatever they want with it. I'd be willing to bet over half the people on that site don't even own a camera.
 04/06/2007 02:41:42 PM · #14
seems like emailing them may not be enough..ugh. this could take forever.

Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement to Worth1000

If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been infringed by a user of our service, please provide our Intellectual Property Rights Agent with a notification that contains the following information, pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2):

A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other rights that have been allegedly infringed.
Identification of the copyright or other rights that have been allegedly infringed.
The URL used in connection with the sale of the allegedly infringing merchandise.
Your name, address, telephone number and email address.
A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the rights owner, its agent or the law.
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other right that is allegedly infringed.
Written notification must be submitted to the Designated Agent, via the form provided here.
04/06/2007 02:53:35 PM · #15
@JadedYouth - that's a standard DMCA claim form.
04/06/2007 02:56:53 PM · #16
Originally posted by L2:
@JadedYouth - that's a standard DMCA claim form.


I've only had one other image stolen that I know about and all I had to do was email the site and they took it off. I'm not really annoyed by the process. Just that I have to hand write and mail it to them making it take much longer before the actual removal. ya know?

oh. I persoanlly would have to mail it since I dont know how to do the electronic signiture thing i mean..just to clear that up.

Message edited by author 2007-04-06 14:59:15.
 04/06/2007 02:59:31 PM · #17
My god- that site really is packed full! I mean- look at the 'celebrity" challenges- every one of those photographs are originally from high profile professional guys...

A losing battle indeed.
 04/06/2007 03:03:32 PM · #18
Have you taken a look at the User Agreement for that site? Talk about major rules!

User Agreement at Worth1000.com

Check out section 6, specifically items 6.8 and 6.9
 04/06/2007 03:04:40 PM · #19
Originally posted by emorgan49:
Speaking of stolen images:

Last week a nice gentleman introduced himself to me as the president of our town's camera club. He said he liked my photos, so much so that he had taken one off my pBase site, framed it, and presented it to the direcotr of the town library as a retirement present. um are we fighting a losing battle here?


I can only imagine the look on his face when he said that... ieuw. They might think it's flattering that they used your work, but it's just a rip off.

I wonder how the quality of the framed photo was.. and the worst part is, that your name is "on" it..

Hope you do something about it.. goodluck

@ Jaded: that is BAD.. good luck emailing them and finally get that photo off of the site!

04/06/2007 03:56:56 PM · #20
Originally posted by emorgan49:
Speaking of stolen images:

Last week a nice gentleman introduced himself to me as the president of our town's camera club. He said he liked my photos, so much so that he had taken one off my pBase site, framed it, and presented it to the direcotr of the town library as a retirement present. um are we fighting a losing battle here?


Oooooo! Free advertising! Make the best of it by one upping the "president" by offering a trade to the director. Give him a matted and framed copy of the image in exchange for the lesser quality image.

You might even return the stolen image to the president with COPYWRITTEN hand written over the image. Along with a disapproving look. :)

Message edited by author 2007-04-06 15:57:32.
 04/06/2007 04:11:02 PM · #21
I wish people would just take their own photographs rather than stealing other photographs that people worked hard on. I mean, how hard is it to pick up a camera and hit the shutter button?

(I forgot to put 'hard' in there.)

Message edited by author 2007-04-06 16:13:24.
 04/06/2007 04:11:15 PM · #22
Please, keep the discussion civil (no names from other threads :)
 04/06/2007 04:13:06 PM · #23
Originally posted by _eug:
Originally posted by emorgan49:
Speaking of stolen images:

Last week a nice gentleman introduced himself to me as the president of our town's camera club. He said he liked my photos, so much so that he had taken one off my pBase site, framed it, and presented it to the direcotr of the town library as a retirement present. um are we fighting a losing battle here?


Oooooo! Free advertising! Make the best of it by one upping the "president" by offering a trade to the director. Give him a matted and framed copy of the image in exchange for the lesser quality image.

You might even return the stolen image to the president with COPYWRITTEN hand written over the image. Along with a disapproving look. :)


good idea. civil, generous, and gets your point across.
 04/06/2007 04:13:51 PM · #24
Sorry about that, I thought it might be out of line. was just not coming back to remove it. seemed funny at the time.
Originally posted by ursula:
Please, keep the discussion civil (no names from other threads :)

04/06/2007 04:14:40 PM · #25
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
Sorry about that, I thought it might be out of line. was just not coming back to remove it. seemed funny at the time.
Originally posted by ursula:
Please, keep the discussion civil (no names from other threads :)


No problem :)
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