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09/13/2011 10:57:41 AM · #1
I stumbled across a photo of mine on a local property rental business' website. The office is near my house, so I dropped an invoice in their mailbox last night on my way home from work. I phoned during the day, but only got voice mail. Too bad they aren't open late enough that I could walk in and hand the invoice to a human, with my idling chainsaw in my other hand. (In case you missed it... my new chainsaw.)

$350 + $45.50 GST.

My photo, below, cycles through in a slide show on their front (and other) page.

What do you think will happen?


09/13/2011 10:59:50 AM · #2
'Property rental'... sounds a bit mafia-ish.

Perhaps they'll be the ones arriving on your doorstep with chainsaws?
09/13/2011 11:27:30 AM · #3
Show up wearing flipflops with your toes painted and they'll pay
09/13/2011 11:37:21 AM · #4
Go in and find the manager and hand deliver when they ignore the one in their mailbox.....
09/13/2011 11:47:56 AM · #5
I think they will tactfully ignore you.
09/13/2011 11:48:43 AM · #6
Originally posted by robs:

Go in and find the manager and hand deliver when they ignore the one in their mailbox.....

With an additional 'adminstration fee' for failing to pay the first one.
09/13/2011 11:50:42 AM · #7
Show them the chainsaw video. They'll something their somethings when they see your bare feet. I particularly liked the moment when you were about to chainsaw your lawn.
09/13/2011 11:51:45 AM · #8
Originally posted by ganders:

Originally posted by robs:

Go in and find the manager and hand deliver when they ignore the one in their mailbox.....

With an additional 'adminstration fee' for failing to pay the first one.

Don't forget another fee for wasting your time.
09/13/2011 01:24:09 PM · #9
This should be good. Can't wait to hear how they respond. Good luck.
09/13/2011 01:28:22 PM · #10
I predict a YouTube classic. You should show up with your video camera running, dressed as Batman and demand payment.
09/13/2011 01:39:52 PM · #11
Originally posted by Spork99:

I predict a YouTube classic. You should show up with your video camera running, dressed as Batman and demand payment.


I second this - if nothing else they may simply pay because they're concerned enough about your mental health to be scared of you.. :) And, please, video is a must set the camera somewhere though so we can see all the action... LOL
09/13/2011 03:17:51 PM · #12
I found the place. :P
09/13/2011 03:26:24 PM · #13
Originally posted by Louis:

I found the place. :P


Me too....picture is still up there! Slippy..how did find out about it?
09/13/2011 03:31:00 PM · #14
Bat-man....Bat-man...Bat-man!
GO! GO! :P I can hardly wait for this film to be released!
09/13/2011 03:31:25 PM · #15
Originally posted by Tommy_Mac:

Originally posted by Louis:

I found the place. :P


Me too....picture is still up there! Slippy..how did find out about it?

Someone wanted to use a different photo of mine in a gallery. I searched on his group and the website has a link to this other one, but they aren't affiliated.
09/13/2011 03:32:22 PM · #16
Originally posted by Louis:

I found the place. :P

You're a local. You want to be my leg-breaker? ;-D
09/13/2011 03:33:14 PM · #17
I put Terms net 14 days on the invoice. If it isn't paid by then I'll contact a lawyer and throw them all in jail.
09/13/2011 03:34:39 PM · #18
Ohhhh... cool! I can't wait for Part II.
09/13/2011 03:34:44 PM · #19
Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Originally posted by Louis:

I found the place. :P

You're a local. You want to be my leg-breaker? ;-D

For one thrilling moment, I thought the site's contact page had one of my pics of Bronte Creek park. Nobody ever steals my stuff. :/

Message edited by author 2011-09-13 15:35:21.
09/13/2011 03:36:50 PM · #20
Originally posted by Louis:

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Originally posted by Louis:

I found the place. :P

You're a local. You want to be my leg-breaker? ;-D

For one thrilling moment, I thought the site's contact page had one of my pics of Bronte Creek park. Nobody ever steals my stuff. :/

You have to shoot fewer artsy close-ups and do some general Burlington scenes. I've been contacted twice about them in the last couple of weeks. It's a shame nobody can afford me, but it saves me digging them out of my archives. ;-)
09/13/2011 03:41:08 PM · #21
But do you only have pictures here, or somewhere else that they're getting found. At. (?)
09/13/2011 03:47:46 PM · #22
Boy, that was easy to find... Bookmarked...

R.
09/13/2011 03:58:52 PM · #23
Originally posted by Louis:

But do you only have pictures here, or somewhere else that they're getting found. At. (?)

They got that one from Panaramio (Google Earth). It's the only place I put that one. Are you implying I don't have a case? :-(
09/13/2011 04:07:20 PM · #24
Hm? No. Stolen, for sure. I was just curious where it was snagged from.
09/13/2011 04:08:05 PM · #25
Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Originally posted by Louis:

But do you only have pictures here, or somewhere else that they're getting found. At. (?)

They got that one from Panaramio (Google Earth). It's the only place I put that one. Are you implying I don't have a case? :-(


Whoa! I'm pretty sure that posting to Panoramio is tantamount to surrendering copyright. It's GOT to be covered by a Creative Commons license or something...

R.

Maybe not:

"It's important to respect the copyright of each contributor. To find out whether you can use, copy, print or download a photo from Panoramio.com, see Legalities and policies."

AND:

Policy questions and answers

A Panoramio user copied my photo without my permission. How to file a complaint?

Please visit our DMCA page where you will find all the information on how to file a notice.

Another website is displaying my photo. Is that allowed?

There are two ways that another site might legitimately display your photo:

The site uses an embedded Panoramio map, as described in a previous section.
The site uses the Panoramio API.
A site that uses the Panoramio API can show photos that appear on Panoramio, free of charge. The site must credit the photographer and link to the original photo page. Sites that use the Panoramio API cannot store copies of the photos.

For more information about your rights, please review the Panoramio Terms of Use. In brief, the Terms of Use explain that you retain rights over photos that you upload to Panoramio, but that you allow Google to display the photos through services such as the Panoramio API.

However, if you suspect that the owner of another site copied your photo improperly, you'll need to contact that site to resolve things.

We can act only to resolve issues of copying within Panoramio. If someone copies your photos to another site, you'll need to take action yourself.

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