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04/06/2013 08:08:19 AM · #1 |
Every now and again I put one of my photos into Google's image search. Sometimes I get a hit on a blog that's been inactive or something relatively harmless.
Today, I saw my photo on //xzone.vn/Web/77/482/80083/Tinh-te-dam-cuoi-xu-so-hoa-anh-dao.html
It's the last picture at the bottom of the Japanese bride drinking sake from the red cup. You can see the "Photographers Direct" watermark cropped out and blurred where they tried to hide it. I'm not sure if this is a big company or a small one. They have an office, they have what seems to be a company. So, they are infringing on my work.
Here's what I'm wondering...how far do copyright laws stretch across the globe? This site is based in Vietnam. Not the richest country in the world, but if you're running a business, you must be making some kind of living/money. There's a bit of flattery that someone would 'use/steal' an image without permission. I'm not exactly losing money, still, it doesn't quite sit right with me.
Any ideas?
ETA: I found another of my images on a stock site I can remember signing up for, with 30 some dollars waiting to be claimed. Nice...
Message edited by author 2013-04-06 08:24:46. |
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04/06/2013 08:45:37 AM · #2 |
| They haven't "stolen" your image, they have violated your copyright. It's an important distinction. |
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04/06/2013 08:47:58 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
They haven't "stolen" your image, they have violated your copyright. It's an important distinction. |
+1
copyright for artists is global but good luck enforcing it so far away! |
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04/06/2013 10:16:50 AM · #4 |
| If you are selling this picture through Photographers Direct, you should report it to them. I don't know what they'll do, but obviously that's where they lifted it from. |
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04/06/2013 10:18:52 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
They haven't "stolen" your image, they have violated your copyright. It's an important distinction. |
As far as I care about it, the difference is in legalese only.
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04/06/2013 11:23:08 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by Spork99:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
They haven't "stolen" your image, they have violated your copyright. It's an important distinction. |
As far as I care about it, the difference is in legalese only. |
Absolutely. I agree. But as far as DEALING with the problem goes, it's a good idea to use the correct terminology, because this is a legal issue, and LEGALLY nothing's been stolen. |
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04/07/2013 08:06:50 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by Spork99:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
They haven't "stolen" your image, they have violated your copyright. It's an important distinction. |
As far as I care about it, the difference is in legalese only. |
Absolutely. I agree. But as far as DEALING with the problem goes, it's a good idea to use the correct terminology, because this is a legal issue, and LEGALLY nothing's been stolen. |
+1 |
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