http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2006/09/22/the-secret-side-of-stock-photography/ Content Theft, Plagiarism, Copyright Infringement Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:59:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2006/09/22/the-secret-side-of-stock-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-17726 Mafe Maria • Looking for a New Photo Sharing Tool Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:25:12 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=337#comment-17726 [...] I know… Anybody can steal photos from my own web site, or my Flickr page, but I prefer not to have my photos distributed in other unauthorized outlets. Unauthenticated RSS feeds make it impossible for me to keep such control. And idiots: please don’t tell me: “Then you shouldn’t post photos to the Internet”. That is not how things should be. With stupid logic like that, then I should never leave my house, should never drive, should never eat fish, or show any artwork to anybody, or write… The fact that I’m posting something for public view doesn’t mean it’s up for grabs. Doesn’t mean that people shouldn’t behave ethically and enjoy what I have to share without stealing it, YES: stealing it from me. [...] [...] I know… Anybody can steal photos from my own web site, or my Flickr page, but I prefer not to have my photos distributed in other unauthorized outlets. Unauthenticated RSS feeds make it impossible for me to keep such control. And idiots: please don’t tell me: “Then you shouldn’t post photos to the Internet”. That is not how things should be. With stupid logic like that, then I should never leave my house, should never drive, should never eat fish, or show any artwork to anybody, or write… The fact that I’m posting something for public view doesn’t mean it’s up for grabs. Doesn’t mean that people shouldn’t behave ethically and enjoy what I have to share without stealing it, YES: stealing it from me. [...]

]]> http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2006/09/22/the-secret-side-of-stock-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-122362 Matthijs Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:20:22 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=337#comment-122362 Interesting article Jonathan. I can imagine how big the problem can be for all parties involved. Dealing with someone who copied a piece of text I wrote is one thing. Annoying for me. Having to deal wih the potential problems which arise when I (unwillingly) use a photo which I could not have used is another, much worse problem. For the client who can throw away the posters or brochures he just spend months developing on. For the photographer who sees his work misused. For me, as I loose some trust from my client, even though I'm not to blame. For the stockphoto site, who looses trust as well. Interesting article Jonathan. I can imagine how big the problem can be for all parties involved. Dealing with someone who copied a piece of text I wrote is one thing. Annoying for me. Having to deal wih the potential problems which arise when I (unwillingly) use a photo which I could not have used is another, much worse problem. For the client who can throw away the posters or brochures he just spend months developing on. For the photographer who sees his work misused. For me, as I loose some trust from my client, even though I’m not to blame. For the stockphoto site, who looses trust as well.

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