More stolen photos ...

Am I missing something in that the forum is run by different people than the advertising? They don't allow "stolen" photos on the forum yet will accept them for advertising?? For goodness sake people, pay for the originals!!
 
They cost literally about £5 to buy. You can afford a £4250 horse yet paying £5 to a photographer for a photo of you and your horse is somehow not feasible? The mind boggles.
 
It is something that bugs me. I have only ever been photographed three times, but each time i have bought the images digitally and it has been £10 which is usually for the lot, or a couple of specific ones. Hardly breaking the bank.
 
since they say that photos are only removed from the forum when someone pushed the button. has anyone ever notified them about adverts that have stolen photos and had a result?
 
crabbymare said:
since they say that photos are only removed from the forum when someone pushed the button. has anyone ever notified them about adverts that have stolen photos and had a result?
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Good question. As a keen amateur photographer myself, this would drive me potty. I have taken the liberty of reporting it to the photographer in question. Just not on.
 
acorn92x said:
They cost literally about £5 to buy. You can afford a £4250 horse yet paying £5 to a photographer for a photo of you and your horse is somehow not feasible? The mind boggles.
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There was one a few months back where there were about 6 professional watermarked photos - for a horse marketed at £30,000!

crabbymare said:
since they say that photos are only removed from the forum when someone pushed the button. has anyone ever notified them about adverts that have stolen photos and had a result?
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I did for the horse marketed at £30,000 with about 6 watermarked photos. Bloody cheapskates!


Greylegs said:
Good question. As a keen amateur photographer myself, this would drive me potty. I have taken the liberty of reporting it to the photographer in question. Just not on.
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Me too - usually the photographers are very grateful. The one who took the photos of the horse sold for £30,000 emailed me saying that they had taken them to small claims court and had been awarded £1600! It's was really satisfying ;)
 
I had a photoshoot done with my baby, spent well over £1000 on the photos. The photographer also gave me a disc with lower quality photos that I could use for facebook etc. These all had his water mark on them ( as a way for him to advertise I guess). I really hope people don't think I stole those photos!

Just a point that sometimes ones with photographers details on are not stolen. Or course in this case there is a huge C and the writing all over the top of the pic does look more likely that they are stolen.
 
I have a friend photographer who has had to resort to marking the watermark with "If you see this watermark, this photo is stolen" She hates doing it, but it does affect her business - she spends all day taking photos, sometimes in awful weather, and then people won't buy them, even after they have asked her to be there - it's not fair!
 
The photographer at the Sunshine Tour this year used a very clever watermark which moved around the picture and obscured part of it, so you could see the whole picture in parts, if you see what I mean. You'd think that would prevent people stealing the image, but the mother of a couple of kids on our yard still managed it somehow!
 
alainax said:
Just a point that sometimes ones with photographers details on are not stolen. Or course in this case there is a huge C and the writing all over the top of the pic does look more likely that they are stolen.
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Sounds a bit weird that he gave them to you watermarked - he could have put his name across the bottom rather than a big watermark as generally these mean they haven't been paid for. We have to watermark all ours (we're pro photographers but don't do equestrian things for this very reason that some horsey folk just won't pay), yet still people try to crop out our watermark :( Its bizarre because these people have paid to have a proper shoot at our studio, then we see on facebook later that they've screenshotted their watermarked images and stuck them on :( As if we couldn't easily check!

This really is not acceptable of HHO Admin to let these copyright images through, surely they check the images before letting them go live (they must check for porn etc.!). They're breaking the law by allowing them.
 
MagicMelon said:
Sounds a bit weird that he gave them to you watermarked - he could have put his name across the bottom rather than a big watermark as generally these mean they haven't been paid for. We have to watermark all ours (we're pro photographers but don't do equestrian things for this very reason that some horsey folk just won't pay), yet still people try to crop out our watermark :( Its bizarre because these people have paid to have a proper shoot at our studio, then we see on facebook later that they've screenshotted their watermarked images and stuck them on :( As if we couldn't easily check!

This really is not acceptable of HHO Admin to let these copyright images through, surely they check the images before letting them go live (they must check for porn etc.!). They're breaking the law by allowing them.
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Sorry that's me being a photo noob! Yes that's right his name is in the corner ( although still large ) not over the middle
 
alainax said:
Sorry that's me being a photo noob! Yes that's right his name is in the corner ( although still large ) not over the middle
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Usually leaving the watermark on means that you own the single image but are not allowed to upload it online. When they sell the full rights usually all watermarks are removed. Some do do it differently of course but it is worth checking.
 
If someone is using your photos without your consent, it is breach of copyright. Simple.

The problem is proving it. Having a copy but digitally water marked or of higher definition than the one submitted for the advert would be good evidence that it is your property.

Someone stole one of my photographs and used it on their web site. I asked them politely to remove it. They told me to go forth and multiply. With a little research, I found out who their web presence provider was, a German company. I phoned them up and explained the problem. They asked for proof of ownership which I was able to supply. The picture was promptly removed -- and I think the site owner is still wondering how I managed it! Respect! :) It is worth doing just for the satisfaction of wiping the smug grin off their faces.
 
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