Question 4 all of you & myself: I sometimes create a Power Point Presentation - my shots for family & friends. Nothing commercial. How do you feel using somebody's nice shot from this...

MiroFoto

I sometimes create a Power Point Presentation - my shots for family & friends. Nothing commercial.
How do you feel using somebody's nice shot from this gallery ?

1. not pretending my ownership - of course
2. used more like complementing the page with text
3. Not asking for permission !!!!! UHH photographer !!
4. I know there is not a copy right on BUT !!!

Do you feel it still is ethical? and acceptable? practice.
I think it is OK

I did not do it yet (but I would like to), and it is highly unlikely that anybody will recognize his/her shot = you do not come to visit my family ...however my children can use it on face book or so and it will get spread. Who knows.

Pls let me know how you feel about it. Miro

larrywilk Loc: Palm Harbor, FL

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larrywilk Loc: Palm Harbor, FL

If I understand your question, you want to use a photo posted by an UHH member in a personal PowerPoint presentation that may be leaked through some social media. Why not send a PM to the photographer and just ask for permission? I'm sure most of us would be flattered and graciously agree.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

Always ask. Not to ask is rude among other things.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

MiroFoto wrote:

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Some images are posted on the net with blessings to do as you please with them. Those are fine. Other images are fine if used for in home use but not if it's possible that it's going to get back on the web. Just think if someone does recognize their image on one of your family members web page and has a lawyer send them a letter not to use it. Wouldn't this be quite embarrassing? Personally, I don't feel right saving someone else's image to my computer never less using it somewhere. But that's my conscious.

Papa Joe Loc: Midwest U.S.

Pls let me know how you feel about it. Miro[/quote]

Here's how I feel about it:
Most everything posted on the web is 'up for grabs' by whoever for whatever with no control over it once it's posted, BUT I would still appreciate being asked by someone who wanted to 'use' my photo, and 9 times out of 10, I would gladly agree, but the point is... you should first ask permission.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

MiroFoto wrote:

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Bottom line; it is probably best to ask first, it usually will not hurt to do so.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

Papa Joe wrote:

Pls let me know how you feel about it. Miro

Here's how I feel about it:
Most everything posted on the web is 'up for grabs' by whoever for whatever with no control over it once it's posted, BUT I would still appreciate being asked by someone who wanted to 'use' my photo, and 9 times out of 10, I would gladly agree, but the point is... you should first ask permission.[/quote]

That is not exactly so. If that was true why is Getty being sued right now for that. Reason.

angler Loc: StHelens England

I wouldn't mind Miro as long as I was asked first.

Big Bill Loc: Phoenix, AZ

Papa Joe wrote:

Pls let me know how you feel about it. Miro

Here's how I feel about it:
Most everything posted on the web is 'up for grabs' by whoever for whatever with no control over it once it's posted, BUT I would still appreciate being asked by someone who wanted to 'use' my photo, and 9 times out of 10, I would gladly agree, but the point is... you should first ask permission.[/quote]

That's just not true at all.
Copyright exists even without a formal notice.

If the Powerpoint event is part of a job, or for a paid event, it is clearly a violation.

Common courtesy would require permission even if the presentation were, for example, given to a computer user group or photo club, without pay.
I have done photo presentations to UGs, and I always ask permission first, and put the photog's name on the photo, though I try to use my own photos where I can.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

I am always appalled when people have the attitude that they can just take something and use it without even asking. I believe in legal terms that's called stealing. I would hope that posting an image on a photographers' site for critique or comment would not imply that the image is free for the taking - even if it's posted for processing suggestions. Perhaps we need some kind of statement to that affect? I post on several websites, and this is the only one where anyone has even suggested such a thing.

MiroFoto

OK, fine. I got the opinion. Maybe I am just one who does not care if my work is used - any work I do. Once I release it w/o copy right. There were discussions on UHH not clear about items w/o copy right.

The real question is - you like something and do not even know who did it. So you can not ask. It came from - to show an example to the friend ..."see how nice is that" . But the answer is clear - we can close the discussion.

Miro

Whuff Loc: Marshalltown, Iowa

Why not use your own photos? No question of right/wrong if they are yours.
I've had this discussion on here before and I'm always in disbelief that someone on a photography forum feels that it's ok to use someone else's work without asking.

Walt

BebuLamar

MiroFoto wrote:

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What's the PP presentation is about? if it's about photography then to the very least make the audience know that the images are not yours.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

MiroFoto wrote:

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It is always best to ask and get permission. However, if you give credit that may suffice if the distribution is limited and it is not for profit. The fair use thing can apply, but it is always respectful to give credit whether an image, a quotation or something else. If you are referencing someone else's work point to the source.

For example, if using a quote as a sig line then something like this:

“Thank goodness they were too poor to accept good advice. We only did it because it would be fun to do. It was a dumb idea, I only wish I knew how to be that dumb again!” – Garrison Keiller about Minnesota Public Radio and 42 years of A Prairie Home Companion.

An attribution will frequently keep you out of trouble and is perceived as professional.