Do people worry about theft of their photos?
Aug 4, 2021 09:44:25 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The secret of getting ahead in photography is stealing someone else's image.
Especially if it was shot with mirrorless.
Aug 4, 2021 09:44:57 #
Thomas902 wrote:
DrJoeS possibly what you're not understanding is t... (show quote)
WTF? Your banjo and a quiet place is calling…😵💫
Aug 4, 2021 09:48:58 #
Aug 4, 2021 09:50:09 #
DrJoeS wrote:
When we post photos and store the original, there is a high quality digital copy out there. These can be downloaded and used by others. If we do not watermark or sign what we post, it is easy to steal good work.
Are people worried about this? Have you seen your images in places where you did not give approval, or outright theft of your work by others?
How do you deal with this?
Are people worried about this? Have you seen your images in places where you did not give approval, or outright theft of your work by others?
How do you deal with this?
I do photography as a hobby and have no expectation of earning money so I don't worry about theft.
Aug 4, 2021 09:50:12 #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
Especially if it was shot with mirrorless.
Aug 4, 2021 09:54:02 #
Most of us here are not professionals. If you don't post the photos you have taken that you're proud of, who will see them?
Aug 4, 2021 10:03:01 #
saxman71 wrote:
Most of us here are not professionals. If you don't post the photos you have taken that you're proud of, who will see them?
Aug 4, 2021 10:03:24 #
DrJoeS wrote:
When we post photos and store the original, there is a high quality digital copy out there. These can be downloaded and used by others. If we do not watermark or sign what we post, it is easy to steal good work.
Are people worried about this? Have you seen your images in places where you did not give approval, or outright theft of your work by others?
How do you deal with this?
Are people worried about this? Have you seen your images in places where you did not give approval, or outright theft of your work by others?
How do you deal with this?
I generally don't post much here, or on Instagram, or anywhere else, because I have had a photo stolen and used without my permission. About a decade ago, I had a guy threaten to sue me for rights to my own work! He thought he could do it because he had "an original print" (he didn't; it was a scan of a print I'd given someone else as a gift). He backed down when I showed him the then 40-year-old negative and a 40-year-old print (of a cat photo!) with © 1971 Bill Burkholder on it. I was nice and charged him $500 for one-time use rights! And yes, he paid. He probably paid his attorney more than he paid me.
Aug 4, 2021 10:04:44 #
Aug 4, 2021 10:09:24 #
DrJoeS wrote:
When we post photos and store the original, there is a high quality digital copy out there. These can be downloaded and used by others. If we do not watermark or sign what we post, it is easy to steal good work.
Are people worried about this? Have you seen your images in places where you did not give approval, or outright theft of your work by others?
How do you deal with this?
Are people worried about this? Have you seen your images in places where you did not give approval, or outright theft of your work by others?
How do you deal with this?
What about copyrighting photos? Is copyrighting useless against theft? How does one copyright photos? If copyrighting is useless against theft why copyright???
Aug 4, 2021 10:16:29 #
LittleBit wrote:
What about copyrighting photos? Is copyrighting useless against theft? How does one copyright photos? If copyrighting is useless against theft why copyright???
Allows you to take them to court for restitution, with good odds of winning.
If you want to spend the time and money (which can probably be recouped).
Many absconders will probably settle out of court though.
In the US, one registers them with the copyright office in DC.
Aug 4, 2021 10:18:26 #
I had a fellow e-mail me once, thanking me for an image of mine that he painted (and yes, that's theft and violation of copyright). He simply pulled it up on the screen. So, although I watermark everything I post, I realize that's no guarantee it won't be stolen.
Back in the day, I had some friends purchase a 4x6 (for $1.00) of a picture I took of them. They then took it to Walmart and had a 16x20 made of it which they framed and hung over their fireplace! They crowed about it to me. I asked them if they knew they violated copyright when they did that. They had no clue. And the places where one can do this simply ask the question if one has the rights to a photo. Most people think that if they purchased it, they can honestly answer yes! So it's not just posting on the internet that is a threat.
Back in the day, I had some friends purchase a 4x6 (for $1.00) of a picture I took of them. They then took it to Walmart and had a 16x20 made of it which they framed and hung over their fireplace! They crowed about it to me. I asked them if they knew they violated copyright when they did that. They had no clue. And the places where one can do this simply ask the question if one has the rights to a photo. Most people think that if they purchased it, they can honestly answer yes! So it's not just posting on the internet that is a threat.
Aug 4, 2021 10:23:17 #
I would be flattered if someone thought that one of my posts would be worthy of their use. I see posting images akin to "leaving your key in ignition of your car". If one is in the business of selling their work....take the key out of the ignition and lock the doors. Meaning use thumbnail views on your website that would make your work of little value for anyone's use.
Aug 4, 2021 10:25:29 #
If someone steals one of my images, I'll chase him around the moons of Nibia and around the Antares Maelstrom and around perdition's flames before I give him up...
Aug 4, 2021 10:35:02 #
DrJoeS wrote:
When we post photos and store the original, there is a high quality digital copy out there. These can be downloaded and used by others. If we do not watermark or sign what we post, it is easy to steal good work.
Are people worried about this? Have you seen your images in places where you did not give approval, or outright theft of your work by others?
How do you deal with this?
Are people worried about this? Have you seen your images in places where you did not give approval, or outright theft of your work by others?
How do you deal with this?
I don't like watermarks on photos - they draw the eye immediately when that eye should be directed at the picture. In any case, watermarks can easily be removed by someone who knows how. I don't often make money from my photos - if someone steals a photo, I would at least know it was worth stealing!
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