Comments on: Dealing with the inevitable http://photodoto.com/dealing-with-the-inevitable/ Photography is for everyone. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:01:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Danielle http://photodoto.com/dealing-with-the-inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-58802 Danielle Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:08:23 +0000 http://photodoto.com/index.php/2007/06/10/dealing-with-the-inevitable/#comment-58802 John, That site Photoshoptalent is not a qualilty site from checking it out and I would be mortified to have my art posted there. It's great you have a sense of humor about it but if you take a gander around in there you will find some atrocious copyright infringment and hacked pieces. I personally have had hotlinking and stealing of bandwidth of images as I specialize in manga art and graphics. This is either an outrage or a truly hysterical event. Thanks for showing us this John,

That site Photoshoptalent is not a qualilty site from checking it out and I would be mortified to have my art posted there. It’s great you have a sense of humor about it but if you take a gander around in there you will find some atrocious copyright infringment and hacked pieces.

I personally have had hotlinking and stealing of bandwidth of images as I specialize in manga art and graphics. This is either an outrage or a truly hysterical event. Thanks for showing us this

]]> By: scheisse http://photodoto.com/dealing-with-the-inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-57216 scheisse Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:18:43 +0000 http://photodoto.com/index.php/2007/06/10/dealing-with-the-inevitable/#comment-57216 i really don't know why everyone ( special eladine) is making so much problems about a contest picture .. is she a police officer or what? let everyone do what he want, its internet for god sake. get a life , we have police enough in the real world ! i really don’t know why everyone ( special eladine) is making so much problems about a contest picture .. is she a police officer or what? let everyone do what he want, its internet for god sake.
get a life , we have police enough in the real world !

]]> By: lady - bug http://photodoto.com/dealing-with-the-inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-57006 lady - bug Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:01:18 +0000 http://photodoto.com/index.php/2007/06/10/dealing-with-the-inevitable/#comment-57006 well i like the fake more then the original . lets make love not war . its just a picture dont make so much fuzz over it . well i like the fake more then the original .
lets make love not war .
its just a picture dont make so much fuzz over it .

]]> By: Carl http://photodoto.com/dealing-with-the-inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-52067 Carl Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:14:25 +0000 http://photodoto.com/index.php/2007/06/10/dealing-with-the-inevitable/#comment-52067 I use a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommerical license for all of my photos, so like Mike, I wouldn't have a problem as long as they attributed the photo to me and didn't use it for commercial purposes. Obviously, entering the photo into a cash-prize contest would violate those terms. I use a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommerical license for all of my photos, so like Mike, I wouldn’t have a problem as long as they attributed the photo to me and didn’t use it for commercial purposes.

Obviously, entering the photo into a cash-prize contest would violate those terms.

]]> By: Mike http://photodoto.com/dealing-with-the-inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-52010 Mike Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:36:13 +0000 http://photodoto.com/index.php/2007/06/10/dealing-with-the-inevitable/#comment-52010 Oh, I wasn't aware of that John. That's a completely different story if they award cash prizes. And I suppose the advertising angle is part of the issue as well. Funnily enough, I just had a girl leave a comment on a Flickr photo of mine asking if she could use it for a craiglist listing for her apartment (it shows a view of the Seattle skyline that is similar to the view from her apt). Obviously I said, "no problem". But there's an example of someone who went out of their way to ask permission for use of something that she very easily could have just taken. Oh, I wasn’t aware of that John. That’s a completely different story if they award cash prizes. And I suppose the advertising angle is part of the issue as well.

Funnily enough, I just had a girl leave a comment on a Flickr photo of mine asking if she could use it for a craiglist listing for her apartment (it shows a view of the Seattle skyline that is similar to the view from her apt).

Obviously I said, “no problem”. But there’s an example of someone who went out of their way to ask permission for use of something that she very easily could have just taken.

]]> By: Donncha O Caoimh http://photodoto.com/dealing-with-the-inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-51943 Donncha O Caoimh Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:20:20 +0000 http://photodoto.com/index.php/2007/06/10/dealing-with-the-inevitable/#comment-51943 Imagine if your photo ended up as an attachment to a joke email sent to thousands of people? That's <a href="http://inphotos.org/the-most-sent-around-duck-photo/" rel="nofollow">what happened</a> to one of my photos. It's a photo of a woman petting some ducklings while the mother steals money from her handbag. You may know it already? The first I got to know of it was when it was featured on Snopes.com, and since then it was published without attribution on Cuteoverload (until I email the admin there) and various other sites. So, if you see the thieving duck, please send them to it's original home at http://inphotos.org/the-thieving-duck/ :) Imagine if your photo ended up as an attachment to a joke email sent to thousands of people? That’s what happened to one of my photos. It’s a photo of a woman petting some ducklings while the mother steals money from her handbag. You may know it already?

The first I got to know of it was when it was featured on Snopes.com, and since then it was published without attribution on Cuteoverload (until I email the admin there) and various other sites.

So, if you see the thieving duck, please send them to it’s original home at http://inphotos.org/the-thieving-duck/ :)

]]> By: eladine http://photodoto.com/dealing-with-the-inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-51881 eladine Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:56:52 +0000 http://photodoto.com/index.php/2007/06/10/dealing-with-the-inevitable/#comment-51881 yes technically this image was used for commercial purpose by this author who snagged it from john... more then anything else.. he didnt showed the proper respect for someone elses work while wanting to get credit for his... and he mainly seems to have taken it down because of the negative responces from the other ppl on the site, which on itself does bring a lil spark of positivity back to the site.. like derivatix said.. most members do care about the copyright issues and will try to educate those that dont... I think its the users that determines if the site is succesfull or not.. and we, the users did take immidiatly proper action... we warned the person.. we informed you... we redflagged the entry ( which means that we the owner gets a lil warning from us that theres something going on that he needs to check out.) That on itself should shows a very positive thing about our community on pst. you can count on it that ppl on pst will keep an eye on this person for a lil while and double check this guys entries.. After all we as users want that site to be something to be proud of to be part of as well.. no? hugs ela yes technically this image was used for commercial purpose by this author who snagged it from john…

more then anything else.. he didnt showed the proper respect for someone elses work while wanting to get credit for his… and he mainly seems to have taken it down because of the negative responces from the other ppl on the site, which on itself does bring a lil spark of positivity back to the site.. like derivatix said.. most members do care about the copyright issues and will try to educate those that dont…

I think its the users that determines if the site is succesfull or not.. and we, the users did take immidiatly proper action… we warned the person.. we informed you… we redflagged the entry ( which means that we the owner gets a lil warning from us that theres something going on that he needs to check out.)

That on itself should shows a very positive thing about our community on pst.

you can count on it that ppl on pst will keep an eye on this person for a lil while and double check this guys entries.. After all we as users want that site to be something to be proud of to be part of as well.. no?

hugs ela

]]> By: John Watson http://photodoto.com/dealing-with-the-inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-51819 John Watson Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:12:55 +0000 http://photodoto.com/index.php/2007/06/10/dealing-with-the-inevitable/#comment-51819 Mike, I'm not upset about it. That's why I haven't pursued any action against the poster or the site and rather chose to bring it up as a topic of dicussion instead. But you should know that the site does show advertising and awards cash prizes for contests. It's clearly a commercial, for-profit venture. Mike, I’m not upset about it. That’s why I haven’t pursued any action against the poster or the site and rather chose to bring it up as a topic of dicussion instead. But you should know that the site does show advertising and awards cash prizes for contests. It’s clearly a commercial, for-profit venture.

]]> By: Mike http://photodoto.com/dealing-with-the-inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-51817 Mike Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:54:11 +0000 http://photodoto.com/index.php/2007/06/10/dealing-with-the-inevitable/#comment-51817 I honestly don't see what the big deal is. If someone were making money off of it, or was using it in an ad or something, I could understand your being so upset about it. But this example is just part of what makes the internet so engaging. I have a share and share alike Creative Commons license on all my photos. So I have no problem with people doing mashups with my stuff. They should have contacted you before the contest started and gotten your permission first, but other than that, I would have a blast seeing what everyone did with my photo. And I think the winning entry is hilarious! I honestly don’t see what the big deal is. If someone were making money off of it, or was using it in an ad or something, I could understand your being so upset about it.

But this example is just part of what makes the internet so engaging. I have a share and share alike Creative Commons license on all my photos. So I have no problem with people doing mashups with my stuff.

They should have contacted you before the contest started and gotten your permission first, but other than that, I would have a blast seeing what everyone did with my photo.

And I think the winning entry is hilarious!

]]> By: John Watson http://photodoto.com/dealing-with-the-inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-51813 John Watson Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:55:35 +0000 http://photodoto.com/index.php/2007/06/10/dealing-with-the-inevitable/#comment-51813 Derivatix, I appreciate what you are saying and I believe that most people are honest and good and will try to do the right thing. It's awesome that several people spoke up almost immediately and I received that email. Unfortunately, to casual observers, this sort of thing leaves a taint on the entire site and makes *everyone* there look bad, especially the administrators of the site for not enforcing a policy discouraging it. In my mind, this sort of thing deserves nothing less than deleting the offender's account. Derivatix, I appreciate what you are saying and I believe that most people are honest and good and will try to do the right thing. It’s awesome that several people spoke up almost immediately and I received that email. Unfortunately, to casual observers, this sort of thing leaves a taint on the entire site and makes *everyone* there look bad, especially the administrators of the site for not enforcing a policy discouraging it. In my mind, this sort of thing deserves nothing less than deleting the offender’s account.

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