Stolen images !

[Wayland]

I have just been alerted by a friend, to the unauthorised use of one of my pictures on Ebay.

The image on the left is mine, the image in the center is a reversed version of the BCUK banner at the top of the page and it's quite posible that the other shot has been stolen from here as well.

Anybody recognise it?

 

[DKW]

i recognise the pictures, but apart from that, i'm afraid i cant be of any help.

 

[sapper1]

Perhaps you could ask the seller where he got it from.

 

[SimonM]

Have you contacted the shop and Ebay admin Wayland? If so what was the response from them?

Simon

 

[Jared]

Can't seem to see where the middle picture comes from. Cant see the two trees leaning in the BCUK picture.

The 3rd is familiar, but can't place it, and a google image search on BCUK isn't finding it.

 

[Wayland]

Have you contacted the shop and Ebay admin Wayland? If so what was the response from them?

Simon

I have only received this barely literate reply so far.

[FONT=arial,sans-serif] i have only found one item it can be, everything ive
taken myself, i will remove the basha pic from my listing, i hope
this is the item you meen - i didnt even realise it was still there,
i downloaded it to show the guy at the shop what i wanted to
sell, and then took my own pic, so this has moved to pic no 2
im really sorry for any ofence caused [/FONT]

I can't make much sense of that I'm afraid.

Contacting Ebay admin will be the next stage if he doesn't get it down soon.

Can't seem to see where the middle picture comes from. Cant see the two trees leaning in the BCUK picture.

The 3rd is familiar, but can't place it, and a google image search on BCUK isn't finding it.

I think you're right, I thought it was the center left bit reversed but it's not quite right is it.

Wouldn't mind betting it's from someone here though.

 

[saddle_tramp]

play ya cards right, there could be a nice urban goggle hooligan hoody in it for ya

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ARCTIC-WHITE-...photoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

 

[sapper1]

Ignorance is no excuse in the eyes of the law
copyright theft is theft.

 

[Wayland]

Ignorance is no excuse in the eyes of the law
copyright theft is theft.

My thoughts entirely.

I'll give him a day or so and then I'll really set the dogs on him.

 

[Mesquite]

Looks like he's done as you asked Gary as his shop logo has been replaced by a load of smiley faces

 

[Wayland]

[FONT=arial,sans-serif]hi there, i see what you are referring to now, i couldnt
understand before as all the pics i use for ebay are
photographed by me, or emailed to me by my wholesalers as
availiable to use.. this is the only pic i got off google as i
presumed it was okay, ive only had it on since i opened my shop
3 weeks ago
i will take it off now and use some pics of mine so it wont
happen again
thanks for informing me, as i would never have known it was a
problem otherwise
kind regards camo[/FONT]

He's taken it down now.

Why do people assume that just because they are on Google they are free to use as they want? :bluThinki

It's no wonder photographers are having a hard time making a living these days.

 

[SimonM]

Just looked at his shop and fo the most part it seems to be mis-labelled tat!

For example...this

is described as...

ARMY ISSUE FORCES 44 LTR BERGEN CAMO BACKPACK RUCKSACK

Issue kit - I think not, but I'm sure some will fall for it.

Simon

 

[Shewie]

Maybe he found one of your others images Gary where you`re stood clenching a 6ft axe and decided it was for the best

 

[John Fenna]

Images phah!
I have whole review articles stolen!
Got sorted in the end though......

 

[firecrest]

Yes unfortunately the internet is rife with this sort of thing. I regularly had things stolen by people off deviant art so I stopped going on.
I think you did the right thing by going easy at first though, some people really don't seem to think they are doing anything wrong, and although ignorance is not an excuse, in this instance, he wasnt really making money from the image, and hopefully wont do it again.
Ive used other peoples photos for reference with my art work before, I always ask for written permission first, or if the photographer is unavailable then only a small section of a photo can be used and it must be altered considerably, for instance to make up one elephant I once used various parts of 6 other elephants.

 

[Toddy]

Maybe he found one of your others images Gary where you`re stood clenching a 6ft axe and decided it was for the best

I hate this sort of thing. I've actually taken a shirt off someone and showed where I sewed my label into the seam to prove that I made it, to someone who was claiming it was all her own hand sewn work and she was trying to undercut my prices at the same time
Kind of sets off a rant, doesn't it ?

Hope it all stays sorted out Gary.

cheers,
M

 

[Wayland]

Must admit I wasn't that gentle.

I served him with a "cease and desist" and threatened legal action in 48 hours....

Seemed to do the trick.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Maybe digitally watermark your images to avoid this happening again and protect your Intellectual Property.

Nick

 

[Wayland]

Proper watermarking and tracking like Digimarc costs a lot of money and I hate seeing visual "watermarks" on images so for now I just rely on vigilance and tip offs from friends.

Hasn't been too bad so far.

 

[firecrest]

I hate this sort of thing. I've actually taken a shirt off someone and showed where I sewed my label into the seam to prove that I made it, to someone who was claiming it was all her own hand sewn work and she was trying to undercut my prices at the same time
Kind of sets off a rant, doesn't it ?

Hope it all stays sorted out Gary.

cheers,
M

YOu didnt rip it off her back and leave her standing there in a bra did you? Please tell me you did!