17858
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Post by 17858 on Feb 5, 2019 11:35:20 GMT
Surely if a photo is found on a general google search and NOT on a specific site such as flickr then its not copyrighted? If the photographer doesnt want it to be used then why allow it to be freely accessed? Any photos ive taken have been available for anyone to see or use providing they dont claim they took it! Whats your views???
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Post by LVF_Admin on Feb 5, 2019 15:15:55 GMT
Surely if a photo is found on a general google search and NOT on a specific site such as flickr then its not copyrighted? If the photographer doesnt want it to be used then why allow it to be freely accessed? Any photos ive taken have been available for anyone to see or use providing they dont claim they took it! Whats your views??? Unless a photo has expressive wording to say its free for use it will still be copyright but the photographer has chosen to allow it free to use. Google and other search engines point at Flickr so a hosted image on flickr can show up in a Google search, this doesn't mean they are not copyright and by lifting photos from anywhere you run the risk of the original photographer raising a claim. I often check Google and can see my images there, personally I don't have so much of an issue unless of course I find photos on ebay that aren't the ebay users to sell. I often allow use of my images too from flickr, its good practice to ask! |
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Post by snoggle on Feb 5, 2019 15:24:49 GMT
Surely if a photo is found on a general google search and NOT on a specific site such as flickr then its not copyrighted? If the photographer doesnt want it to be used then why allow it to be freely accessed? Any photos ive taken have been available for anyone to see or use providing they dont claim they took it! Whats your views??? Err Google search doesn't apply a copyright test. It just finds what is out there. Photos can end up anywhere these days - sadly lots of people have online photos stolen by unscrupulous people who then attempt to sell them as their own. Just because you are content for your photos to be seen doesnt mean you've waived copyright. Copyright rests with the creator of the photograph. The only real issue is if you've photographed people and then seek to make commercial gain from their faces. AIUI you need to secure their agreement for such use. It's one reason why I avoid, if I can, getting or taking full face portraits. Inevitably if you're snapping buses then people will be in shot but they are NOT the subject of the photo - they're part of the background. Obviously some people like being snapped but others can react badly - I've had both types of reaction. My photos are on Flickr but I certainly have NOT waived copyright on them nor granted a Creative Commons licence. Decent people do at least ask if they wish to use them which is as it should be. To be honest I rarely allow people to use them unless they are prepared to pay - especially if it is for publication. As most people expect to get hold of other people's work for nothing these days then I turn down almost all requests. I'm not naive - I am sure people have stolen my photos from Flickr for re-use or resale but I've yet to have anyone say they've seen them for sale. If I found out that people were ripping me off I'm not hesitate to take action. I've made the effort to take and process the photos so why should anyone else benefit from them financially? I know lots of people don't view things like this - especially in an era of "throw away" photography enabled by smartphones and Instagram. |
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Post by RandomBusesGirl on Feb 12, 2019 12:31:58 GMT
I can confirm what others have said above.
I can only add that one has no influence what shows up on image search sites - currently I know of no proper way to block your own work from coming up.
Results from websites such as SmugMug can also come up - and authors of photos hosted there often charge for HQ prints, so the fact it can be bypassed is a bit worrying…
By the way, Google Images should have a disclaimer under every photo previewed using the service, that states "Images may be subject to copyright. Learn More".
So actually, it is at your own discretion to check the given image's license before you use it!
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Post by capitalomnibus on Mar 3, 2019 14:00:21 GMT
I never have any problems with anyone using my photos. Just have a problem if they are trying to pass them off as their own or sell them without my permission. I have had this over the years people use them as their own or selling it on ebay which really peed me off.
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Post by sid on Mar 3, 2019 16:20:23 GMT
I never have any problems with anyone using my photos. Just have a problem if they are trying to pass them off as their own or sell them without my permission. I have had this over the years people use them as their own or selling it on ebay which really peed me off. Me too, if you put photos in the public domain surely they are there for anybody to use? For anybody to claim somebody else's photograph as their own really is pathetic and tantamount to theft. |
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