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<p>Steven, Thanks for your response.</p> <p>I am not sure you have entirely understood the point, or read all the comments as some if your statements, besides being blunt, come a little bit out of the blue. Nowhere did I say I disagree with Facebook's privacy rights, or that I should consider quitting Facebook.</p>

<p>Thanks everyone for your replies.</p> <p>I have sent them an email that they can leave it the way it is, but expressed my disappointment with the way they have shared it.</p> <p>I disagree with Dan's point though, as this has nothing to do with licensing, but with sharing. I do understand the former, but with regards to the latter it seems that there is a grey zone. They get massive benefits from sharing other people's stories, videos, or photos, as it leads to engagement on their page. It's not as if I am parasitizing on their success. They are not that big.</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>C</p>

<p>Thanks very much Lex,</p> <p>That example you list is hilarious and sad at the same time indeed!</p> <p>I think sharing is great, and the more your or my updates get shared, the better for us. I don't understand how other photographers could object to having ther photos shared, when done properly. Overall, as yourself, I have so far, only experienced proper sharing etiquette on FB, therefore this surprise. And, as you point out, they should know better.</p> <p>C</p>

<p>Thanks for your response Michael.</p> <p>Alright, perhaps shafted was a little exaggerated.</p> <p>The point was not me posting it unsolicited though (as far as I understand there is nothing wrong with that), it's them downloading a copyrighted photo, deleting the accompanying text, and then sharing it without proper attribution. Also, I should clarify, this was posted from my Facebook page, not my personal Facebook profile.</p> <p>Up until now, I have never experienced this, and pages have also kept the hyperlink intact, hence my surprise. They have done this with other previous posts as well.</p> <p>C</p> <p> </p>

<p>I hope that this is the proper sub-forum for this question.</p> <p>I have shared a recent (copyrighted and watermarked) photo of mine from my Facebook photography page to the wall of a leading outdoor magazine. They have subsequently downloaded and posted the picture. They have credited me (my name) but not hyperlinked to my facebook page (where I shared it from) nor to my webiste.</p> <p>Normally sharing should benefit them (they get traffic and likes) and me (as hopefully people would click hrough to my page). Without hyperlinks no one is ever going to bother to type a name into google to find me.</p> <p>I have contacted them about it, and it seems they are not going to add the hyperlink, but are willing to take it down. I do feel a little bit shafted. What is everyone's opinion about situations like this?<br> <br />Thanks.</p> <p>Camillo</p>