jo7hs2 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Got me too. I would have been mighty amused if they has stolen any of the pictures of my law school building! Reported it to Google. Considering dealing with GoDaddy's reporting scheme, but they don't define "electronic signature" on the reporting page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 "Try right-clicking on this smugmug image for instance" Just disable Javascript and the dropdown won't appear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulstenquist Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 Eric, I don't mind people using my images to create web graphics. I work in advertising, and the designers who I depend on for support do the same. It's part of the web pool of information. Post on the web, and you're part of the pool. But posting on the web hasn't had a negative effect on the marketability of my photography. Quite the opposite. It's lead to many more opportunities and assignments. If you see something you like on my pages, and the lo-res image will work for you, be my guest. And don't forget to gie me a call when you have a need for imagery you can't fill that way. It's the way of the world these days. And it works for all of us. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Paul, I'm the same way. I don't even bother watermarking. And I think of our selves as lucky, compared to our musician cousins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_dube Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Interesting stuff for sure, great advertising however. <P>So, 36 of my images are on that site, all taken from Photo.net. Not one of the photos on flickr are showing up, better security? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulstenquist Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 No. I can take all of your pics off flickr if I want them. But it will take longer, because it's a slow site. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonjb Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Sadly, my images are apparently not even worthy of being stolen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 "So, 36 of my images are on that site, all taken from Photo.net. Not one of the photos on flickr are showing up, better security?" "No. I can take all of your pics off flickr if I want them. But it will take longer, because it's a slow site. Paul" That's not what Dave asked. Anything on a monitor can be taken. Is it easier at PN than flickr? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulstenquist Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 Gordon, Had to go to your pages and take a look. You have some excellent photos posted. I will alert my art directors, who will undoubtedly steal some of them for comps:-) Seriously, your work is very nice. By the way, Flickr is a favorite source of the art directors I work with. They take more from that site than they do from photo.net. I'm always telling them that they're missing out on a good thing. I think the work here is generally better. paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reprint Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Joshua, Typing your name is your electronic signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Anything anywhere on the internet can be taken. The only way to <b>guarantee</b> that your images will not show up on someone else's website is to not put any of them on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 "By the way, Flickr is a favorite source of the art directors I work with. They take more from that site than they do from photo.net. I'm always telling them that they're missing out on a good thing. I think the work here is generally better. paul" i agree, the work here is better. but they use flickr because of more content and better usability via search with tags like stock photo sites. want a dog photo? type in 'dog' in the tag search. want a 'white dog' type that in. Graphic designers can't do that here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoniobassiphotography Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 They have four of my images, one of which is a very dear one. They used my name above each image though, I guess it's good publicity for me as long as they don't use a different name... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 <i>"better usability via search with tags like stock photo sites"</i> <p> I don't want to de-rail the conversation. But this is a feature that is coming to photo.net. And yes, it's long overdue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 that's great news, Josh? What else wink, wink? (you don't derail, btw...i did) I have a few 'peeves' about PN if you wish to hear them, behind the scenes or start a "What would you add to PN if you could?" thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Eric, for ease of conversation I would much prefer if you emailed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_dube Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 The other issue I just noticed is given the same photo, placed on both PN and Flickr, it's the photo on PN that is getting the hits. There's no way an average photo of mine gets 9000 hits on PN and 36 on flickr. I had been wondering what was going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulstenquist Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 That'a a good thing, Josh. Finding what you want is a plus. Yes, it might lead to more extensive use of photo.net for comp searches. That can lead to sales. Art directors frequently try to buy high res versions of the low res pics they rip off for comps. And the rewards are sometimes substantial. A site that works better is a plus for everyone. It might even be a good idea to promote comp use. Something along the lines of this: Please feel free to use images on this site for non-published comp work. But we would also hope that you would consider purcasing the high-res versions of the images you use to sell the work. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Please everyone, while I'm happy to discuss the site (see my responses on almost every Site Feedback forum thread), let's not get sidetracked. This thread is about the unauthorized usage issue with palycomet/bitcomet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoniobassiphotography Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 I obscured the visibility of my folders in the options and watermarked the last uploads that appear on my member page. Do you guys think the visibility set to off will prevent them from stealing the images or can they accesss the database? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoniobassiphotography Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Until this matter won't be clarified I will keep all my images obscured and I posted this pic on my portfolio. If we won't find a solution quick, I will cancel my membership, make all my friends do the same and they will do the same with their friends and bye bye photo.net.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulstenquist Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 Antonio, I think no one cares. If you post on the internet,your photos will be pilfered here and there. If you don't post on the internet, they will be unseen for the most part. Do as you will. The problem won't be resoled. And in many ways, it's not a problem. Bye bye Antonio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincetylor Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Antonio Bassi says:..."Until this matter won't be clarified I will keep all my images obscured and I posted this pic on my portfolio. If we won't find a solution quick, I will cancel my membership, make all my friends do the same and they will do the same with their friends and bye bye photo.net." ***** My Reply: Bwaaaaaahahahahahahahahahaaaahah Folks, you just gotta love Pnetters like Antonio.... : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Taylor Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Exactly. If someone would use your picture from there, they would use it from here. There is no difference whatsoever. You are credited, all it is is more eyeballs for your photos. The reaction around here is bizarre.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 <i>"Do you guys think the visibility set to off will prevent them from stealing the images or can they accesss the database?"</I> <p> It may make it slightly harder. But you are also making it significantly harder for normal people to see your images. Which essentially defeats the purpose of having images online. <p> Keep in mind that clicking "hide this folder from my portfolio view" does not hide your images from ever being seen. It just hides them from your main portfolio view. The can still be reached via google searches and other links from the site. <p> As has been said multiple times on this thread, the only way to be sure that your images won't be swiped from one website and used on another is to not put images online at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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