Site uptophoto.com stole my photo.

[weddingphotographer]

<p>Site uptophoto.com stole my photo.<br>

<img src="http://lightwriter.org/images/pics/lowsrc/12%20(7).jpg" alt="" width="222" height="148" /></p>

<p>What I could \ should do with it?</p>

 

[adamjohnson]

<p id="yui_3_7_2_18_1351323295499_424" >That's a fine image. In fact, you have many fine images and a quick google image search suggests that you are not the only one using them to promote a Wedding Photography Business. If it's registered with the United States Copyright Office, you should contact an attorney. If it's not registered, you'll find that trying to police the internet is exhausting and without much, if any, financial rewards. </p>

<p id="yui_3_7_2_18_1351323295499_235" >Since you are asking what to do in this situation, I'm going to assume the image is not registered. Without copyright registration you do not have a lot of leverage, but you can try a DMCA takedown notice or even give them a call and suggest that they remove the image from their website. </p>

<p id="yui_3_7_2_18_1351323295499_412" >Copyright infringement is rampant on the internet. Best practice is to routinely register your images with the US Copyright Office; apply a watermark; upload only small images; and add copyright and contact information to the metadata of your digital files. Most important is that you register your images with the US Copyright Office. This step gives you A LOT of leverage when an infringement occurs.</p>

[daverhaas]

<p>Pretty tough to give them a call when there is no number on their site to contact them and their e-mail is not working. </p>

<p>I'd suggest seeing if you can find who is hosting the site and have an attorney draft a DMCA takedown notice. </p>

<p>It looks like a site that someone created as a placeholder for either their own wedding showcase or to show the work of wedding photographers. Either way, it's not cool if they are using your images without your permission. <br>

<br />Dave</p>

 

[qalam]

You don't need a lawyer to send a DMCA takedown notice. There are templates on the Web.

 

Send the notice to the infringer's hosting service. You can find their name and email address by using a "Whois" service

(look it up).

 

For one photo like yours, there is no benefit in going to court. However, if you decide to, you can register your copyright AFTER

infringement. You have a certain number of months to do so after you have discovered the infringement. The U.S.

Copyright Office Website has info.

[Spearhead]

<p>You don't need an attorney for a DMCA takedown notice, it's easy to put one together. The host is hostdime.com. Send the DMCA to them.<br>

<br />Also, whois records show what looks like a real name and contact info, which is unusual for someone using other people's photos.</p>

[grh]

<p>Interesting that this appears to be a valid promotional website for a wedding photographer. I wonder where the customer testimonials came from? It will certainly be unpleasant for a customer when the product the receive doesn't match the quality of what's on the site.</p>

[Stock-Photos]

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<p><a href="http://lightwriter.org/">http://lightwriter.org/</a></p>

<p>Via the Tineye plug-in, I found it on the sites listed above.</p>

<p>Read "enforcing your copyright" here:<br /> <a href="http://www.krages.com/copy1.htm">http://www.krages.com/copy1.htm</a></p>

<p>BTW I have invoiced and received payment from several people who have used my photos without permission.</p>

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[Stock-Photos]

<p>Consider making your copyright notice and contact info part of your images.</p>

<p>Certainly it can be removed... but it helps deter infringement. It also facilitates contact by those who would buy rights to use your images.</p>

[jens_g.r._benthien]

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<p>Via the Tineye plug-in, I found it on the sites listed above.</p>

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Thanks for the info!</p>