Borrowing Photos from Gallery

bededog · 08/09/2006, 02:45 PM

I put this in the Photography forum but I think I will get more replies here so I am putting this thread here too. Sorry for the double post if anyone read it over there already.

Is it normal and acceptable for online coral retail stores to take photos out of people's galleries and put them up on their site as photos of corals they have for sale?

Just wondering if it is something RC members think is acceptable. I imagine it is legal. You would think however that they would put credit on the photo at least. They are going to make a profit by using my photo.

Reef_bones · 08/09/2006, 03:01 PM

This is America BUDDY.. I got ONE word for ya.....SUE

bededog · 08/09/2006, 03:03 PM

Now that's funny. I don't think I will sue but the more I hear from other RC folks the more I want to at least contact them about it.

FB · 08/09/2006, 03:41 PM

Any photograph that you take is yours. You own the copyrights to that photo. If someone is using the photo without your consent that is illegal. You have the right to ask them to stop using your photo. If they choose not to, you can sue for damages.

FB

MCary · 08/09/2006, 03:50 PM

Quote:

in the USA, almost everything created privately and originally after April 1, 1989 is copyrighted and protected whether it has a notice or not.

http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

Reef_bones · 08/09/2006, 04:41 PM

from that article
"While copyright law makes it technically illegal to reproduce almost any new creative work (other than under fair use) without permission, if the work is unregistered and has no real commercial value, it gets very little protection. The author in this case can sue for an injunction against the publication, actual damages from a violation, and possibly court costs."

like I said take them to court..

bededog · 08/09/2006, 05:36 PM

Aaahhh, I am not going to take them to court. Too many people sue for things that are insignificant. I will just make sure they know that they should have taken their own pic of the coral they wanted to sell and that everyone on RC now knows that they did it.

Reef_bones · 08/09/2006, 05:48 PM

WHO???

bededog · 08/09/2006, 06:05 PM

I will contact them and then post their response tomorrow.

Reef_bones · 08/09/2006, 06:08 PM

DAMN Man, I needs to know...lol...

I don't get enough drama in my life...

marinelife · 08/09/2006, 06:10 PM

I had it happen they removed the image and gave me some gift certificates for their store, I have not used it yet. In the end I will have to spend money which sucks and is wrong but what is one to do

08/09/2006, 02:45 PM	#1
bededog Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Western MD Posts: 121	Borrowing Photos from Gallery I put this in the Photography forum but I think I will get more replies here so I am putting this thread here too. Sorry for the double post if anyone read it over there already. Is it normal and acceptable for online coral retail stores to take photos out of people's galleries and put them up on their site as photos of corals they have for sale? Just wondering if it is something RC members think is acceptable. I imagine it is legal. You would think however that they would put credit on the photo at least. They are going to make a profit by using my photo.

08/09/2006, 06:10 PM	#11
marinelife Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Union, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,590	I had it happen they removed the image and gave me some gift certificates for their store, I have not used it yet. In the end I will have to spend money which sucks and is wrong but what is one to do __________________ I'm a SaltGeek are You? All LED since 2010. Current Tank Info: 375 Gallon Reef with siporax, all LED lighting, and Red Dragon 3 and Abyzz A200 on 2 closed loops.

08/09/2006, 03:01 PM	#2
Reef_bones Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: minor hill, tn Posts: 489	This is America BUDDY.. I got ONE word for ya.....SUE

08/09/2006, 03:03 PM	#3
bededog Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Western MD Posts: 121	Now that's funny. I don't think I will sue but the more I hear from other RC folks the more I want to at least contact them about it.

08/09/2006, 03:41 PM	#4
FB Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Georgetown, ON Posts: 1,305	Any photograph that you take is yours. You own the copyrights to that photo. If someone is using the photo without your consent that is illegal. You have the right to ask them to stop using your photo. If they choose not to, you can sue for damages. FB

08/09/2006, 04:41 PM	#6
Reef_bones Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: minor hill, tn Posts: 489	from that article "While copyright law makes it technically illegal to reproduce almost any new creative work (other than under fair use) without permission, if the work is unregistered and has no real commercial value, it gets very little protection. The author in this case can sue for an injunction against the publication, actual damages from a violation, and possibly court costs." like I said take them to court..

08/09/2006, 05:36 PM	#7
bededog Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Western MD Posts: 121	Aaahhh, I am not going to take them to court. Too many people sue for things that are insignificant. I will just make sure they know that they should have taken their own pic of the coral they wanted to sell and that everyone on RC now knows that they did it.

08/09/2006, 05:48 PM	#8
Reef_bones Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: minor hill, tn Posts: 489	WHO???

08/09/2006, 06:05 PM	#9
bededog Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Western MD Posts: 121	I will contact them and then post their response tomorrow.

08/09/2006, 06:08 PM	#10
Reef_bones Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: minor hill, tn Posts: 489	DAMN Man, I needs to know...lol... I don't get enough drama in my life...