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Old 06-18-2009, 02:49 AM
Dustie Dustie is offline
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Default Re: Image Copyright..

Hi Jordan,

It's your obligation to follow up with at least an email and ask them to remove your image from the site (assuming this is, indeed, your image, that you are the photographer). If they are running any ads on their My Space page, then they are making money from the images there (since they are adding design to the site, encouraging visitors) so you'd be within your rights to ask for a monitary amount for the use of your image thus far.

If copyright owners just say "well, I can't be bothered to send an email, it's just a my space page" then it hurts all of those who have copyrighted material that they wish to protect. By the way, there are Myspace sites out there making BIG MONEY!

They stole your image, putting their name to it claiming it's their's, and you think you maybe can't be bothered to write to them? Then you might as well put a notice on your site saying "free photos" and let folks use your photos for free. Could bring you some new traffic. I have four sites that I give graphics and photos away for free, and they bring me some Google income, Internet Clipart.Com - Free Professional Graphics for YOUR personal or professional website., "Welcome to Critter Clipart, Graphics and Photos to spruce up your websites, emails, web ads, videos, blogs and more!">, Green Sweet Green, An Earth Friendly Green Guide to Free Green Clipart, Graphics and Websites! and Yummy Food Clipart and Photos, Main Course, Beverages, Deserts, Vegetables, Fruits, Sweets, Time To Eat, food graphics that will make your mouth water!

If you don't want to give your photos away, write to this person and tell them they are infrinding on your copyright and to remove the image, for your own good and the good of us all.

Lovely picture, by the way.
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