Apr 9, 2012, 23:24
One advantage of digital media is that it is easily transmissible, meaning you can post it all around the internet, distribute it for others to see without much effort at all. That same advantage is also a huge disadvantage in that others can easily use those said images without your knowledge and/or permission.
For me, I've had entire articles on this site ripped off and published elsewhere (all the while linking back images hosted on my servers, oh the irony!). I'm sure many of you would have faced situations where your images have been stolen without attribution, let alone any recompense.
Anyway I thought this article by Alain Briot was both informative and helpful for preventing people from stealing your work, and also what to do if you have discovered your work being stolen.
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/column...work.shtml
A couple of points I found interesting were:
- Publicise the infringement through your social networks (e.g. Facebook or twitter) and hopefully the internet army will help you generate some awareness or negative publicity towards them
- Some tools such as tineye and that cool Firefox extension will help search the internet for any copies of an image that you specify - to help you check if your work has been stolen.
Anyway, chime in if you've had any experiences where your photos have been used without permission, or whether you think the suggestions in the article are helpful or not.
For me, I've had entire articles on this site ripped off and published elsewhere (all the while linking back images hosted on my servers, oh the irony!). I'm sure many of you would have faced situations where your images have been stolen without attribution, let alone any recompense.
Anyway I thought this article by Alain Briot was both informative and helpful for preventing people from stealing your work, and also what to do if you have discovered your work being stolen.
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/column...work.shtml
A couple of points I found interesting were:
- Publicise the infringement through your social networks (e.g. Facebook or twitter) and hopefully the internet army will help you generate some awareness or negative publicity towards them
- Some tools such as tineye and that cool Firefox extension will help search the internet for any copies of an image that you specify - to help you check if your work has been stolen.
Anyway, chime in if you've had any experiences where your photos have been used without permission, or whether you think the suggestions in the article are helpful or not.