tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post4553004476649191553..comments2024-03-08T00:12:34.350-08:00Comments on Art and Quilts, cogitations thereon: Photo LicensingElizabeth Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-32333119587146001462016-08-01T08:42:14.896-07:002016-08-01T08:42:14.896-07:00What's interesting is that it's the BIG co...What's interesting is that it's the BIG companies that are now doing the stealing and think they can get away with it because their lawyers and Bigger than anyone else's.<br />Currently a company called Zara has been in the news because they have apparently stolen hundreds of images for buttons and tshirts and the like from many different artists....the images they have used are identical to the ones the artists put on their own websites. Zara's lawyer said that it was not an infringement because the images were not that distinctive (!) and also because Zara's website got a lot more hits than did those of the individual artists!!!! i.e. we can afford to go to court and you can't! So ..."plagiarism is okay" if your business is big enough (as we've seen in the political arena too recently...). Hmmm.....Elizabeth Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-52835791764539106972016-07-31T13:58:28.260-07:002016-07-31T13:58:28.260-07:00This is interesting but not surprising! Another t...This is interesting but not surprising! Another thing I've seen online, is that companies intentionally set up photos on Google image - hoping someone will use it without permission. When a blogger does, they are then hit with a bill or be sued. Where there is money to be made - there is always someone there to exploit the situation.Nina Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316034317827146338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-22449251987820130622016-07-29T10:06:23.648-07:002016-07-29T10:06:23.648-07:00Beautiful sunset! Thanks for making us aware of th...Beautiful sunset! Thanks for making us aware of the Getty/Highsmith suit and the Hyperallergic site. I hope she gets billions of dollars in settlement because she deserves it, and she sounds like someone who will use it for a worthy cause.<br />Getty deserves to have bad press for this spread all over social media. Bad, bad, bad.jeanne Marklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16541095902673044649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-8810191553559291072016-07-28T19:38:57.188-07:002016-07-28T19:38:57.188-07:00A few years ago, I used the picture on a Christmas...A few years ago, I used the picture on a Christmas card to inspire a quilt. Then people wanted the pattern. It took a long time, but I finally got "world-wide exclusive rights" to use that picture and am now selling the pattern on Etsy. I pay a small royalty to the artist. She is 70 years old and royalties are now her only income. The ironic thing is that a multitude of people are using the photo to decorate their web pages without paying a thing or even realizing that they should. This is not just an illegal copyright issue. Sometimes it involves whether or not an artist can buy groceries. Elsie Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-25660391840652003222016-07-28T12:38:45.609-07:002016-07-28T12:38:45.609-07:00Kristin - thanks for letting me know, these links ...Kristin - thanks for letting me know, these links can be tricky:<br />here it is:<br />http://hyperallergic.com/314079/photographer-files-1-billion-suit-against-getty-for-licensing-her-public-domain-images/Elizabeth Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-17815573958429701482016-07-28T12:33:14.338-07:002016-07-28T12:33:14.338-07:00Clicking on your link for the article gave me the ...Clicking on your link for the article gave me the message "this site can't be reached" and it didn't open.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432604051698105927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-39177317170851581212016-07-28T11:31:07.574-07:002016-07-28T11:31:07.574-07:00What I'm writing about is that a couple of pho...What I'm writing about is that a couple of photo agencies, the ones that are so quick to send you a bill if you use "their image" have in fact appropriated those images themselves - images that were either on personal accounts, or were given to the Library of Congress for use by everyone.<br />it's like somebody standing outside a free museum (like the Smithsonian) saying "if you don't pay me a large fee and just walk in there....there will be all kinds of consequences"!<br />If you dare to breathe the air without paying for it....we're going to shut off your supply!!<br />Elizabeth Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-1087203530173044112016-07-28T11:22:36.146-07:002016-07-28T11:22:36.146-07:00No, not everyone is careful about use and attribut...No, not everyone is careful about use and attribution. Plagiarism is one aspect, as is using photos without permission. As I've written about on my blog, simply giving attribution is not always enough. If I post a photo from another blog and attribute it as such, without realizing the other blog used it without permission, I'm wrong in what I've done, also. It is NOT very hard to avoid theft, if one is conscious of theft as a concept. My concern is people don't even see it as stealing. Thanks as always. Melanie McNeilhttp://catbirdquilts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-11391070518562179872016-07-28T05:53:53.097-07:002016-07-28T05:53:53.097-07:00Opening your blog and seeing that beautiful sunset...Opening your blog and seeing that beautiful sunset was a great way to start my morning. Thanks for sharing. I do agree with you about the theft of "intellectual properties". Seems more and more, there is a feeling that you can use what others have done instead of doing something of your own. This is just plain wrong and a dangerous precedent. Betty Rivershttp://iyquilts.comnoreply@blogger.com