Amazing where your photos turn up

GristlyEnd

I did a flickr DNA and found one of my photos in a blog the last place I thought it would be :eek:

http://prisonsociety.typepad.com/blog/2007/08/irish-correctio.html

Anyone else come accross your photos on strange/weird/different to the norm sites?

magicbastarder

that's an extremely bizarre use of that photo.

bovril

that's pretty mad alright Darren, just did a DNA search for my stuff and nobody is using it

Valentia

That's really weird!

Roen

What's a DNA search when it's at home?
Congrats by the way

Cabaal

wow thats a weird use of that image,

mikeanywhere

Hi mate, seems you are not the only one but. Must get in touch with owners of the various web sites (fcukers!!!!!!!!)

GristlyEnd

Roen wrote:

What's a DNA search when it's at home?

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/dna.php

Valentia

Have a look at this. 405,000 views and no accreditation or link to my Flickr :eek::o

Cabaal

Valentia wrote:

Have a look at this. 405,000 views and no accreditation or link to my Flickr :eek::o

Not only is there no credit but they've retagged it with there own "BREAK.com" watermark, now thats out of order.

How did you find it?

Valentia

Cabaal wrote:

Not only is there no credit but they've retagged it with there own "BREAK.com" watermark, now thats out of order.

How did you find it?

I got a message from a Flickr user. I have emailed the site I'd imagine that was a waste of time.

gerky

Where does the the law fit in here,Do you only have the right to demand they take it down or can you demand payment for use.

Valentia

gerky wrote:

Where does the the law fit in here,Do you only have the right to demand they take it down or can you demand payment for use.

I think the law is a bit of an ass when it comes to stuff like this.

rymus

I'd bombard their webhost with "Cease and Desist" emails tbh.

bigeoino

bizarre - must be some sort of relationship between crime and irish flickrites...
http://crimepsychblog.com/?p=1703

Valentia

bigeoino wrote:

bizarre - must be some sort of relationship between crime and irish flickrites...
http://crimepsychblog.com/?p=1703

Gas!

thefizz

Maybe I'm missing something here but when you post an image for millions to view on the web, what do you expect to happen? No offence intended.

sineadw

thefizz wrote:

Maybe I'm missing something here but when you post an image for millions to view on the web, what do you expect to happen? No offence intended.

You expect them to at least credit your work.

sineadw

Darren that's bloody bizarre!

thefizz

I've never heard a thief credit the person they stole from.

gerky

But the internet is a place of business now.
If you walk past a photography studio or gallery and they have pics on display its fine to look and enjoy but it doesn't mean its alright to take a picture without paying for it,so why should the internet be any different.

RoryW

Well at least Darren you got a credit for the photo

im...LOST

It's credited now.

[Image of Giants' Causeway by Darreng]

Edit////

SNAP!!

Valentia

thefizz wrote:

Maybe I'm missing something here but when you post an image for millions to view on the web, what do you expect to happen? No offence intended.

No offence taken. But it is illegal. Darren's is covered under a "Creative Commons" Licence so someone can reproduce it without permission so long as there is no money involved and he is credited. Mine is "All Rights Reserved". They have to ask first.

Daft making cars that can do 120 miles an hour and expecting people to stick to the speed limit.

Once it's on the net it's published but the copyright remains with the holder.

City-Exile

I knew this guy wanted to use my pictures, but I never checked to see what a nice piece he put together.

GristlyEnd

thefizz wrote:

Maybe I'm missing something here but when you post an image for millions to view on the web, what do you expect to happen? No offence intended.

I wasn't complaining about my picture being on that site, I just thought it was a bit bizzare considering the headline and the image used

Marcus

Darren,

Pix.ie hit Mashable.com yesterday (one of the biggest US news sites about web startups) and guess who's account they choose to feature!

Valentia

WayHay!! Well done Darren!

GristlyEnd

Wow! that's pretty cool. I must start updating my Pix.ie account with new photos. Upload bandwidth here I come

Cabaal

DarrenG wrote:

Wow! that's pretty cool. I must start updating my Pix.ie account with new photos. Upload bandwidth here I come

Well done Darren, thats good going

AnCatDubh

i see - well done darreng.

no doubt mashable arrived at your door, went down on one knee, and asked for your permission, sealed it with blood, etc.,, etc.,,,

wha ???? no ?????? so, now you've sent your lawyer over then with the baseball bats? it is after all tagged as being copyrighted, it is very clear from their screen grab.


source: mashable.com just worried about their lawyers so had to put that in ;o)

hehehhehehehehhheeee........ but aint that the thing. sometimes we may be flattered and sometimes we may be flummoxed by someone taking liberty with our work.

Anyway, whether flattered or flummoxed - Congrats Darreng. Nice going.

feileacan

ok ive never scrolled down that far on the dna

does anyone speak polish ?

one of mine of howth harbour

http://www.efeny.pl/2007/07/17/noma-hiroshi-%e2%80%93-czerwony-ksiezyc-1/

Valentia

Valentia wrote:

Have a look at this. 405,000 views and no accreditation or link to my Flickr :eek::o

They have taken it down. No reply to the email though and no big cheque through the letter box:mad:.

Third_Echelon

Interesting alright. One of mine turned up on a blog :-)

http://islandsandshores.blogspot.com/2007/08/above-queenstown.html

Paulw

DarrenG wrote:

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/dna.php

I'm clearly missing something. How/where do you see if your photo is being used elsewhere?

I'm curious about my photos now.

bovril

after you fill out the dna you can choose to do searches down the bottom of the page.. search blogs etc.

Stephen

Woo, found one of mine here: http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/6/6/151256/4884/travel/You+Still+Can%27t+Ride+In+The+Popemobile

edit: Ooo, another one on wired! Now I'm impressed... http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/04/major_security_.html
And both sites even credited me

haha, someone turned one of mine into a lolcat
http://lolcatgenerator.com/blog/archives/2007/07/24/ungh/

Valentia

bovril wrote:

after you fill out the dna you can choose to do searches down the bottom of the page.. search blogs etc.

Yeah! It's amazing how many people use your photos. They turn up in the most amazing places.

Paulw

I guess no one is using mine so.

bovril

Paulw wrote:

I guess no one is using mine so.

nobody is using mine either.. I don't know whether to be happy that nobody is robbing my photos or sad that nobody wants to rob them

Cabaal

Paulw wrote:

I guess no one is using mine so.

same here, but I only have a flickr a/c for like 4 weeks so I'm not surprised

Dara Robinson

This is pretty interesting, must do some DNA serches myself.
Grats to DarrenG for all the exposure.

btw, feileacan you are credited at the bottom of the page.

Dara Robinson

I'm pretty impressed, I also have found a pic on the net. And I have been credited. (says he hiding the big grin )

http://www.costablancamagic.com/en/entertainment/mediatic-festival-in-the-nucia-near-benidorm/

Stephen

Fantastic photo, Dara.

sionnach

Cool, found one of mine on a blog, links back to my flickr and a nice credit for me when you hover over the image:

http://www.metaboggle.com/2007/07/21/whats-that-cookin/

Third_Echelon

A film director from India asked me if he could use one of my shots of the classic 'kino international' cinema in Berlin. He is compiling a book of cinemas around the world...

So it looks like I'll get a published picture in India

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmnscttirl/1315226478/

SOL

that break[dot]com website is based in america, you could so sue their ass for loads of money, that is 400,000 views of an ad worth of revenue that they have taken by stealing your work... if that is 1c each then thats $4000, I'd send threatening letters and then enquire as to a no win no fee lawyer in america... shouldn't be too hard to find.

SOL

And they deserve it, not because they didn't credit you but because they specifically said it was someone else...

thebaz

when i searched on Technorati and Ice Rocket whatever they are ?? -- a few of my photos are being used in blogs ... i did give permission for some to be used on Nowpublic.com , but some that i did not are being used --- also recently my flickr viewcount has jumped dramatically by about 2,000 views , don't know why ?

Stephen

Is there any particular photo on your flickr that suddenly has lots more views than the others?

AnCatDubh

Barry - could be just the recent thread activity re: the exhibition - it appears to have gotten a lot of views (468 at the moment) - it would only take 100 of these views to transpose into viewing of your flickr stream (20 images each) to notch up the 2,000 views. But probably more viewers / less views per viewer would be the cause of it. Are the increased views on individual images in your dublin exhibition set? That would explain it. Cheers.