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Copyright question

  • 15-10-2010 9:49am
    #1
    flynnboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 358 ✭✭


    I had a picture of a product I make (a musical instrument) on my web site. This picture was taken by myself of a product made by myself and displayed on my web site. I later discovered that my picture was being used in a web site of someone who played such an instrument professionally as part of his advertising without any credit to myself either as the author of the picture or as maker of the instrument pictured. I have not been able to contact him because his web site is in as foreign language and I cannot find an email for him.

    I originally discovered that he had lifted my picture when I was doing a check on my SE rankings. I typed into Google search the name of the type of instrument I make and on the 1st page there was a list of 5 pictures of the instrument each picture being linked to the author of the picture - except for me. If you clicked on my picture you were taken to the web site of the person who has lifted it from my web site. Now I find that if you click on the picture you are taken to an advert by yet another company who is advertising a 2nd hand instrument of the type I make. I have contacted that company who say they have simply syndicated it from Google. So it now appears that in addition to having lifted my picture to use in the promotion of his business this person is possibly making money from it.

    Whereas I doubt there are great deals of money involved I strongly object in principle to my picture being used in this way without my permission and without even being given credit as the author of the picture or the manufacturer of the instrument pictured.

    I simply want to know this: if I did not specifically put the (c) mark on my web site and specifically mention that I own copyright does this give anyone the right to copy my work and use it for their own ends ?

    Any input appreciated


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  • #2
    Paulw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,381 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    You do not need to put any marks on an image at all. Once you take the image, you own the copyright (with some exceptions which don't sound like they apply here).

    So, you own the copyright to your images.

    First step would be to send them an invoice for usage of your image. Second step would be to get a solicitor involved to send them a letter requesting payment, and then you'd move on to legal action.

    Just because they found the image through google doesn't mean they have permission to use it.


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