Re: Unauthorized use of images

[JL <jql7285@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Theo Benson wrote:
> 
> > Today he added a bit that says he didn't take the pictures that are
> > displayed on his page, and gives their full URLs.  It doesn't help
> > your copyright violation, but at least he isn't trying to take credit
> > for the photos.
> [Theo Benson]  Well, sort of. What he says now is: "All the images had no
> copyright statements on their pages and I therefore believe they are public
> domain stuff. "
> Wrongo! I'm a bit fuzzy on international copyright law, but in the U.S., a
> copyright notice isn't required to protect something. If you took it, it's
> yours. A copyright is almost automatic here. By the way, I don't for a
> moment believe that this guy added the notice because of inquiries about how
> the images were made. I wonder who tipped him off? Certainly not the
> negative feedback individual I emailed. Judging from their comment on eBay
> they apparently wouldn't whiz on him if he were on fire!
> What annoys me so much is not that he "pinched" the images, but that he is
> so arrogant to imply that someone's alleged carelessness is sufficient to
> justify the theft to begin with. Talk about blaming the victim!

This is what he has added since yesterday:

On 11/11/98 at 08:02:58 PDT, seller added the following information:

              "Someone asked how I made the images displayed. Well,
sorry, I have no idea. They are all from various sites on the Internet
so you will have to ask the people who made them about the various
techniques. All the images had no copyright statements on their pages
and I therefore believe they are public domain stuff. Here are the full
URL addresses of the images so you can check out the pages and inquire
about the techniques with the people who shot them. 

First image is located at:
http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/photo_1.jif 
Second image is located at:
http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/photo_2.jif 
Third image is located at:
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/1837/HORIZON.JPG 
Fourth image is located at:
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/1837/DUMYAT.JPG 

              Sorry I cannot help more than this. "

What I wonder is, why would anyone want to buy his camera, if it's
obvious he didn't even use that camera to take the pictures? It's of
course beyond irritating to read how innocent he is making himself out
to be.

-- 
Jackie

http://pages.nyu.edu/~jql7285/home.html
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