Be careful what pics you post...

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ecto1

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I have found people using my Q-View pics for their own use on other sites be careful what you put on here and if you know who it is please tell them to stop.  I would hate for everyone to stop putting up Q-view because one or two losers ruin it for everyone.

E.J.
 
I have found people using my Q-View pics for their own use on other sites be careful what you put on here and if you know who it is please tell them to stop.  I would hate for everyone to stop putting up Q-view because one or two losers ruin it for everyone.

E.J.
Thanks for the tip, Ecto.

Probably the same guys who know everything, but never smoked anything. Now they can put some Ecto pics up & prove how good they are!!   LOL---It figures!

Bear
 
 
Actually it is copywright infringement and it is illegal.

Happens all over the net. It is stealing.

Some have the opinion that just because it is on the net it is free for them to use.

Some folks put a watermark on their pics stating not to use without permission.

  Good luck!!

  Craig
 
Even if they did the right click disable the pictures on this site, there are still ways around it.

The best thing is to put a watermark on your pics with your name and to not use without permission. 

But of course, when it comes to the qviews, you should feel "honored" that someone thinks it looks so good that they need to take the picture.  They just have computer skill and not cooking skill!
 
Even if they did the right click disable the pictures on this site, there are still ways around it.

The best thing is to put a watermark on your pics with your name and to not use without permission. 

But of course, when it comes to the qviews, you should feel "honored" that someone thinks it looks so good that they need to take the picture.  They just have computer skill and not cooking skill!
Shsssshhh, your not suppose tell them you can get around it. 
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Personally I like them doing it.

When they talk about how great they smoke things, but never show any, I figure they might be phonies, but they might not be too. 

But when they actually post somebody else's pictures, and claim them for themselves, they are proving they really are phonies.

My 2 Piasters,

Bear
 
If you see any of my pics up there let me know. I would be happy to change them to something that would get them banned.
 
Actually it is copywright infringement and it is illegal.

Happens all over the net. It is stealing.

Some have the opinion that just because it is on the net it is free for them to use.

Some folks put a watermark on their pics stating not to use without permission.

  Good luck!!

  Craig
actualy it isn't ileagal in most situations as when you upload to the net with no other disclaimer or anything stating otherwise the picture is being uploaded to public domain and is free for use by anyone.  which sucks.. I went through this a few year back on a salt water fish tank forum where I posted some pictures of my tank with different color light bulbs over it for comparason.  I found out later that the retailer of the bulbs was using the pictures to advertise his bulbs.  the only reason I was able to make a deal with him is because he was using them for personal gain, if he was not a retailer using them for advertising there would have been nothing I could have done as I uploaded the pictures to a public domain.

If you care about you pictures water mark them with your user name, if not.. be flattered

Steve
 
Yha you can water mark the photos there is someone here that water marks, but from a post writer you Become a policeman or woman no fun. if they are losers let them be they cont hide forever
 
the only reason I was able to make a deal with him is because he was using them for personal gain, if he was not a retailer using them for advertising there would have been nothing I could have done as I uploaded the pictures to a public domain.


Correct.  If it is for personal use and there isn't a copyright on the picture then it is considered public domain.
 
actualy it isn't ileagal in most situations as when you upload to the net with no other disclaimer or anything stating otherwise the picture is being uploaded to public domain and is free for use by anyone.  which sucks.. I went through this a few year back on a salt water fish tank forum where I posted some pictures of my tank with different color light bulbs over it for comparason.  I found out later that the retailer of the bulbs was using the pictures to advertise his bulbs.  the only reason I was able to make a deal with him is because he was using them for personal gain, if he was not a retailer using them for advertising there would have been nothing I could have done as I uploaded the pictures to a public domain.

If you care about you pictures water mark them with your user name, if not.. be flattered

Steve
Sorry I am not wrong Steve.. Anything that is posted on the internet is automatically copywrighted. Everything published after 1970 is copywrighted.

Nobody has the right to steal someones photos and post them without the owners permission...period.

My fiance has been in publishing for 25+ years and is now a pretty successful web site designer...she knows her stuff...

From her...

  """Craig, an image that began as personal photograph is automatically copyrighted by the photographer once published on the internet.

In some cases, a limited license is allowed (for instance and this is JUST an example to illustrate the point: If SMF uses images to publicize a post on the carousel, it is using it's limited license copyright to use those images. They can use it for intended purposes but they do NOT own it. They cannot use it to promote their forum without the author (photographer's) permission.

Best,

Sissi Fletcher
Creative Director
AdChix.com  """""""

And here's a nice cite to back it up!!   http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/copyright-internet.htm  

  Have a great day!!!

  Craig
 
Sorry I am not wrong Steve.. Anything that is posted on the internet is automatically copywrighted. Everything published after 1970 is copywrighted.

Nobody has the right to steal someones photos and post them without the owners permission...period.

My fiance has been in publishing for 25+ years and is now a pretty successful web site designer...she knows her stuff...

From her...

  """Craig, an image that began as personal photograph is automatically copyrighted by the photographer once published on the internet.

In some cases, a limited license is allowed (for instance and this is JUST an example to illustrate the point: If SMF uses images to publicize a post on the carousel, it is using it's limited license copyright to use those images. They can use it for intended purposes but they do NOT own it. They cannot use it to promote their forum without the author (photographer's) permission.

Best,

Sissi Fletcher
Creative Director
AdChix.com  """""""

And here's a nice cite to back it up!!   http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/copyright-internet.htm  

  Have a great day!!!

  Craig
 This might be true, but no one is going to court over a photo of a pork butt.
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fpnmf, that's certainly different from what I've been told by my customers' corporate lawyers.  I don't know who is right and who is wrong (and quite frankly couldn't care less) but my customers gross well over 200 million dollars so I'd hope that they know what they are talking about.  Then again, maybe they just don't care because they can drown people in court fees.

Many of them "steal" pictures from the Internet to use on their internal corporate letters/publications and claim that it is part of public domain.  I'm certainly not arguing as I only know what I've been told by others.  I'm just surprised that they [3+ international corporations] would put themself at risk over such a stupid issue.
 
fpnmf, that's certainly different from what I've been told by my customers' corporate lawyers.  I don't know who is right and who is wrong (and quite frankly couldn't care less) but my customers gross well over 200 million dollars so I'd hope that they know what they are talking about.  Then again, maybe they just don't care because they can drown people in court fees.

Many of them "steal" pictures from the Internet to use on their internal corporate letters/publications and claim that it is part of public domain.  I'm certainly not arguing as I only know what I've been told by others.  I'm just surprised that they [3+ international corporations] would put themself at risk over such a stupid issue.
Here is a summary.

Unless you have specific permission, you can not distribute, copy, publicly display, sell, or otherwise exploit or commercially use someone else's photos.

Photos posted on newsgroups are not yours to use. They are not in the "public domain." In fact, with extremely rare exceptions, no recently-created photo is in the public domain.

The "Fair Use" doctrine almost never excuses infringement of a photograph, particularly where the infringing use is commercial or where it hurts the market for the photo.

Copyright is normally valid with or without a copyright notice.

Copyright infringement is copyright infringement regardless of the infringer's motive.

People who infringe photographs are likely to be crushed in Court, and even have their businesses closed down.

Copyright violation may be treated as a serious crime, as well as a civil wrong.
 
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