I agree that it is your image, but unfortunately by putting it on the web
in reality you make it fair game to the world. Especially since it is an
international network. If it was all in one country then you might have a
shot at some damages. Many countries do not even respect intellectual
property rights; think of all of the software that is getting pirated on the
web. The owners of the software cannot stop it and that is costing them
a ton in sales. If they can't stop that, how are you going to stop image
pirating. Your cached copy in your web browser can even be considered
an infringement.
On Sat, 24 Oct 1998 18:22:04 -0700, Mike Gigante wrote:
>The copyright is retained by the taker of the image, not the owner of
>the car! In Chris' case it seems they are the one and the same.
>
>The commercial site is in breach of copyright if they have used an image
>without permission of the copyright owner.
>
>You should *insist* that they remove the image or pay you a small royalty.
>
>Mike
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nevard, Chris <Chris.Nevard@BSKYB.COM>
>To: mg mailing list <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 8:16 PM
>Subject: OFF TOPIC - Photographic Copyright on the WWW
>
>
>>This will hopefuly be of interest to a fewt of us seeing so many here have
>a
>>website..................
>>
>>Have any of our legal eagles had any thoughts on this one?
>>
>>Earlier on this evening I spotted one of my MG car images on what appears
>to
>>be commercial site, they have used the image as their picture . Permission
>>has not been obtained from me for the use of the image. The image
>originally
>>was (and still is) on a site which had my permission to use it complete
>with
>>my email address below it so somebody wishing to use the image could
>contact
>>me easily.
>>
>>What are copyright restrictions on the WWW bearing in mind the Net is
>>worldwide?
>>
>>I have emailed the webmaster explaining breach of copyright, now hoping for
>>a response...........
>>
>>Cheers & thanks
>>
>>Chris Nevard
>>http://www.mgcars.org.uk/midgetspriteclub
>>
>
>
Andrew Lundgren
Lundgren@iname.com
http://www.itwest.net/~lundgren
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