Abuse of photographs

[Cycho]

Question: What is an appropriate response to a National Cycling Federation (Not local) taking one of your images off a website and cropping out all credit information (watermarked logo) and not adding any credit to the image on their site?

[EigerSA]

It's theft of property pure and simple. If they cropped out the watermarks and stuff then it's even worse since it shows they knew exactly what they were doing. Write a letter, claim some money and see what happens.

[Cycho]

Thanks @Eiger - just written a mail to the Editor and Board of the Federation.

[geecee]

send them an invoice. thats what i do

[SwissVan]

Wuz it the Swissies?

[jagwil]

Photographs NOT photograph's

[Cycho]

No @swiss. Turns out according to the response from the federation, it was the team in question who sent out a news release with the image attached. I will be seeing said team manager tomorrow and am tempted to take along a lovely printed invoice written out in pounds.

[Cycho]

Thanks jagwill... we will blame the lack of grammar on irritation

[Tiny K]

I have to admit, I have done that before but not for commercial gain. Photo that was taken of me during a race.

[Cycho]

@ Tiny - I agree, it is not at all to do with the financial aspect. It has to do with the blatant cropping of an image to remove the info without so much as even asking (and yes the team manager in question actually has my phone number!)

[TNT1]

Thanks jagwill... we will blame the lack of grammar on irritation

 

I fix your thread title.

[JGR]

I have to admit, I have done that before but not for commercial gain. Photo that was taken of me during a race.

 

There is a difference if someone takes a photo of you during the race as opposed to someone using one of your images that is commcerially available. (im assuming this because of the watermark)

[Cycho]

Thanks TNT, but was gonna leave it like that just to make me feel better by irritating the grammar nazi's

[patches]

Abuse of Photographers

 

http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/images/full/2011/10/06/170036-a-member-of-the-press-lies-on-the-ground-after-being-attacked-by-mobs-.jpg

 

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02018/photographer-hit_2018858i.jpg

Edited March 9, 2012 by patches

[Cycho]

@JGR - it was an image I took, which had my logo embedded on it... so someone intentionally removed my logo and claimed ownership

[Bike Mob]

Looks like that guys photos were a smash hit!