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Alan Cox
07-01-2005, 11:45
Suggestions please, what should I do..........

Sufring on the RSOC BB, when I came accross a post titled
MY WEBSITE (photobucket album) (http://bbs.rsownersclub.co.uk/showthread.php?t=68606)
In it there is a person that has uploaded 3000 pic's of RS's


Very nice I though, I wonder if he has any of Paul's (My brothers) RS turbo..

So I looked in the RS turbo section...........
http://photobucket.com/albums/v377/skylineboy2002/RS%20PIX/RS%20PIX/ESCORT%20RS%20TURBO%20S2/

Now, compare that with the photos on my website - www.rscarshows.co.uk

Out of the 20 on the first page, 18 of them have been taken from my website :silent:


It's not only that section, most contain a large selection I photo's that I spent a lot of time last year traveling around to take myself. I am still trying to find a page on his website that does not contain one of my photos that I took with my camera.

What should I do ???????

Alan Cox

(Even worse than that he has put all RS2000's together - mk 1,2,5 & 6 ! ! ! )http://bbs.rsownersclub.co.uk/showthread.php?t=68606
RS2000&MEXICO
07-01-2005, 11:51
i think unless you pay for a copyright anyone can copy them ...
Kel
07-01-2005, 12:02
you could nicely email him and request he removes your photos.
Kel
07-01-2005, 12:05
Like I have
Alan Cox
07-01-2005, 12:06
It isn't the fact that someone has coppied the photo's that annoys me,
it's that I was never asked.
Alan Cox
07-01-2005, 12:09
you could nicely email him and request he removes your photos.

Yeh Kel,

I'll do that, but he may struggle as I reckon there about 500 of mine on there

Should be interesting. :geek:


Alan
Kel
07-01-2005, 12:09
Totally Agree.

Alan, is RSshows working now as there seemed to be a problem over Xmas.
Kel
07-01-2005, 12:13
even nicked my old 4x4

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v377/skylineboy2002/RS%20PIX/RS%20PIX/SIERRA%20SAPPHIRE%20RS%20COSWORTH%204x4/0289.jpg


reminds me I must take a photo of the RS2000 in that place, out the front of our house.
Alan Cox
07-01-2005, 12:16
Yeh,

the server at my work went down, & I was off on holiday so didn't realise :bounce:

Alan
Kel
07-01-2005, 12:17
No prob, was looking for a photo of Daves old engine.

The cheaky f**ker has nicked all the photos off the Automotive Unlimited site as well.

Thats one of my sites !!!
Alan Cox
07-01-2005, 12:30
Talk about hitting you where it hurts :(
Trickster
07-01-2005, 12:42
does Brian know his car is on there????
Deepest Blue
07-01-2005, 12:51
Al,
While your on, ask about royalties payments to owners for each picture of their car used !! :cat:

CheeRS Neil.
Trickster
07-01-2005, 12:54
and if there is any payment i have loads of pictures he can use :cheers:
Fraz
07-01-2005, 13:09
Unfortunately dont think there is much you can do but ask him to remove them. I had noticed that there were loads of pictures of my 500 that you took at the Aberdeen show.

Must admit I have used the pictures you took of my car a few times myself, hope you dont mind, if so I will happily remove them. Except for the one I have blown up, framed and on the living room wall would rather leave that one there ;)
dasadrew
07-01-2005, 13:13
i think unless you pay for a copyright anyone can copy them ...

Wrong!

Copyright exists automatically, but registration helps you in court cases. The copyright sign doesn't have to be on the article - just try and make a Ferrari Replica car and wait to see how long it takes the boyzz from Maranello to pay you a visit and then tell them there wasn't a 'C' sign on the car!

Even if copyright has been infringed here, I'd hate to think of how anyone would put a figure on the damages incurred by someone reposting a picture of a Ford Escort!!

Be careful, if you say that that original posting was worth £1000 to you, you might get the Inland Revenue boys and girls paying a visit to your last tax declaration, because you have just turned a hobby into a profit-making business by that statement!

By the way, if your computer cache is enabled, you have just copied these words of mine into your PC memory and have infringed copyright law in the process!
Alan Cox
07-01-2005, 13:14
I'm not worried that he has used them, just the fact there is no recognition of where they were from, or that he didn't ask if I minded.
Kel
07-01-2005, 13:15
thats what p'd me off to.
Alan Cox
07-01-2005, 13:18
I'm in the process now of uploading them all again, but this time with a banner accross the botom, stating where there are from.
Kel
07-01-2005, 13:32
that will be a shame !!!

is sad that we have to do these thing to protect the time as effort we put in.
Kel
07-01-2005, 13:35
I have had a reply. Pm'd ya
Alan Cox
07-01-2005, 13:40
Yep
Banishit
07-01-2005, 13:41
I have to admit putting some of yours on here when people have asked for a photo of "x"? too alan but not anywhwere else, only on this BB as your pics are nice clear quality ones

Shamed :geek:

Brian

PS you take a picture even if commissioned you are the rightful owner No questions
Alan Cox
07-01-2005, 13:43
that will be a shame !!!

is sad that we have to do these thing to protect the time as effort we put in.

Tell me about it, I used to take Mondays off of work during the show season to sort out and upload the photos (I must be mad)

I even brought myself a camcorder to record the presentations of the trophys to know who won what. :geek:
Banishit
07-01-2005, 13:47
Alan if you Use Photoshop just watermark them before you put them up right across the middle then if anyone wants a copy they can mail you and buy one ?

Just looked and theres an early one of mine still branded by me

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v377/skylineboy2002/RS%20PIX/RS%20PIX/ESCORT%20RS%202000/0097.jpg
Kel
07-01-2005, 13:50
Giz and I are looking into how we can automate watermarking on the RSOC BB attachments
Banishit
07-01-2005, 13:51
Just noticed theres nearly all my pictures and my show pictures on there too LOL even my bloody seats on page 6 :geek:

and this floor pic hes taken the lot

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v377/skylineboy2002/RS%20PIX/RS%20PIX/ESCORT%20RS%202000/0050.jpg
willid1
07-01-2005, 20:34
Look at point 22

http://ahds.ac.uk/copyrightfaq.htm#faq26

Don't see any difference between text and an original picture.

HTH

David
Alan Cox
08-01-2005, 07:55
David,

Nice website,

But does that mean that if I copped what you have just wrote onto a post on the RSOC web site, I have to get RS2000custom's permission to do so first
:clown:

Alan
RS_VAN
09-01-2005, 00:40
Just been reading all this
i have saved a lot of the pics of here as u have seen in 1 of my posts
i have played with some pics
and put them on here an 1 or 2 on the osf bb
i collect pics for my own computer
and i take quite a lot my self when i get a chance
not been to a show for a few years now
so hope no one minds me doing that
an if i deside to make a site i will ask first b4 i put any on there

cheers
Neil
RS2000&MEXICO
09-01-2005, 00:56
thats ok with me
dasadrew
09-01-2005, 07:28
Hey, that looked like a poem when I saw the post, but I still can't find the rhyme! LOL!
Alan Cox
09-01-2005, 09:22
look in the Mexico section if you want a laugh :cheers:

http://photobucket.com/albums/v377/skylineboy2002/RS%20PIX/RS%20PIX/MEXICO/
Banishit
09-01-2005, 09:28
special RS1800 mexico eh
Deepest Blue
09-01-2005, 09:34
Check out the :cat: s judging the two white 'Mex's' :jester:

CheeRS Neil.
Kel
09-01-2005, 09:59
can I buy those mk2's as Mex prices :D