PHX787 From Japan, joined Mar 2012, 5106 posts, RR: 14 Reply 1, posted (11 months 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 6797 times:
Here is the problem I have with this whole thing dealing with FB:
A.net photos have the tagline at the bottom, with the photographer's name, along with most photos now having watermarks.
The only time this becomes a legal copyright issue is if the user makes an effort to mask the watermark/tagline and/or uploading the photo, WHILE claiming (despite both) that the photo is their own.
I know a girl who admittedly uses an A.net photo as her cover photo but she makes it known that she got it from A.net and that it's not hers. People 'share' and 'post' photos from other sources all the time but the only time it becomes a legal copyright issue is if someone claims it's their own.
planespot From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 70 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (11 months 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 6792 times:
Quoting PHX787 (Reply 1): People 'share' and 'post' photos from other sources all the time but the only time it becomes a legal copyright issue is if someone claims it's their own.
That's not quite true - if it dilutes the original photo's value, it can be a copyright issue. It also depends on the size -- a thumbnail, linking back to the original and credited might be considered fair use, but using the whole image could be a problem, even if the watermark is still there.
Either way, my photo had my credit cut off, and he put his own name in, instead. That's pretty much the lowest thing someone could do, other than printing out copies and selling them. Fortunately, FB removed the photo.
gonzalu From United States of America, joined Oct 2010, 194 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (11 months 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 6789 times:
I must agree with Cary. I like to control the exposure to my photos and certainly does not give anyone the right to present the photos as their own. None of the photos seem to be credited in any way, the tagline is not credit, it is part of the photo . Our copyright here on A.net clearly states MUST NOT BE USED IN ANY WAY without prior permission.
The only way he can show off the photos is by LINKING to them and giving attribution, and even then, it is iffy. Promoting is different than showing it as your own. The fact that it was DOWNLOADED and then RE-UPLOADED to another site, makes it bad!
PHX787 From Japan, joined Mar 2012, 5106 posts, RR: 14 Reply 4, posted (11 months 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 6764 times:
Quoting planespot (Reply 2): Either way, my photo had my credit cut off, and he put his own name in, instead. That's pretty much the lowest thing someone could do, other than printing out copies and selling them. Fortunately, FB removed the photo.
Yeah that right there is a blatant copyright violation.
Quoting gonzalu (Reply 3): The only way he can show off the photos is by LINKING to them and giving attribution, and even then, it is iffy. Promoting is different than showing it as your own. The fact that it was DOWNLOADED and then RE-UPLOADED to another site, makes it bad!
Are you talking about the "like" link on the top of the photo page?
CXB77L From Australia, joined Feb 2009, 2216 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (11 months 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 6614 times:
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Quoting PHX787 (Reply 1): The only time this becomes a legal copyright issue is if the user makes an effort to mask the watermark/tagline and/or uploading the photo, WHILE claiming (despite both) that the photo is their own.
That's not quite correct. If it has been reproduced, e.g. by downloading and re-uploading onto another site, then there is a prima facie case of copyright violation.
Quoting gonzalu (Reply 3): Our copyright here on A.net clearly states MUST NOT BE USED IN ANY WAY without prior permission.
The terms and conditions state:
Quote: You have limited rights to personally view the images with your web browser and to use them as your personal computer wallpaper (or background image) on your own computer.
So according to airliners.net's usage requirements, downloading them as a computer wallpaper is not against the rules, but aside from that, yes, you're quite right, uploading them onto a site such as Facebook, whether or not the copyright line has been removed, is a breach of copyright.
The only "safe" way is to post a link to the image (in the same way that Airliners.net's own Facebook page does). That way, as the image is not reproduced, it is not considered a violation.
srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16896 posts, RR: 51 Reply 7, posted (10 months 2 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 5716 times:
Please keep the discussion on-topic, as this thread is not regarding this site's own use of the photos in its' database on it's Facebook page. This is regarding the unauthorized use of A.net photos by those not associated with the A.net Facebook page.
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