With immediate effect I will no longer be uploading any new images to this blog (investigation pending) This is due to external and unknown forces (well, unknown to me) messing with my images. I am in the process of investigating this at the moment. You just do not know who is downloading your work and perhaps passing it off as their own.
Therefore all I can say is just be aware of the following happening to your own blog. The culprit that seems to be doing this is http://2.bp.blogspot.com There are other number variations on this address such as the added prefix of 1,3 and 4 etc. You will note as well that there is no www. prefix to this blogs address. Perhaps they might have the decency to contact me and explain their actions.
I am sure that I have not given anyone permission to copy my work and pass it off as their own. What I find so annoying is the fact that this is a blogspot.com address. Personally I cannot stand computer hackers of any shape or form. This is, in my opinion a breach of my copyright and basically an infringement of my privacy.
As such I would suggest that when you scan any of your own work/images then you do so at a low resolution and size. At the same time I would advise you to put a watermark/copyright sign on it (that is if you wish to do that, to help protect your work even more). Also read the small script beforehand, and any information and tips which will help you in the long run.
Perhaps I have been a little naive in thinking that my photographs would be safe from public manipulation and interference. But you have corporate hackers and as well as individuals.
Therefore all I can say is just be aware of the following happening to your own blog. The culprit that seems to be doing this is http://2.bp.blogspot.com There are other number variations on this address such as the added prefix of 1,3 and 4 etc. You will note as well that there is no www. prefix to this blogs address. Perhaps they might have the decency to contact me and explain their actions.
I am sure that I have not given anyone permission to copy my work and pass it off as their own. What I find so annoying is the fact that this is a blogspot.com address. Personally I cannot stand computer hackers of any shape or form. This is, in my opinion a breach of my copyright and basically an infringement of my privacy.
As such I would suggest that when you scan any of your own work/images then you do so at a low resolution and size. At the same time I would advise you to put a watermark/copyright sign on it (that is if you wish to do that, to help protect your work even more). Also read the small script beforehand, and any information and tips which will help you in the long run.
Perhaps I have been a little naive in thinking that my photographs would be safe from public manipulation and interference. But you have corporate hackers and as well as individuals.
I would appreciate any relevant advice from blogger's who might have experienced the same problem. So everyone please be aware of what is happening to me. Future ongoing investigations will determine if I continue with this blog. I hope to do so, but for the time being I am putting a hold on uploading any new images.
Trevor David Betts BA (Hons.)
12th December 2009.
Trevor David Betts BA (Hons.)
12th December 2009.
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It is scary how vulnerable we are when we display ourselves and our work online. The theft of my own work is something I worry about from time to time myself, but (touch wood) nothing like this has happened to me before. Perhaps I should be more careful all the same.
ReplyDeleteI hope you find a way to stop this happening. It would be a shame to lose your photographs round here.
I have had an email from someone who sent me some info on this subject. Basically it is very difficult for anyone on such a public blog, which is owned and maintained by such a large corporate concern as google because it is they who own blogger. To safe guard your work 100%. You cannot really stop anyone downloading it. You can make it more difficult for them such as by scanning your work in a very small size 150 dpi. Then putting a watermark on it. It also might be due to the fact that I have recently updated Firefox and it could be a problem with my browser. I will keep you up to date with regards this subject and I will post my findings on here.
ReplyDeleteI had once a guy from San Francisco, he just copied the whole Website and sold the pictures as his own photographs. Happily, my PPA Organization helped me out very well and quick. The legal department wrote him a letter and we wrote to GoDaddy, his hosting place and the website was gone in seconds!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear about your problem. Unfortunately, it's very hard to get the people who are doing things like that! I wish you luck for your case!!
Thank you so much for your good wishes on my blog. I wish you also Merry Christmas and a happy new year with peace for all of us.
Susanne
Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYes sadly there are people like that about, with no scruples and of low moral values. Thank you for the advice.
I wish you the same sentiments.
The servers mentioned are Google's. You can take several steps to prevent copyright violations: cover your images with a clear .gif, host your blog and images on your own server and install a script that prevents anything from being downloaded, never offer anything for free that you could sell. By posting your photos online, you are publishing them to the world.
ReplyDeleteHope you get the destructor for your blog soon and give him the punishment that he never dares to repeat it again.this is really very bad deed, such things really gets on to my nerves like anything.
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