Copyright Infringement Reminder

[Nicolette]

Whoa back Gizmo... we are not yet saying the threads are being shut down- Just throwing thoughts around at present. :)

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Thank you Nicolette. I really appreciate the clarification. I guess I misunderstood. My apologies. Thanks again.

 

[JustBe]

Wow! I had no idea that sharing photos found on a google search was not ok. I too apologize. I will stop now that I know.Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Nicolette]

I found this which might be interesting to read (I take no responsibility for accuracy).

[DLMURL]http://webnet77.com/webstuff/copyright.html[/DLMURL]

 

[JustBe]

That is a very thorough article Nicolette. I am definitely done posting any photos unless I take them. This sure has been an education.Thank you.

 

[Nighthawk]

To close the thread seems a bit extreme. I hope I did not break ant copyright laws but there are free photo sharing sites wouldn't the same apply there? I would hate to see the threads that pictures have been attached to as we have so many varieties.

Thank you for the heads up. This makes me rather nervous seeing as I post a lot.

 

[Nicolette]

Just a bit of a wake up call for those of us thinking we haven't done anything wrong... after reading the link I provided above I went looking at some threads and here are some examples (and yes some are small)

And more

 

[Nicolette]

I hope I did not break ant copyright laws

I PC'd you an example of some images posted today which are copyrighted NH.

I guess if someone else does something wrong and shares it for free (take Napster from memory) doesn't make it right.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Thanks for doing the researching on this. I appreciate the work you are doing to claify everything. Thank you.

 

[Nicolette]

I think some members might be shocked... I looked further and in some corners are © and names. It's turned me off as its not worth the risk.

 

[Nighthawk]

This has me beyond worried at this point. The question comes to mind of should we delete the threads?

 

[Whitneys story]

I believe the infringement occurs "if one removes the copyright information and claims as their own". Photos w/o branding or copywrite would not qualify under the law. That is why you can't copy some pic's as the owner has protected them.

Facebook has recently changed their policy that any shared photos are free for the taking. Very disturbing, as it translates that a friend of mine could copy my photo, share with their friends and it is now public domain!