Yet another website using my images

[Mattie]

I have discovered yet another website using my product images, I am getting a bit fed up of people stealing my images. I have already managed to take legal action against one company this yeah and now it looks like i'll have to do it again.

Can I name and shame the company who is using my images now on here just in case they are also using someone images from this forum?

[socialgiraffe]

yes NAME and SHAME, they are breaking the law and everyone should know about it

[Mattie]

ok then lol

it was www.funky-gadget.co.uk they have since removed the images after I sent them a copyright infringement notice.

[Andrew]

You have a site with 828 in the domain name using an image as well although looks slightly distorted. I had seen funky when I did the search and the post it note was there instead. Still cached though on your image.

[Mattie]

"You have a site with 828 in the domain name using an image as well although looks slightly distorted"

I don't get what you mean

[Andrew]

There's another site with what looks like your image. I didn't want to put the full domain but part of it was .....828.co.uk I will pm ou the domain now.

[Mattie]

thank you Andrew

[Mattie]

Just sent the second company an email regarding copyright infringement.

It really annoys me when people steal the images as it can put people off buying from me as if you see the same image on multiple sites it looks like the case we sell is not one we've printed and therefore they can't tell our work etc

[pisquee]

Google image search is a wonderfully useful thing isn't it?! :-)

[pisquee]

Could you disable right click on your website to make it harder to copy/paste your images?

[Mattie]

yeah i'm working on code to display right click

[spongerobinson]

yeah i'm working on code to display right click

there may be a plugin available for whatever CMS you use for your site. I know there are a few good ones for Wordpress, so imagine other CMS's would be the same.

[Angloman]

also disable print screen capture a well

[FutureProject]

Sorry but disabling functionality on your site will only annoy your legitimate customers and do very little to deter people stealing images, who are only a click away from disabling your countermeasures. I know its annoying and potentially denting your reputation but causing your legit visitors inconvenience to counter it is probably doing more damage than the unauthorised image use in the first place.

[Mattie]

that's why I've never done it or used watermarks. It won't really effect customers as they don't need to right click anything or ctrl+C etc

[FutureProject]

you don't know that, you'll be amazed at how much people send to others, for example...

I think grand-dad would like a mug, but I'm not sure what picture to put on it so I want to send a picture of the mug to my sister via email to get her opinion.. oh I cant :(

this happens EVERY DAY people send webpages by email, copy pasted, and you can't use the "well they can copy the url instead" argument because customers just don't think like that, you've put a block in the way of their natural buying process, and they won't thank you for it.

[bms]

Could you disable right click on your website to make it harder to copy/paste your images?

This may help stop the opportunists but any screen grabbing software will enable you to grab and crop anything online. The watermarking would probably deter people from using your images though and if you're playing with your code online why not make this an auto feature so when you upload new images the watermark gets embedded automatically?

[Paul]

this is my photos stolen and watermarked by somebody else
http://cdn.sulitstatic.com/server2/images/2013/1001/074355443_496d662348f9627a2d54161f3db2255bd73bb058 .jpg


http://www.ouedkniss.com/photos_annonces/3383586/Photo4.jpg


and this web site use my photo even when watermarked it!
http://www.eip-group.co.il/product-p-21/%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%99-%D7%91%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%94-%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%92-S2/%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%91%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%94-%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%AA.html

[Mattie]

I suppose there will never be away to stop people stealing your images.

I have coded a watermark to appear over my images

[GoonerGary]

Ignore the website owner. Write a nice letter to the hosting company informing that the images infringe your copyright and ask them to take them down. I'd imagine that repeat infringements would have their website taken offline..it would be in their TOS. Which reminds I have to do the same thing to a thief selling my stolen artwork!

[daviddeer]

Ignore the website owner. Write a nice letter to the hosting company informing that the images infringe your copyright and ask them to take them down.
I have done this in the past and it works!! They usually suspend the hosting account until you are satisfied and inform them of the same. Usually the address to write to is abuse @ xxxxxxx .com or whoever the hosting company is. They take these matters seriously.

[JMugs]

Local photographer has had an image he posted on Facebook copied and used to advertise a business.He used the facebook process to report them. Stopped them in their tracks and now they are whining that people are trying to stop a small business from being succesful.....hmmm like they were by stealing an image!

Janners

[NikGrey]

Well Said Janners.

There must be a fool proof way of doing this, I have a young artist who I will be using for my designs (when the day comes I can finally open) and I don't want his designs stolen - I (in the dark ages) used to emboss my Logo onto my images - is this what you mean by 'Watermark' ?

[JMugs]

In photoshop you can mark your images and you can trace them anywhere in google. Paul is more familiar with the process. Mrs Janners also puts here logo on all images to stop the "ohh I didn't know, honest" brigade.

Janners.

[NikGrey]

Tried to give you a Rep Point - thank you, I will look into that.

If and when I find out I may well make a video as I am sure many will need to get to know how to do that for everyones sake.

[daviddeer]

Or you could try a professional service such as digimark (https://dfi.digimarc.com/selectProduct.aspx?family=pro)
Costs $49 for the basic package or $99 annually for the pro package

Alternatively use umark (http://freewatermarksoftware.com/) which is free

[NikGrey]

Would love to know the secret of the 'Photoshop Marking' - not just placing some text on them image as thats easy to remove if you have time to do it.

I must be using the wrong terms to search for this process, how is it done in a searchable way ? It can't just be adding copyright test to the File Info.

[JMugs]

Hi Nik
Metadata is the keyword. Mrs Janners has it set up in lightroom and photoshop.

http://www.photometadata.org/meta-tutorials-adobe-photoshop (http://www.photometadata.org/meta-tutorials-adobe-photoshop)

Janners

[rachelwhisk]

I was going to say that pisquee

[GoonerGary]

I emailed my infringer's hosting company and after a few exchanges the website owner took them down. It did take a dig in the ribs to let them know that there was no debate about it.

I'm off to play with my ebay vero account tonight and take a few more images down. A designer's work is never done sigh.....

[markt1513]

If you have a website with images yiu want protecting use inscription so they can't right click and save or contact firms that can add hidden code they can see but the person stealing images can't also I would right to the person stealing the images and ask for royalty also you could speak to google and tell them w
hi will act to remove the website you could also get copy's cape logo added on your website this will make peole think before they pinch your images.

[Mattie]

you've answered a question that we all knew the answer to and just repeating what everyone else had said

(new member trying to bump up post count?)

[markt1513]

No I gave a fair answer not every one knows what I have said you can mind read I suggest you read it it's totally different people are asking for information as you know so much add you own mate

[Mattie]

i'm not saying your answer wasn't fair my point is your just commenting on a old post that everyone already knows the answer to and everything has already been discussed even the point you posted.

as you know so much add you own mate
Also if you had ready the thread properly you would see it was me that started the thread so why would I need to "add my own"

[NikGrey]

+1 :rolleyes:

Touché !

[bigj2552]

now now ladies.....calm down, put the handbags away till sunday :tongue: