Stealing Images

[uncleparty]

what should one do when others on the web take pictures of yours, and use it on their sites without 1) asking for permission, and 2) not crediting your work?

http://designaholik.com/uncleparty/r...pers/blood.jpg <<< this particular picture of mine always turns up on blogs being used as a background picture, and sometimes, they remove the url on the bottom right of the image too.

they link it direct to my host and it eats my bandwidth. asking them to take it down has been fruitless. short of removing the image, is there anything i should/could do?

[espn]

You have the right to sue them

[Big Kahuna]

Can consult them

http://www.ipos.gov.sg/main/index.html

[uncleparty]

i dun wan to sue ppl, i just dun wan to pay my host so much every mth for the excess traffic.

[Darren]

Originally Posted by uncleparty i dun wan to sue ppl, i just dun wan to pay my host so much every mth for the excess traffic.

If the image is being hotlinked to your site, replace it with an image (retain the filename and location) that basically says "PLEASE STOP LINKING TO MY IMAGE, YOU STINKING B**TARD!".

Bet you that they will remove the link immediately. Won't work if they have leeched and then stored the image on their own server.

Good luck in your preventive measures.

[yanyewkay]

SUE! SUE! SUE!

you aren't going to get far suing them cos your lawyers will have to give them a grace period to take the pics down. After which you have no more case against them. It is only IF they refuse to take the images down can you continue to claim some form of compensation (if any). Daren's idea is prob better.

[vince123123]

nope you can't. IPOS does not give advice on civil matters.

Originally Posted by Big Kahuna Can consult them http://www.ipos.gov.sg/main/index.html

[vince123123]

actually damages and injunction are two different remedies. Academically speaking, even if they take down the pics, remedies for damages for past actions are still available. therefore, your comment isn't entirely accurate.

Originally Posted by yanyewkay SUE! SUE! SUE! you aren't going to get far suing them cos your lawyers will have to give them a grace period to take the pics down. After which you have no more case against them. It is only IF they refuse to take the images down can you continue to claim some form of compensation (if any). Daren's idea is prob better.

[yanyewkay]

then the correct way to put it is as below
"..IF they refuse to take it down, then you can apply for an injuction and claim for damages (if any)"

correct?

either way, P is still on the losing end. Cos he will still have to bear the cost of hiring the lawyer.

[vince123123]

let me try to amend your original statement:

you aren't going to get far suing them cos it is normal practice for your lawyers to give them a grace period to take the pics down. If they do, you may still pursue them for damages, but IF they refuse, to take the images down, your remedy would probably be an injunction together with damages. Daren's idea is prob better.

Originally Posted by yanyewkay then the correct way to put it is as below "..IF they refuse to take it down, then you can apply for an injuction and claim for damages (if any)" correct? either way, P is still on the losing end. Cos he will still have to bear the cost of hiring the lawyer.

[pshing]

btw, where is the website that steal ur image?

sg doesnt have agreement with certain countries for the copyright thing. so you may need to check there the website is host first.

and besides, it is quite hard and costly to sue ppl from oversea.

if i am you, i will write my signature big big at the center to make the picture unuseable. like that i no need to worry of being stolen. and also make the ppl download ur picture knows those website steal image also. haha...

[yanyewkay]

that is true. Actually I came across a website called "pirate bay" well..

i'll just let the link speak for itself. kinda entertaining.

[Bean]

Originally Posted by uncleparty i dun wan to sue ppl, i just dun wan to pay my host so much every mth for the excess traffic.

if you do not want to pay for excess traffic, just rename your images every now and then...

[CrashWire]

If your webhost has something called HotLink Protection, then you have an answer already.

Or you could choose to read up and mess with .htaccess.

[rhythm_traveller]

Originally Posted by Darren If the image is being hotlinked to your site, replace it with an image (retain the filename and location) that basically says "PLEASE STOP LINKING TO MY IMAGE, YOU STINKING B**TARD!". Bet you that they will remove the link immediately. Won't work if they have leeched and then stored the image on their own server. Good luck in your preventive measures.

I think use the macro image of Ju-on is better. Confirm take it down.

[uncleparty]

haha! thanks all for the help.

i've considered changing the html links occasionally, or uploading evil pics to diss them off (used to do that), but its quite a lot of effort on my part that would confuse me eventually. cos usually, there are a couple of diff pics being linked.

but i guess i'll have to continue doing that. or consider the no-external link thing.

thanks a lot guys!