Crackdown on Unlicensed Image Use – #3
January 9, 2012 by Rob Huntley
The first image is my image.
The second image is an unlicensed use of my image.
I also include a link to the page where the violation was discovered.
My Image:
Unlicensed Use:
Found at:
http://www.powerkites.org/kite-boarding-photos/
You will have to copy and past the link – I’m not giving page rank with hot links to an offending website. (Note: the owner may have removed or altered the page since).
Read my introductory post, Crackdown on Unlicensed Image Use – Intro, for more information on why I have posted this.
…Rob
www.RobHuntley.ca
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Contact form on website broken. Sent direct email to info@powerkites.org on January 17, 2012
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Dear PowerKites.org
On your page:
powerkites.org/kite-boarding-photos/
there is an unlicensed use of my image:
http://www.robhuntley.ca/Kite-Aerial-Photography/KAP-2009/KAP-2009-3-Snow-Heart-near/7255057_jKKhRB#!i=472516589&k=9NgcY
Please purchase the commercial download license by selecting the Buy button above the image and then the Download tab.
Otherwise, kindly remove the image from your website and please refrain from photographer copyright violation in future.
…Rob
My email to info@powerkites.org bounced. This is the email address given boldly on the top of their page. The contact form does not function. However, the footer line indicates that the page is © 2012 – i.e. current. This is the type of time-wasting situation that a photographer can find him/herself when chasing down unlicensed image usage.