Crackdown on Unlicensed Image Use – #7
January 12, 2012 by Rob Huntley
The first 4 images include 6 unlicensed uses of my images posted on this blog by a user named Nimexicatl.
I also include a link to the page where the violation was discovered.
The next six images are mine.
Unlicensed Use:




Found at:
http://www.skyscraperlife.com/latin-bar/18308-vs-de-las-mejores-playas-de-latinoamerica-12.html
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).
My Images:






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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I used the contact form at SkyScraperLife.com with the following:
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Dear SkyScraperLife
On skyscraperlife.com/latin-bar/18308-vs-de-las-mejores-playas-de-latinoamerica-12.html
the user Nimexicatl has posted 6 images which are mine. They are watermarked with my name Rob Huntley.
Several of these are under exclusive licensing contract with Getty Images.None of them should be on your site however without permission unless purchased.
I have posted on my blog regarding this copyright violation.
http://robhuntley.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/crackdown-on-unlicensed-image-use-7/
Please remove these images from your website immediately or purchase them.
..Rob
Good service by the website skyscraperlife.com. They promptly removed the images.