Vendor Stole My Photo

[ck_taft325is]

get your ass handed to you in court yet? thats probly why your not posting.

Go eat a dick, retard.

If you can't even being to formulate a decent arguement for your "point of view" than don't even attempt to be a part of the big boy table.

[Rigmaster]

Gee, I'd love to hear an update from the OP about this- but I'm not holding my breath.

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

They've had this problem before, they stole my buddy's widebody pictures.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1346171

[xwill112x]

get your ass handed to you in court yet? thats probly why your not posting.

[chadthestampede]

bump

[PeaveyBassist]

^^^yep

[s0urce]

So which e36 picture was he using exactly?

This one?

[NC325iC]

Im with the OP, i dont care if he could have called and had them take the picture down thats beside the point. I think the biggest thing, and i believe when you stated the copyright laws the legal system agrees with me, the fact that they took to time to physically(digitally) remove the watermark from the image gives him the right to ram them for all theyre worth. That being said im not suprised they stole an image, they stole wheel designs from several different companies.

This is business people, there is no place to worry about peoples feelings. I know where i work we check every new product our competition puts out for any possible way it could be seen to infringe upon our patents. Intelectual property is as good as a patent, especially with that copyright law, and the fact they used the photo without acknowledgment or permission, in a business setting none the less, gives him every right to approach them with a legal statement.

[napabavarian]

Man, the armchair lawyers in this thread baffle me.

Actually took a class regarding laws that pertain to photographs while I was pursuing a photography degree, you?

[sixsixii]

What long thread. I can appreciate what you're trying to accomplish here, mainly stroke your ego and follow the principle of enforcing the law in the most pedantic manner. That's fine, and it's a valid approach. However, as many other fellow forum members have pointed out already getting the law involved might not always be the desired business decision. Your dismissal of this opposing point of view makes for an interesting shit show in this thread.

EDIT: I look forward to an update on your legal battle.

[triggrhaapi]

Man, the armchair lawyers in this thread baffle me.

[Fidhle007]

It's like filing the serial number off a gun. No, wait. It's not.

[napabavarian]

Amazing how many people in this thread are apparently OK with working for free.

:pimp: Agreed! Posting in a public does not make it public property, but I'm sure half the individuals who are pissed at OP have an Ipod full of stolen music, the image was watermarked, the water mark was removed, game over! It's like scratching the VIN off a stolen fender, it was placed there to identify ownership, sadly it has become almost impossible to grow a photography business with this new attitude, I'm sure if Cadillac tried this kind of approach and used a "borrowed" photo on the back cover of Road & Track the attitude would be different, but the actions are the same, OP attempted resolve this directly and was ignored, that's what lawsuits are for, it sucks, but time to learn the law!

[DeM3n]

Well hope everything works out for you Speed.

[Rodoni]

Where is Judge Judy when we need her?



I can't wait for an episode of Judge Judy starring Jason and the spoke person for DTM-whatever...

Shes right the fuck here!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZIjz7ce2m8

Seems pretty familiar ey?