Marb Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I found someone had posted a selection of news images of mine in a Facebook group without permission as they all have the watermark showing. I have commented regarding copyright but had no response. is it worth me persuing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 If they're in the UK, yes, IPEC. Otherwise FB will remove them if you make a copyright claim. I can't help with the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marb Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marb Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 10:33, spacecadet said: If they're in the UK, yes, IPEC. Otherwise FB will remove them if you make a copyright claim. I can't help with the details. I have challenged the poster, who to be fair, responded asking if I want her to take them down. I noticed another member of the site posted this in response Those pictures are within the public domain and i'm closely connected to Mammoth Screen who are making this production.You can post them where you like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, Marb said: Those pictures are within the public domain and i'm closely connected to Mammoth Screen who are making this production.You can post them where you like They are mistaken, of course. But then anyone who takes legal advice from an anonymous FB post is going to find it rather expensive. "Public domain" is a meaningless term outside the US. That someone in the TV business is so misinformed is rather alarming. But it's probably no different from the PA who tells you you can't take pictures in the street- those with no power exercise it ruthlessly and ignorantly. MS may own the rights to the show but they don't own your images. You can post this in reply if you like, or link to the post and I'll do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marb Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, spacecadet said: They are mistaken, of course. But then anyone who takes legal advice from an anonymous FB post is going to find it rather expensive. "Public domain" is a meaningless term outside the US. That someone in the TV business is so misinformed is rather alarming. But it's probably no different from the PA who tells you you can't take pictures in the street- those with no power exercise it ruthlessly and ignorantly. MS may own the rights to the show but they don't own your images. You can post this in reply if you like, or link to the post and I'll do it. Thanks. I may do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marb Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 On 10/12/2018 at 17:26, spacecadet said: They are mistaken, of course. But then anyone who takes legal advice from an anonymous FB post is going to find it rather expensive. "Public domain" is a meaningless term outside the US. That someone in the TV business is so misinformed is rather alarming. But it's probably no different from the PA who tells you you can't take pictures in the street- those with no power exercise it ruthlessly and ignorantly. MS may own the rights to the show but they don't own your images. You can post this in reply if you like, or link to the post and I'll do it. They haven't responded to my last post and the image is still on the FB site. Nothing more I can do really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, Marb said: They haven't responded to my last post and the image is still on the FB site. Nothing more I can do really Report it to Facebook. Pinterest and Google will take down things pronto if there are copyright issues at stake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marb Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, Sally said: Report it to Facebook. Pinterest and Google will take down things pronto if there are copyright issues at stake. When I opt to report to Facebook I see only options unrelated to copyright available (nudity/terrorism etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Marb said: When I opt to report to Facebook I see only options unrelated to copyright available (nudity/terrorism etc) Sorry I don’t use FB so cannot advise how this might be done, but surely there must be a mechanism for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Quist Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 My FB is in Danish - but in the upper blue menu bar there is a question mark. Search here for DMCA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Niels Quist said: My FB is in Danish - but in the upper blue menu bar there is a question mark. Search here for DMCA. +1 https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/634636770043106 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizBrown Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Google has a category for "royalty free images" and a fair number of people believe that those are public domain images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marb Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 I took out a copyright infringement as they failed to remove it and it was down the next day. Felt a bit mean to be honest but I suppose if we let everything go like that we would be in the poor house. Thanks everyone for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Douglas Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Marb said: I took out a copyright infringement as they failed to remove it and it was down the next day. Felt a bit mean to be honest but I suppose if we let everything go like that we would be in the poor house. Thanks everyone for your help. I had a photo of flooding that was used in a national newspaper. A councillor decided to lift it and use it on Facebook to advertise a meeting that he was organising. He didn't bother to ask me about using it so I pointed out to him that he was infringing my copyright and he took the image down. Had he asked I might well have given him permission to use it. I got a lot of flack from a couple of locals for being so mean …. but it's got to be done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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