geogphotos Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) ....was there a time when Alamy images had no watermarking? And it was easy for potential infringers to help themselves? Edited March 13, 2021 by geogphotos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I joined later than you (2008) and watermarks were added then. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Likewise in 2009 as far as I remember. There was a thread recently about unwatermarked thumbnails being available in some circumstances but I think Alamy closed that loophole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I joined in 2005 but honestly, I can't recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 The reason for asking is coming across old images on websites that I have no Alamy sales record for. I seem to remember that there was quite a long time when images weren't watermarked, and maybe another period when they weren't watermarked Ince you logged in. Often the pictures I find are fairly poor quality so they could well be thumbnails that have been grabbed. Thanks for all the responses. Odd to think that those unwatermarked images may well bring me some dosh now through chasing copyright infringements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/*/alamy.com This one (no images) is as endearing as a small puppy/kitten: https://web.archive.org/web/20000620150820/http://www.alamy.com/rahead.asp wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) This is the earliest one for me: https://web.archive.org/web/20040202054501/http://www.geographyphotos.com/ 2004 And crikey this is still around: https://web.archive.org/web/20040111124820/http://www.geography.org.uk/resource/topical.html Edited March 13, 2021 by geogphotos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanU Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Interesting you mention this as I just recently received an email advertising this software which purports to magically remove watermarks from pictures... https://www.easeus.com/landing/solution/watermark-remover-p.html?utm_source=BenchmarkEmail&utm_campaign=watermarkremover210311&utm_medium=email Don't like the idea of this at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 minute ago, RyanU said: Interesting you mention this as I just recently received an email advertising this software which purports to magically remove watermarks from pictures... https://www.easeus.com/landing/solution/watermark-remover-p.html?utm_source=BenchmarkEmail&utm_campaign=watermarkremover210311&utm_medium=email Don't like the idea of this at all. Where can I go to steal that software? 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, geogphotos said: Where can I go to steal that software? 😁 Here you go. A different product though as far as I can see. wim edit: many different products in fact. Edited March 13, 2021 by wiskerke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanU Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, wiskerke said: Here you go. A different product though as far as I can see. wim edit: many different products in fact. Looks like that's ready to steal all of my bank account details and passwords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 minute ago, RyanU said: Looks like that's ready to steal all of my bank account details and passwords. Now come on, only because they're Russian? 😂 wim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanU Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 minute ago, wiskerke said: Now come on, only because they're Russian? 😂 wim It's giving my antivirus a heart attack just clicking on it 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, RyanU said: It's giving my antivirus a heart attack just clicking on it 😁 Yes, typing in your bank details to a website that is going to help you steal stuff....what could go wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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