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cyborgwitch · Joined: 19 Dec 2010 Posts: 473 Location: Netherlands

I found this: http://freebuttonweb.com/Stock-Downloads.asp?id=370
The link there is going to someone else's portfolio and file, my best guess is the owner of the site. I don't want my file to be used like that. Is that a legal way to be using someones image?

cyborgwitch · Joined: 19 Dec 2010 Posts: 473 Location: Netherlands

Oh and by the way, I found another site that's giving away our files for free: http://baixakiphotoshop.blogspot.com
I have reported it to Google, hope they shut it down.

apotterdd · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 4:40 pm

The first one is an affiliate thing goes to IS link page which I do believe is fine unless IS has some sort of TOS against it.

The 2nd one I don't recognize the images on there.

cyborgwitch · Joined: 19 Dec 2010 Posts: 473 Location: Netherlands

No, the first one goes to some elses portfolio and file on SS, yet it uses my button set as preview.

It uses my file:

to go to another ss contributor when you click the buy now button.

This is where it leads you:
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=65292928

Don't know if it's done on purpose, or if it's just a mistake on their side.

And the second site uses a lot of files from ss contributors illegally. I know cause it's giving mine away for free.

cyborgwitch · Joined: 19 Dec 2010 Posts: 473 Location: Netherlands

edited, reason: see below.

cyborgwitch · Joined: 19 Dec 2010 Posts: 473 Location: Netherlands

After a bit more research done on that site I've come to the conclusion that it's probably not done on purpose, seems their database is corrupted somehow. I'll sen them a note.