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editha · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 5:04 am

I found one of my photos being offered for resale here...

http://www.mangoart.co.uk/canvas-art.html

and

http://www.dpoc.co.uk/

This company seems to operate several websites and is reselling and renting a great deal of stock photography.

Here is my image..

http://www.mangoart.co.uk/gallery/seascape/S-0032.html

other shutterstock images...

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-1732085.html

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-110783-water-droplets-blue.html

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-2679204-anonymous-studio-nude.html

http://www.shutterstock.com/cat.mhtml?lang=en&search_source=search_form&version=llv1&anyorall=all&safesearch=1&searchterm=Beach&photos=on&search_group=&orient=&search_cat=&searchtermx=&photographer_name=Igor+Karon&people_gender=&people_age=&people_ethnicity=&people_number=&commercial_ok=&color=&show_color_wheel=1#id=636871

http://www.shutterstock.com/language.nl/pic.mhtml?id=2521559

Bigstockphotos a SS subsidiary

http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-1139414/stock-photo-sailing-and-sunset

I did Tineye searches on many of their photos and found that almost all of them belong to Microstock contributors including other sites that I am not supposed to name here but we all know them.

If you are or know one of the contributors would you let them know so they may act appropriately or check to see if your work is being sold there. I used up my Tineye Quota for the day.

semmickphoto · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 6:05 am

Sorry to hear your photos are being stolen. You can use google image search for free to look for photos http://www.google.com/imghp

rinder99 · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 9:54 am

On the bottom Of Mangoart click on Copyright.It says they own all the Images.??

semmickphoto · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 10:02 am

editha · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 11:25 pm

Yeah Lauren, I read the copyright statement included on their site and was very happy to learn that they know enough about copyrights to warn people using their printing services that they could not use copyrighted materials but they are happy to do so themselves.

I don't have the time and energy right now (I have been sick) to learn more about "rentals" of our work....does this also violate terms of use?

I also notified SS of this "perceived" violation.

I would love to see 8, 10, or 20 photogs get together when such a site is found and actually combine resources and work together to put an end to such abuses.

editha · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 11:29 pm

I barely shoot any more (for a lot of reasons) but the thought that an internet customer believes that they are purchasing the total absolute rights to a photographers work for .25-.38 per picture is enough reason to only take the camera out for my own enjoyment.