I spent the better part of the last 24 hours finding stolen images of mine on Flickr and Tumblr. I usually leave a comment (if I can) saying that the image is stolen, where it was taken from (MyFetishDiary.com), and sometimes informing the thief that they're a shady loser. After that bit of work, I email the website and report the copyright infringement.
Well, this one dude on Flickr who has a bunch of my shots up deleted my comment from each photo and sent me the following message:
I DON'T KNOW HOW BIG THAT STICK IS UP YOUR ASS, BUT I NEVER BLOCKED OR BLURRED ANYTHING OUT OF ANY PIC. I SEE YOU HAVE MANY OF THE SAME. DO YOU HATE JUST MEN? OR HATE ALL PEOPLE??? WHY DON'T YOU COME OUT FROM THAT MASK CHRISTINE, AND BE AN ADULT. HAVE YOU EVER KISSED A MAN....A WOMAN?
LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ummm... Huh? Wow. Big man. And the caps are all his. Here's my response:
Well, the fact of the matter is that you are using my images without permission. In fact, the photo of Ancilla Tilia that you have set as your avatar is one I shot.
This image http://www.flickr.com/photos/42226515@N04/3894046701/ has the fetishbyanna.com url blurred out in the lower right corner. It was taken from an exclusive gallery shot for the site. Though I didn't shoot it (or claim to have), I do know Anna and know the story behind the photo.
I work very hard to produce my photographs. It is my source of income. When people take the photos and post them without my permission, without giving me credit, and without linking to my site, it impacts my ability to make a living.
Every one of my images is labeled with copyright information. That's because I own the copyright. Therefore, if you wish to use the images, you have to obtain my permission.
Call me names if you like, but it does not change the fact that your photo stream is based on the hard work of others. I'm glad you like the images enough to post them, but perhaps you will consider in the future that if photographers like myself cannot make a living doing this work because people are distributing our photographs without permission, then the people who enjoy the photos are the ones who lose out because we won't be able to continue to do the work.
Let's see what happens when his stream gets reviewed. I hope they shitcan his ass.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! He blocked me so I can't reply!! The coward.
----------UPDATE----------
GUESS WHO GOT SHITCANNED? Received an email from the powers that be, and they don't seem to think that stealing images is right either.
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