And, it goes without saying that THIS WEBLOG AND ALL THE TEXT AND IMAGES IT CONTAINS ARE ©CHRISTINE KESSLER AND MAY NOT BE USED WITHOUT EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION.
And, lastly: PLEASE COMMENT! I love to hear from you, so don't be shy. Take a moment to leave a comment and check back for the reply. Bookmark this site or sign up for the feed because I'm always updating it and adding new photos.
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Here's the next email I'm sending out. This time I'll refrain from posting the url's because this douche doesn't deserve the traffic.
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Hi there,
My name is Christine Kessler and I'm a photographer. I'm writing about images of mine that are being used without permission on a Tumblr blog. I have no problem with people posting images as I include my copyright notice and url on every one. The issue here is that this user has stripped my watermark from the images and does not give me credit or link to me (and a couple of the images were even converted to black and white). He has many more of my photographs on his blog that have not been altered, and I have not included them here. Basically, his whole site is his collection of fetish and porno photos that he has swiped from around the internet. Again, it wouldn't be such a big deal if he behaved properly and linked back to where he stole them from.
In his disclaimer, he states:
"Disclaimer: All images, unless otherwise noted, were taken from the Internet and are assumed to be in the public domain. In the event that there is still a problem or error with copyrighted material, the break of the copyright is unintentional and noncommercial and the material will be removed immediately upon presented proof."
However, there are a few problems with this statement. First of all, for an image to be "public domain" it has to not be copyrighted. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain Every one of my photographs that is uploaded to the internet includes my copyright notice. Just because it was opened in photoshop and removed does not make it public domain. Furthermore, he provides no way to contact him so he can "immediately remove" the image. And, lastly, there is the issue of re-blogging. That is how I found him in the first place. One unscrupulous person posts stolen images and then a hundred people reblog them. Those photos are my source of income and I have a real problem with people posting them without attribution.
I made it through 311 pages of his blog before I ran out of steam. There may be more, but I just can't stand to look anymore. If you need me to continue, I will. I have listed the problem images below. I have also sent links to my photographer and model friends of their violated images as I ran across them.
Please understand that I recognize the value of Tumblr and do not take issue with the people who don't abuse the service, but altering copyrighted images is not ok.
Thanks for your time,
Christine
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Dear readers of this blog, if you happen to run across people stealing my images, please let me know!! Thanks a ton.
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I swear...
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.
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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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I was interviewed a couple weeks ago by Yuhmm Magazine and the article has gone live today. I sent them a bunch of photos to choose from, and some of the chosen ones are fairly risque. If you have a moment, please head over there to read it, and leave a comment too. =)Thanks!!
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Thrilled that my epic, 50 image black and white showcase gallery has just gone live on Zivity. It's called "Monochrome" (of course), and is only the fourth feature to have been accepted. Go check it out!!
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So, yesterday, my account with FaceBook was disabled. They'd sent me an email warning telling me to fix some shit or they'd can me, but when I went to log in, I'd already been canned. I emailed them so we'll see what happens, but I don't hold out much hope. With thousands of friends and over a thousand fans on my fan page, this is quite a blow. If they don't put it back up, I don't know if I'll have the time to start anew.
Crap. =(
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Hot off the presses from my last shoot with Darenzia, Mosh, and Mya, House of Bias has added their INSA range to their website. Take a trip over to HOB and check out the fruits of our labor and buy yourself something extravagant!
Thanks for Jennifer Corona for her amazing work beating face (on D and Mya) and to Kirk Alley for allowing me to bring hot naked girls to his house. What a giver. ;)
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I don't get nearly the barrage of hook-up messages on Facebook that models do, but every once in a while, there's a gem.
Today's:
hi
you good
i need you
ican speak with you
i without study without work and without girlfriend since in 2002 put yourself ina situation
im crousher
i want inscription in study or find me contrat work or find me marrird ... i give you 20000 dollars .....please i need you
i give you money and my life
i remember you forever
I WAIT YOU
please help me
TEMPTING!!
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It's been a long week of working on websites, entertaining friends, adding to my family, and even throwing in a couple of shoots.
My work continues on Mz Berlin's membership site. I hope hope hope I'll be able to complete it next week. (This has been a huge undertaking! Three sites, whew!) Mz also spent a couple days over here with me and we managed to shoot a couple video clips and photo sets. One sexy smoking / stocking gallery, and one kinky bedroom set where she puts herself into some serious predicament scenarios, trying not to pull off the clover clamps on her pussy while she masturbates with my hitachi. Think she succeeded? You'll just have to wait and see! Here's a before shot of Mz Berlin looking gorgeous in lingerie and vintage RHT stockings. Yeah, I know she's not naked, but this was the photo I used on Twitter and it had to be PG. =)
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The other day, Paige Richards arrived. She comes out and stays with me about once a year, and it's always so awesome to see her. She's always so busy, though, so I made sure to book a shoot with her well in advance. It's been years since we've worked together. I'm actually writing this entry really quickly because our shoot starts in about an hour and I have to get my gear together. While she was here, I re-designed her website, so go check it out and give her some kisses while you're there. It's basically a hub leading you to all her online ventures, clips stores, video stores, VOD shop, autographed swag and more!
And, as though all of that wouldn't keep me busy enough, in our infinite wisdom, my man and I decided that three dogs weren't enough, so we adopted two new miniature dachshunds a couple nights ago. They are WAY younger than our other dogs and their boundless energy has really surprised us. (I just took this photo, and it'll remind me that, eventually, they tire out. LOL) But, damn are they cute!!!
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If ever there was a fetish that was more completely opposite than the love of latex, this has got to be it. The internet is amazing. You learn something new every day. =)
Click the photo for more images of wool fetish.
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Please vote for me in the photographer category of the Bondage Awards. You can vote once per day! Thanks!
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