Cat-elog photo used by Aquabid seller

[Shane]

This company is using a photo I took that is in the Cat-elog on Aquabid.
Do I need to contact them or does PC since they clearly lifted it from PC? It even says Planetcatfish on the photo.

-Shane

http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/ ... 1328813986

[MatsP]

I would write to the seller, using your PC e-mail address, and say something along the lines of "You are using a photo without permission - the right to use it belongs to PlanetCatfish". You may want to add that you are the photographer, and that if you don't hear within 24 hours, you will report the seller to Aquabid.

(I very much dislike when people are selling fish using PC pictures - if they want to sell fish, how hard is it to take pictures of the fish actually for sale?)

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Mats

[Jools]

It's stealing, and people who knowingly do it are scumbags. I also dislike sites that that do not promptly react to copyright theft. eBay are pretty good with this kind of thing. I have yet to find a site that won't remove them, but let me know if you run into any difficulties.

Jools

[The.Dark.One]

aquaticrepublic also seem t use all PC images. Have they got permission?

[MatsP]

aquaticrepublic also seem t use all PC images. Have they got permission?

Yes, because AquaticRepublic belongs to the same "organisation" as PC.

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Mats

[RickE]

because AquaticRepublic belongs to the same "organisation" as PC.

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Mats

Uh oh, watch out for Mongo!

[Jools]

because AquaticRepublic belongs to the same "organisation" as PC.

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Mats

Uh oh, watch out for Mongo!

Why? Did I miss something?

Jools

[Jools]

aquaticrepublic also seem t use all PC images. Have they got permission?

Yes, because AquaticRepublic belongs to the same "organisation" as PC.

Mmm, that's not exactly the correct legal position. But, for summarys sake, the are the same entity. It's all in the T&C's if you wish to read them.

Anyway, who's to say it's not AR images used on Planet?

Jools