kellzie Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 While browsing e-bay, I came acorss the cutest little puppy picture on a mouse-pad.... and I'm pretty sure its our Border Collie Board's own Dazzle? http://cgi.ebay.com/Mouse-Pad-BORDER-COLLI...1QQcmdZViewItem Just figured I'd make you aware, Kat. Not sure if this person was given permission to use your pictures? (Heck, I could be completely wrong and it may be a friend?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anda Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 That's Dazzle, you're right, Kelly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisingRiver Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 That IS Dazzle!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClickMeBC Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 That is definitely Dazzle!(I adore that photo, Kat). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack & Co. Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Kat, I guess you're going to have to put a watermark on the cute pictures of your girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat's Dogs Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Thank you SOOOOO much for letting me know. but that is way Not Cool. Yes, that is my pup - but WHY is she on a mousepad?? I am honored that they thought she was cute (come on? Who doesn't? ) but I don't like that. The thought of someone having my little girl's photo without my knowledge - and buying/selling/making profit off of it!! That is way worse than a slideshow. But what do I do? OK, so on the bottom of the item there is a "report this item" Then I hit "Copyright violations" Which one is it from there???? None of them fit for "photos"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanni and kingsley Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 hi Kat, try contacting the seller to inform her directly of the infringement and also report to ebay under: COUNTERFEITS AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT.. then ebay item infringes your intellectual property rights you will need to download this pdf file http://pages.ebay.com/help/community/NOCI1.pdf and fax it to ebay. hope it helps ETA: print a copy of the product/screen capture as evidence of the infringement too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon M Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 this seller looks for images using google images, and then prints them on mouse pads, t-shirts, etc. It's really common right now and I've had a few of those auctions taken down myself. So if you have a website with pics of your dog on it I'd suggest getting some script to protect against people copying or saving the images in high quality to their own computer. if you dont know how to do that let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat's Dogs Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 I emailed the seller directly and told her of the issue and asked (well, OK - told her specifically) to have that item discontinued and removed from the site immediately. Now, to see if it disappears... (I already saved a screen-cap of the page) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon M Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Kat, please let me know if the messages I sent you went through. Id didn't seem like it worked. it was about agility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat's Dogs Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Yes, it worked! (THANK YOU Eileen for fixing that by the way!! ) But, seeing as it is past midnight, and now I am very angry at this seller, I will get to that tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha J Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 This has made me think differently now when i see any merchandise with dogs/animals on. I had never thought about photo's being used from the internet without owners permission. What a cheek!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha J Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Great picture of Dazzle though! you can see why it's a seller, but still what a cheek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheRuffMuttGang Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Geez, to think we'll all have to stop posting pictures online to save ourselves this sort of annoyance. Just yesterday someone was busted on Dogster for taking a bunch of other people's photos and listing them as their own pets. One was my Tank and a couple of others were dogs from this board or the bcrescue.org site. It was taken care of promptly though. If I were you, I would not only contact the seller but also report the seller to Ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyzookie Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 I just dont see what the big deal is using watermarks. That way you could still share, but not worry about jerks like this person stealing. Maybe you should have to be a member to view the pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack & Co. Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Kat, have you had any luck with the seller or eBay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat's Dogs Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Its obvious it is still there, no reply yet. But I only sent it at midnight last night. I will see if I can fax that report for eBay, and if I don't get a response from the seller by tonight I think I will send another. She does look nice on a mousepad though doesn't she? I think I will make myself one from Shutterfly! I wonder if she has sold any.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisingRiver Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 That shot of Dazzle was also on her dogster page. So it could have been swiped from here or there. As far as watermarks go, if it's not all the way across the photo in an obnoxious and hard to remove with an editing program way, then there's just no point. Putting one in the corner so we can all still see the nice photo would still have people stealing it. I do like the idea of having only registered users view the photos, but again, what keeps that person from registering and taking them. I'm sure Eileen is not interesting in approving every new user and trying to figure out their intentions. It's just sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Freckles LaLa Mom Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 I can follow the link...does that mean that it's still there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaSpirit Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 On that link it says bidding is over for the item. I went to her store and she still has 50 listed as available. EBay I would be absolutely ticked if I found out somebody was using one of my pictures for profit without my permission. I hope this issue can be resolved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickim Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 The person who took the picture owns the copyright on the photo. Anyone who uses it without permission is infringing on the copyright. At the very least, I believe that it would be possible to have a C&D (cease and desist) order put on the item. It would likely not be profitable to go after any of the profit that the seller might have made (and I am sort of foggy on whether or not you would be able to--it would seem to me that you should be entitled to a portion of her profit), but you can protect your rights (and Dazzle!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat's Dogs Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 I thought about asking about any profits made, but decided to just let it go. I didn't know how much I could back that up or how to figure it out. I did get a reply, I will not post it here but it said that she was sorry and that she came across the picture randomly on the Internet. She found it in a public domain and didn't see a watermark on it (there WAS none because it doesn't NEED one!). She said she would remove the listing immediately. So hopefully, it should disappear really soon. In my reply to that email, I asked where she found the picture if she remembered, and also gave her this link on copyrights: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#102 I gave a quick summery that is basically what you said Vickim: "The person who took the picture owns the copyright on the photo no matter what, blah blah blah". So that hopefully this doesn't happen again. Lastly, I thanked her for her cooperation and understanding. BUT, I will have bookmarked the seller's page and won't be forgetting it - I will check it occasionally just to be sure. *sigh* Dogs are so much nicer than people! ETA: I checked and it was still there, but as of now it is gone from the page! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheRuffMuttGang Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 She's got a ton of other breeds of dogs too...wonder if those people know that their pictures are being used for profit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Debbie, kinda OT, but did you see what they replaced Tank's pic with? I see that Lady and Eve (maybe) are still up, though. Good luck, Kat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyzookie Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 She's got a ton of other breeds of dogs too...wonder if those people know that their pictures are being used for profit? I saw that too and wondered the same. They are obviously home made pictures, not professional... at least most look that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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