So apparently a company stole one of my pictures off here or my MySpace (which is set to private) and it's being used as an ad on good ole' MySpace. I have yet to even see the ad. The picture that they're using is copyrighted as well; & in no way shape or form was I ever contacted for permission to use it for anything! So, if anyone comes across my pink widebody tC with something saying "pimp your car into a showcar" can you please screenshot it & save the link so I can contact them so they can remove it?

This is the pic they're using, & as you can see, it's copyrighted.



Ugh, putas!

 

which company?

 

have the photog contact the company

 

omg i saw that yesterday and iwas like i wonder how much that chick got paid for lettin them use her picture? i guess nothing.. haha maybe you can sue them or something since its copyrighted

 

i saw that last night...i'll take a screenshot next time i see it

 

Contact them and tell them you want a % of the money they receive for each click. If they don't pay you or give you money for them using it already, get a lawyer.

 

Goes from:



To:




links to:

http://www.carsponsors.com/qualified...gistration.php

 

Funny thing is they haven't even pimped out a car that nice

 

One thing I would look into is they violated your privacy by posting your license plate number up. That should have been blurred out. They have cropped the copywrite notice out so they have violated copywrite laws.

I see lots of free pimpin' coming your way. The big problem is finding out if it was an in house advert or they sent out to an agency (which i doubt because of the copy write infringement) If you are the copy holder on the picture you may be entitled to compensation. If not then you do have a case for privacy issues, which could lead to compensation.

 

cant blame them....sweet freakin car!

 

Ha..They added light beams!...

Yea I sense "LAW SUIT"!!

 

 

if they changed anything on the picture, they can use the pic cause that voids out the copyright of the pic. I believe thats what I read in the coyright book. They still should of asked you for it and thats not right that they did that.... nice car

 

She still has a valid case in terms of violating privacy.

 

Time to call up your family lawyer.

 

i would make a lawsuit out of it, but then again i have been dying to sue for so long

 

you have no right to anything...the photog does though...

 

Here is the law........ sorry

What Is Copyright
Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U. S. Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to do the following:

To reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords;

To prepare derivative works based upon the work;

To distribute copies or phonorecords of the work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending;

To perform the work publicly, in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and motion pictures and other audiovisual works;

To display the work publicly, in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works, including the individual images of a motion picture or other audiovisual work; and

In the case of sound recordings*, to perform the work publicly by means of a digital audio transmission.

In addition, certain authors of works of visual art have the rights of attribution and integrity as described in section 106A of the 1976 Copyright Act. For further information, request Circular 40, Copyright Registration for Works of the Visual Arts.

It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the copyright law to the owner of copyright. These rights, however, are not unlimited in scope. Sections 107 through 121 of the 1976 Copyright Act establish limitations on these rights. In some cases, these limitations are specified exemptions from copyright liability. One major limitation is the doctrine of “fair use,” which is given a statutory basis in section 107 of the 1976 Copyright Act. In other instances, the limitation takes the form of a “compulsory license” under which certain limited uses of copyrighted works are permitted upon payment of specified royalties and compliance with statutory conditions. For further information about the limitations of any of these rights, consult the copyright law or write to the Copyright Office.

*Note: Sound recordings are defined in the law as “works that result from the fixation of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds, but not including the sounds accompanying a motion picture or other audiovisual work.” Common examples include recordings of music, drama, or lectures. A sound recording is not the same as a phonorecord. A phonorecord is the physical object in which works of authorship are embodied. The word “phonorecord” includes cassette tapes, CDs, LPs, 45 r.p.m. disks, as well as other formats.


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heres all the laws



http://www.copyright.gov/

 

Just for future reference - you should watermark your photos like this...



More safe. But maybe you can get a case because the license plate wasn't blurred out.

Good luck.