Everyone Please Read.....

[Barbara]

It is mean. I always downsize the pics before I get them on Imagestation -so nobody can use them for print purposes. If somebody steals them for their website -ok it won't be Filou or Tigris -it will just be a mass of pixels.

In most of the European copyright laws you could take legal action (sorry I don't know much about the US laws) -but with the internet it is very difficult. I work with a publisher and we have sometimes problems with our contents that are stolen. So if the one using it illegally is European it would be easier -but with let's say China or Egypt or some other countries you just don't have the money to do something against it.

[tikeyas_mom]

I dont realkly think you should take it that harshly, the person probably just thought your cat was so cute and were jealous. Maybe they arent allowed to own a cat. have you ever thought of that? I think it is sweet how someone would like your pet soo much that they would take a pic and say it was theirs. I dont find it that bad JMHO.

[Steffi N]

What happened is a real shame. I have just been looking through old posts to see some of my favorite Nakita pictures (couldn't find French Fry Adventure). I
hope there is something you can do. It would be a pity if we could not see Nakita any more, but we all understand.

[boscibo]

Maybe you could do something like this:



Put your name and Nakita's name on it, so someone can't pass it off as their cat. I just used the free program Irfanview to do this - you don't need Photoshop to add text.

[marysmerrycats]

I'm so sorry that happened to you! what creepy people out there...

[kimlovescats]

There is a way to combat this.... it is by placing a "no right-click" html script on the boards. I have them on my website pages, but I don't how easily it could be done here on PT boards????

[wolf_Q]

I've had that happen to me also. I bet it's happened (and is happening) more then I even know also.

One time I joined this yahoo group, and the club photo was a drawing of a chihuahua......not ANY drawing, MY drawing. I'm not stupid, I KNOW it was mine. You could tell they had cropped off my signature.

I *nicely* talked to the group owner, I just said, "Hey, I don't mind if you use my photo, but I'd like to have credit for it, and not have my signature cropped off." She gets all mad and is saying "My friend drew that, it's my dog, I watched her draw it!!" Um...NO.

[boscibo]

Originally posted by kimlovescats
There is a way to combat this.... it is by placing a "no right-click" html script on the boards. I have them on my website pages, but I don't how easily it could be done here on PT boards????

The no right click script doesn't work if someone really wants to steal the image - they can go right to the source (where it is stored on the server) or do a screen cap. And lots of people surf with java script turned off - they won't even notice the no right-click script. Another thing is with IE 6 you don't need to right click - the image toolbar enables people to email or save without right-clicking.

The only way to truly ensure no one steals your images is don't upload anything that you don't mind sharing. Or brand the image with your unique style - your name or website URL, in a way that it can't be cropped out or cloned out.

[Cheshirekatt]

OMG...I had this same thing happen to me, but even worse! I also belong to a breast reduction support board. They have before and after surgery photos there, but you have to have a special password to access them. Well, some girl took my photos off there and put them on her website and represented them as herself! I couldn't believe it! The web site I belong to actually got a lawyer and the FBI involved and had her web site shut down. She had also stolen other women's photos.

The moral of this story? Nothing is safe on the web.

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

That is so sad! Imagine how awful it will be if we can't even share pics of our kitties with other people on PT.

Russian Blue, I appreciate and understand your decision to remove Nakita's pics - but what a loss for the rest of us! She is so gorgeous, AND you take such great pictures

[krazyaboutkatz]

Russian Blue, I'm so sorry to hear this. I guess some people just don't have a conscience. I sure hope that this doesn't stop you from posting Nakita's pics here. I wonder if this has ever happened to Niina, Casper&Kitty, because I've noticed that she's been putting her copywright info on all of her pics.

[Former User]

Originally posted by krazyaboutkatz I wonder if this has ever happened to Niina, Casper&Kitty, because I've noticed that she's been putting her copywright info on all of her pics.

Funny you should mention, it has. For example Kitty was indroduced as Tiger on another site, and as a male
Also, Sweet stormy had copied Casper and Kitty pics to her site without even asking from us nor even telling that the pics are there, she did give credit, but it went to Pet Talk because that's where she copied them. I know alot of people are annoyed by the fact that I have that copyright text on our pics but well, can't help it.

Russian blue, I'm sorry to hear this, it's so annoying when people do that

[Miss Meow]

That is so freaky. I hope you find a way to mark your images because it would be a great shame to not see her as often.

It's a bit scary that it's happened to several of our members.

[Soledad]

I'm with Noah'sMommy....why???!!!

I mean, I guess you could take it as compliment, but you have to wonder, what is the motivation? My guess would be that they're just sad and pathetic. Nakita is sooo beautiful, though, at least this creep has good taste!

[jenluckenbach]

Maybe I am just being plain stupid, but WHO CARES?!?! I have thought about this happening and I dismissed it as something that can't hurt me. So they claim ownership,So what ? If someone wants to steel Sterling's picture, enter a contest and win $1,000,000 so what? Let them. He is still my cat and no harm has come to me. Maybe I don't see the whole picture, but if I worried about everything that COULD happen or MIGHT happen, I'd have to live my life in a vacuum seal.