Plagiarized.

[aggienaut]

   So my boss is thinking about boating in to Catalina Island so I was googling about for information for him. Specifically I camped at Little Harbour there once before and found it lovely so I did a search on that.

I come across this picture on a commercial website



...and it looks a little bit too familiar. So I go back to my own pictures, particularly this one:




...THEY'RE USING MY PICTURE. For commercial purposes! ): It's NOT just the same angle because even the clouds and waves are exactly the same.

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Strongly Worded Email

[emo-snal.livejournal.com]

I just sent this email to the webmaster:

To whom it may concern:

It recently came to my attention that the first picture that appears on the page http://www.catalinaislandvacation.org/catalinaislandsailing-covesandbays.html , (specifically http://www.catalinaislandvacation.org/images/littleharbor.jpg ) is my photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/commissariat/2365467042/ .

This use of the photo violates its terms and conditions in that there is no attribution, it has been altered (specifically to remove the copyright, which is in my opinion particularly mean spirited), and appears to be used for a commercial purpose.

If you would like to continue to use the photo I would be honoured if you would offer to pay me for rights to use it in that location, but otherwise I strenuously object to the misuse of my photograph and demand you cease and desist in using it.

Sincerely,
Kris Fricke
Photographer.

Re: Strongly Worded Email

[jenbooks.livejournal.com]

If ignored, make a DMCA complaint to their web provider (not webmaster, most likely)