Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Anonymous wrote: >There is worse, of course ... such as sites that put a visible watermark on >every image, as if their images were so precious and valuable that this >extreme >measure is actually justified (at least they do not lack confidence, eh?). Well maybe, that is until you start to create and display work of commercial value, then your attitude changes markedly! For instance, images & sounds I have of the southern most point of Australia, South East Cape <http://4020.net/secape>. Content from this region is very rare, and so the temptation to "use" my material is huge. In the past I have had my images stolen from my www site for commercial use at least three times (that I know of). I was not paid either time. Uncredited theft is bad enough, but lately some of the theives actually have tried to pass off my work as their own (especially the VR stuff of Sydney during the Olympics). Well, not any more. I put a big, bold, partially transparent watermark on every image I upload now. I would love to use something more discreet like digital watermarking, but none of the current technologies work reliably (if at all). Regds, Andrew Nemeth <http://4020.net> -> photos, 360° panoramic vrs, sounds <http://nemeng.com> -> vr java applets, leica faq, tech info