Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Feb 27, 2013, at 6:53 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > No matter what you do, somebody will use your photos - usually in a > web-site so size won't deter them. Post a copyright notice on every page > and then use Google Images or TinEye to search for unauthorized usage. > Send them a take-down notice with education about copyright - some are > totally clueless and think everything on the web is free. If they don't > take the photo down, send a bill with an official-looking notice from a > lawyer. I'm making almost as much money from unauthorized usages as from > legitimate leases these days!! my goal is not to make money, rather to decrease/eliminate unauthorized use..... what parameters of the images would you advise to accomplish that? thanks, Steve > > Good luck, > > Tina > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 11:56 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> what are, in your opinion, the best/safest parameters to discourage >> borrowing/theft of photos on the web? >> >> size? resolution? >> >> How about 800 pixels on the longest side, and a resolution of 72....? >> >> Watermarking while an option, is possible, though I am not likely to do >> it..... >> >> >> many thanks for your input, >> >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information