{"id":371,"date":"2013-01-20T18:00:03","date_gmt":"2013-01-20T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybackyard.info\/backyardblog\/?p=371"},"modified":"2013-01-21T17:18:04","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T07:18:04","slug":"photo-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mybackyard.info\/backyardblog\/?p=371","title":{"rendered":"Photo Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have found that some of my posts are read by many people from all around the world . I am pleased that my experiences and in particular photos offer \u00a0them something whether it be help in identifying a frog, an image for a school report or some other need. I often receive requests for permission to publish my photos on websites or in some cases print media. I have always been very happy to consent so long as credit is given.<\/p>\n<p>The photo below is a very popular one and comes from my post <a href=\"http:\/\/mybackyard.info\/backyardblog\/?p=55\" target=\"_blank\">Tadpole to Frog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mybackyard.info\/backyardblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/perons-tadpole-23-02-08.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-69\" title=\"Perons Tree Frog Tadpole\" src=\"http:\/\/mybackyard.info\/backyardblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/perons-tadpole-23-02-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I decided to run a Google image search to see if my photo had been used without my permission. I was rather shocked at the results. Some websites appeared to be educational &#8211; either composed by students for an assignment perhaps or by teachers to illustrate their lecture notes or course guideline. \u00a0Having been involved in the education system I find this disturbing as I always directed students to seek permission before using an image and follow these guidelines myself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The photo has also been used by community organisations without permission such as\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeitnews.org\/life-sciences\/biotechnology\/secrets-tadpoles-tail-and-implications-human-healing\" target=\"_blank\">ZeitNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Below is a screen shot taken of that Google image search showing some of the matching images.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-373 aligncenter\" title=\"Image search page2\" src=\"http:\/\/mybackyard.info\/backyardblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/page2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mybackyard.info\/backyardblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/page2.jpg 500w, http:\/\/mybackyard.info\/backyardblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/page2-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another popular photo from my post <a title=\"Pond Predators\" href=\"http:\/\/mybackyard.info\/backyardblog\/?p=124\" target=\"_blank\">Pond Predators<\/a>. I have given 2 organisations permission to use this image<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-130\" title=\"Damselfly Nymph\" src=\"http:\/\/mybackyard.info\/backyardblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/damselfly.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"308\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A screen shot of the Google image search for my photo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-392 align=center\" title=\"Google image search\" src=\"http:\/\/mybackyard.info\/backyardblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/page1b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mybackyard.info\/backyardblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/page1b.jpg 500w, http:\/\/mybackyard.info\/backyardblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/page1b-300x283.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The image has been used by educational institutions, fishermen and bloggers without permission. For example:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tjsgarden.com\/2012\/07\/30\/damselflies-mating-damselfly-laying-eggs-lily-pad\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tj&#8217;s Garden\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; who has claimed copyright of image on his site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/flyfishingthings.com\/Categories\/How_to\/fly-fish-with-nymphs.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fly Fishing Things<\/a>\u00a0with the image then linked to by \u00a0<a title=\"SCIENCE sEDiment\" href=\"http:\/\/sciencesediment.com\/homework\/03-november\/week-10\/\" rel=\"home\" target=\"_blank\">SCIENCE sEDiment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studyblue.com\/notes\/note\/n\/macroinvertebrates-identification-2\/deck\/1311427\" target=\"_blank\">STUDYBLUE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intheriffle.com\/fishing-videos\/fly-tying\/stillwater-nymph\/\" target=\"_blank\">In The Rifle<\/a> &#8211; Online Fly Shop<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately it is often assumed all images on the Internet are free to use. Please take the time to ask if you wish to use any of my photos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have found that some of my posts are read by many people from all around the world . I am pleased that my experiences and in particular photos offer \u00a0them something whether it be help in identifying a frog, an image for a school report or some other need. 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