Copyright Infringement Reports (Review guidelines in post #1 before posting here)

[Jim Saueressig]

Yeah he used the clone tool to clean up the drops on the lens but goofed on a drop or two and cloned out part of the ship.

 

[James Langford]

Found this used on iReport:

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-211393?ref=feeds/newsiest

It has a copyright, but is so pixelated you can't read it.

James

 

[Justin Teague]

That would be one of Eric Nguyen's photos. http://www.mesoscale.ws/pic2004/040612-10.jpg

 

[Anthony Petito]

OK... Some good news:

Yesterdya afternoon, I received an email form TWC asking permission to use my reporting website on the air to show early reports in the OKC area. My thought was that my permission was not even really needed, but was taken aback that they even asked.

In the end, I gave them the permissions they needed and they did end up using it on the air last night.

 

[Shane Adams]

OK... Some good news:

Yesterdya afternoon, I received an email form TWC asking permission to use my reporting website on the air to show early reports in the OKC area. My thought was that my permission was not even really needed, but was taken aback that they even asked.

In the end, I gave them the permissions they needed and they did end up using it on the air last night.

I sure hope you charged them, because it's obvious you were doing them a huge service if they came to you. Not like they have a whole graphics team on staff or anything

 

[Bill Tabor]

OK... Some good news:

Yesterdya afternoon, I received an email form TWC asking permission to use my reporting website on the air to show early reports in the OKC area. My thought was that my permission was not even really needed, but was taken aback that they even asked.

In the end, I gave them the permissions they needed and they did end up using it on the air last night.

That's a cool map you have there Anthony. First time I noticed it. Nice work!

 

[Anthony Petito]

That's a cool map you have there Anthony. First time I noticed it. Nice work!

Thanks Bill, I appreicate that!

 

[Darren Addy]

If a Stormtrack member is using a copyrighted image (someone else's) as their avatar, we should PM the member first, correct? (Perhaps they have permission?)

 

[Dennis Sherrod]

If a Stormtrack member is using a copyrighted image (someone else's) as their avatar, we should PM the member first, correct? (Perhaps they have permission?)

This Avatar is free to use by all. Just ask those that use it.

 

[Jason Foster]

Pulled.

Found this used on iReport:

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-211393?ref=feeds/newsiest

It has a copyright, but is so pixelated you can't read it.

James

I see CNN pulled the content/post

 

[Ryan McGinnis]

A bunch of Nguyen photos:

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing?id=3215029
http://www.polyvore.com/rainbow_tornado/thing?id=3777168
http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing?id=5179151
http://www.polyvore.com/apod_2006_july_tornado_rainbow/thing?id=2149813
http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing?id=1348915
http://www.polyvore.com/wichita-ks-j2004tornado.jpg_540_360_pixels/thing?id=1348921

The service that hosts these is weird (IMO) -- how they are doing this without Getty or Corbis's lawyers descending on them, I have no idea. Here's their description, from their website:

"Polyvore is a free, easy-to-use web-based application for mixing and matching images from anywhere on the web. It is also a vibrant community of creative and stylish people.

Polyvore lets you create sets composed of individual images using an easy to use, drag and drop editor. After you have created a set, you can publish and share it with your friends and the Polyvore community."


So basically, the site exists so that people can grab images off the web and create derivatives. They actually encourage this, even though their TOS explains that copyrighted content is not allowed. But almost ALL of the images listed on the service are copyrighted content. Very bizarre.


BTW, here are the rest of the tornado images available on the site:


http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/search.things?query=tornado

Along with a couple THOUSAND Corbis images:

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/search.things?displayurl=pro.corbis.com&query=corbis

 

[Paul Hadfield]

Ryan, on the last page of the search you listed is a pic of some woman in front of a tornado. I had a closer look at the polyvore page then on to the host site which apparently ripped it as well and lo' your Kearney pic also is front and center.

http://www.polyvore.com/ron_diane_tyler.com_nebraska_tornado/thing?id=1348930

http://www.rondianetyler.com/tornado.aspx

 

[Amos Magliocco]

Thanks, Ryan. I've made Corbis aware of this merchant.

A bunch of Nguyen photos:

The service that hosts these is weird (IMO) -- how they are doing this without Getty or Corbis's lawyers descending on them, I have no idea. Here's their description, from their website:

Along with a couple THOUSAND Corbis images:

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/search.things?displayurl=pro.corbis.com&query=corbis

 

[Jason Foster]

I've seen a bunch of these sites popping up. So far most have stayed away from severe weather imagery.

Eric's images seems to be a target more now than before and I wonder if it because of the high quality of his images, or it has anything to do with him not being with us anymore, and they don't realize copyright still existing, and now rests with his family.

 

[Ryan McGinnis]

I've seen a bunch of these sites popping up. So far most have stayed away from severe weather imagery.

Eric's images seems to be a target more now than before and I wonder if it because of the high quality of his images, or it has anything to do with him not being with us anymore, and they don't realize copyright still existing, and now rests with his family.

I think most people infringing Eric's work don't even know who he is. He gets infringed a lot because his photo of the white tornado is incredible and his Corbis affiliation means that his shot has wide (legitimately paid for) distribution all across the internet. One would presumably think that real publishers would know better, as Corbis represents the images -- and Corbis are a pack of wolves when they discover infringements.