Dan Cook
EF5
Pretty blatant theft there. What's the deal with all of these tour groups using other people's images?
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Copyright Infringement Reports (Review guidelines in post #1 before posting here)
- Thread starter Aaron Kennedy
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Maggie Kahman
EF2
Yep, Susan. That first link is definently 2 of Warrens' pictures (and one of among a few of my favorites!).
Warren is the reason I spent almost $500 on a new camera, so i could learn to take my own pictures like that.
Why on earth would you take the credit of a picture you didnt even take?? This makes no sense in my mind...
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Chad Cowan
EF5
Wow... judging by the summaries on the website, this is probably one of the worst 'tour groups' out there. IF this guy was actually on the Hill City sup, why would he steal a photo of it? My guess after reading his 'chase summary', is that he wasn't there and needs some material to attract customers. It would seem that he read the ST reports page and wrote up his own little summary.
LOL!
David Drummond
Member
Me either. But, in the past we have had other actual STORM CHASERS swipe other people's pics, post them on their website as their own, and actually come back here and post a CHASE REPORT of them, of all things. To top that off, after the initial uproar over it dies down, they are welcomed back with open arms. Don't even try and ask me to understand that one.
Mikey Gribble
EF5
Unless it's an honest mistake, I don't know why you would welcome them back with open arms. Tim obviously makes the rules, but if I were running the show I would think it would be totally appropriate to ban people from stormtrack that are guilty of blatant copyright infringements.
Remember that one guy, Billy something that stole all those pictures and decided that the best way to handle it was to go down with the ship. It said they were all his until the bitter end. That kind of thing should not be tolerated. These people that are trying to con innocent people into paying for a chase tour are no better IMO and are probably worse. If you don't have enough pictures of tornadoes to fill up your own website, then you either haven't been chasing long enough or you aren't successful enough to be taking other people out chasing. You are forging a resume by posting pictures that aren't yours. That is all those people have to go off of. The tour groups that do that are con artists IMO. If you want to do chase tours, that's great. I'm fine with that even if you suck at chasing. But shoot straigth with your customers. Be honest about your experience and success.
Remember that one guy, Billy something that stole all those pictures and decided that the best way to handle it was to go down with the ship. It said they were all his until the bitter end. That kind of thing should not be tolerated. These people that are trying to con innocent people into paying for a chase tour are no better IMO and are probably worse. If you don't have enough pictures of tornadoes to fill up your own website, then you either haven't been chasing long enough or you aren't successful enough to be taking other people out chasing. You are forging a resume by posting pictures that aren't yours. That is all those people have to go off of. The tour groups that do that are con artists IMO. If you want to do chase tours, that's great. I'm fine with that even if you suck at chasing. But shoot straigth with your customers. Be honest about your experience and success.
Dick McGowan
EF5
http://www.blownawaytours.us/?page_id=4
Found another page with my pic on it. Most of the others look like video captures, but they could be someone else's.
Found another page with my pic on it. Most of the others look like video captures, but they could be someone else's.
Mikey Gribble
EF5
After looking at his car I'm pretty sure I've seen him in the field before. That or there is an OU kid that drives a gold Trail Blazer too. I talked to some guys in a trail blazer one time, but I'm pretty sure they were from OU. Just a quick hello at the gas station when we were filling up next to each other, so I didn't get much information.
Supposedly he's been chasing for a while, but I didn't see any pictures or video on his website to indicate he did anything noteworthy before 2007. I didn't look very hard though. I would think you would put some pics or video up from more than 2007 if you were trying to establish yourself as a seasoned chaser capable of taking out tours. Something doesn't seem right about that.
Supposedly he's been chasing for a while, but I didn't see any pictures or video on his website to indicate he did anything noteworthy before 2007. I didn't look very hard though. I would think you would put some pics or video up from more than 2007 if you were trying to establish yourself as a seasoned chaser capable of taking out tours. Something doesn't seem right about that.
Dan Cook
EF5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsjjx2HhIxU&feature=related
Anyone know who shot that Hallam video? It looks very familiar.
Anyone know who shot that Hallam video? It looks very familiar.
Mike Hollingshead
Stormgasm/Jim Bishop/Simon Brewer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ2QIO57_xk
This one has stuff from Drummond, Lisius, and I am pretty sure Peggy Willenberg/Melanie Metz (someone near Emmetsburg IA on 6 11 04 anyhow).
This one has stuff from Drummond, Lisius, and I am pretty sure Peggy Willenberg/Melanie Metz (someone near Emmetsburg IA on 6 11 04 anyhow).
David Drummond
Member
Well I flagged that with my copyright buster account they gave me. It should be gone soon.
That one contained several I KNOW were filed at the copyright office, including mine.
That one contained several I KNOW were filed at the copyright office, including mine.
David Drummond
Member
Well that didn't take long, less than 4 hours! Another one bites the dust! They can't defend that one, had a DRYLINE MEDIA logo right on parts of it. LOL
David Schuttler
EF5
I wasn't on here for awhile and I was confused as to why I saw that name again on post. I figured I just missed something while I was gone or everyone forgot. That was sure a heated time then.... Oh well
Dan Cook
EF5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6Nl0TYaWQQ&feature=related
Looks like that guy ripped a lot of pictures/videos to make that.
Looks like that guy ripped a lot of pictures/videos to make that.
Shane Adams
I don't get these videos. It's six minutes of ripped off footage and 30 seconds' worth of actual, original content this person injected in to create some ridiculous storyline. How bored are these people???
Also, these people are shameless, because this guy had a lot of stuff copyrighted "Sonicbomb.com", which is another guy who ripped those clips off before. So now the theives are being stolen from as well.
Also, these people are shameless, because this guy had a lot of stuff copyrighted "Sonicbomb.com", which is another guy who ripped those clips off before. So now the theives are being stolen from as well.
