Just had a quick skim through this post as I was alerted to it while I was out.
I dont know if any of my pics were used on this BBC site or not as I didnt see it
The onus is not on the photographer to use a 'copyright' sign or wording or watermark each image in order to claim ownership. The onus is on the user or potential user to gain permission prior to using them. This applies whether a copyright sign is used or not.
The stupid will claim they didnt know they had to ask
The extremely stupid will still steal them anyway and try to obliterate any markings.
The even-dumber try to claim that the pics might have been taken by someone standing right next to you.
Irish Stamp kindly asked if he could borrow some of my Cheltenham pictures to show on an American forum. This is the correct procedure.
I am currently being paid by a design company on behalf of Arena Leisure £750 for a photograph of mine they stole ( from where we dont know ) and then used without permission. It was spotted by a friend of mine. This is for ONE photograph.
It should also be noted that the dinosaur that is UncleGoobersaurus still uses film and therefore has physical posession of all the necessary negatives to be produced in court.
If the thread reappears with my photos in there I will not hesitate to take further proceedings with great embarrassment and huge expense for those involved.
