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February 19 marks a particular anniversary for me, not exactly a celebratory one. It marks the date in 2019 when I started digging into widespread copyright infringement on Facebook and began logging them in a spreadsheet. I see the date every time I open this file...
Perhaps you had a surprise today waiting for you in your email inbox? If you received an email from Facebook stating content you posted was removed for copyright infringement, perhaps even sent to "Facebook Jail" as a result, this post offers some education on why you...
It is just before dawn, the birds are just beginning to wake up. The overnight chill has yet to dissipate. I find comfort in some morning coffee as I retrace the tracks I followed. I remember when they used to be easy to find. A year has passed before I started on...
If the headline of this post has a hint of someone reeling a little from an open wound, I'd say perhaps you are not so far off. To date, I have filed DMCA takedown requests with Facebook to address over 200 copyright infringements. All of these involved a single image...
For those unfamiliar with the site 500px, it started as a photo-sharing site and is now a marketplace. It is similar to Flickr, and had a touch of Reddit where photos were "upvoted/downvoted." With so many photos (some quite nice depending on your tastes),...
Raise your hand if you have heard one of these statements before: "The photos on my website aren't large enough for print quality." "I am not concerned about web theft, only if someone steals for print." "I don't like watermarks, web images aren't good for printing...
I came across a post on LifeHacker the other day, where it was asking readers "What Have You Used Reverse Image Search For?" I found the comments quite interesting in how the general public utilizes this tool above and beyond what photographers normally use it...