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Stolen images.
kuriouskat:
I was just reading a post on Shutterstock about a suspected image thief, and started poking around his portfolio to see if I recognised anything.
Clicking on a random image showed similars, and it looks as if he took this image and flipped it
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/beautiful-waterfall-1268058418
from this contributor:
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/beautiful-waterfall-landscape-1138139069
The second contributor suspiciously had a couple of pages of very nice images with very poor titles, as if he didn't actually know where the location was, so I clicked on one of his images and he'd also taken an image from another contributor and flipped it.
This images was taken
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/fresh-green-fruit-drink-1141475009?src=uC-RhHYOgDgT8MvkiO2dVg-1-3
from here:
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/mojito-cocktail-splash-ice-151851215
And this one:
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/big-great-mountain-fuji-japan-1138139018?src=uC-RhHYOgDgT8MvkiO2dVg-1-13
from here:
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/mt-fuji-fall-colors-japan-147744140
Please check both of these ports and see if they contain any of your images
kuriouskat:
It just gets worse :(
Clicking on another image from the second contributor above, i get a similar hit from yet another contributor.
This:
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/grilled-meat-on-dinner-1138138988?src=uC-RhHYOgDgT8MvkiO2dVg-1-0
is taken from here:
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/food-nd-drinks-fruits-1049190053?src=Si8QRV_HkHQdTTGVCs1rNA-1-3
The third contributor has one of those odd mix portfolios, from crap to stunning! One really caught my eye as the Mac os Sierra image!
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/nature-mountains-real-1049191538?src=Si8QRV_HkHQdTTGVCs1rNA-1-13
And that brings up similars, so he's not alone in trying to sell the Mac photo!
Go figure.....
......if this wasn't so sad I'd have a good laugh
Jo Ann Snover:
Thanks for posting these. Small ports with great variety of subjects, styles and locations certainly has all the hallmarks of stolen work.
I didn't see anything of mine, but it'd be good if someone who is an owner can complain to SS so these scumbags can have their portfolios removed. I wish they'd let third party reports be considered (it'd be easy enough for them to check it out if they actually gave a toss...)
kuriouskat:
--- Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on December 29, 2018, 19:23 ---Thanks for posting these. Small ports with great variety of subjects, styles and locations certainly has all the hallmarks of stolen work.
I didn't see anything of mine, but it'd be good if someone who is an owner can complain to SS so these scumbags can have their portfolios removed. I wish they'd let third party reports be considered (it'd be easy enough for them to check it out if they actually gave a toss...)
--- End quote ---
Agreed Jo Ann,
They have the technology, as these were all spotted by just clicking around the 'similars'. I have seen them removing some portfolios recently, so they obviously are investigating reports behind the scenes. I guess all we can do is publicise our finds and hope that they take action quickly.
Not Today:
--- Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on December 29, 2018, 19:23 ---Thanks for posting these. Small ports with great variety of subjects, styles and locations certainly has all the hallmarks of stolen work.
I didn't see anything of mine, but it'd be good if someone who is an owner can complain to SS so these scumbags can have their portfolios removed. I wish they'd let third party reports be considered (it'd be easy enough for them to check it out if they actually gave a toss...)
--- End quote ---
I think we can.
''If you believe that your copyright to an image on Shutterstock has been infringed upon, or that an image is being misused, please collect all pertinent information (including image ID's, relevant links, etc.) and contact us by email at [email protected]. We take the protection of copyright very seriously and we will investigate all complaints we receive.''
Source: https://www.shutterstock.com/contributorsupport/articles/kbat02/000006577?l=en_US&c=ContributorKB%3APortfolio_account&fs=RelatedArticle
Our watch begins :D
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