Author Topic: big site dosen't care about photo license (Read 4164 times)

andy_arden · « **on:** March 31, 2017, 13:15 »

Here is an australian wanabee brand that is using istock photos with watermark. https://www.ozaliaboots.com/

Never seen anything like it till now. Please report if you seen your photos there. I already report it.

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2017, 14:26 »

That is crazy! Hope getty's lawyers have a field day.

Chichikov · « **Reply #2 on:** April 01, 2017, 06:44 »

Quote from: andy_arden on March 31, 2017, 13:15

Here is an australian wanabee brand that is using istock photos with watermark. https://www.ozaliaboots.com/

Never seen anything like it till now. Please report if you seen your photos there. I already report it.

April fools??
I don't see any image with watermarks on this site.

SpaceStockFootage · « **Reply #3 on:** April 01, 2017, 06:55 »

There was yesterday. It's the same photo as well, just without the watermark. Looks like they may have been using placeholders and forgot to update them before the site went live.

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #4 on:** April 01, 2017, 08:25 »

That or the OP asked them to remove the photos so the purchased the licenses.

Chichikov · « **Reply #5 on:** April 01, 2017, 13:58 »

Quote from: Justanotherphotographer on April 01, 2017, 08:25

That or the OP asked them to remove the photos so the purchased the licenses.

I see another option: the OP wanted to make some advertising for this site…

ShadySue · « **Reply #6 on:** April 01, 2017, 14:06 »

Quote from: Chichikov on April 01, 2017, 13:58

Quote from: Justanotherphotographer on April 01, 2017, 08:25
That or the OP asked them to remove the photos so the purchased the licenses.

I see another option: the OP wanted to make some advertising for this site…

So he got them to use stock photos with watermarks.
How would that be good advertising to an audience of stockers?
That's just taking a conspiracy theory too far.
I can assure you that the lifestyle photos had watermarks on them last night.
Either as above they didn't replace the placeholders before launch, the OP contacted them, or maybe they were following up why there were so many people linking from here and it either reminded them to replace the placeholders or they decided the should actually buy them.

andy_arden · « **Reply #7 on:** April 01, 2017, 14:21 »

i didn't made any advertising, but last night i reported them to istock. maybe istock sent them a warning or something. anyway no watermarks there now so at least i took action and made a difference

BaldricksTrousers · « **Reply #8 on:** April 01, 2017, 14:33 »

As well as iStock, one of the images had Bigstock logos all over it, but that's been cleaned up, too.

Chichikov · « **Reply #9 on:** April 02, 2017, 14:10 »

Quote from: ShadySue on April 01, 2017, 14:06

Quote from: Chichikov on April 01, 2017, 13:58
Quote from: Justanotherphotographer on April 01, 2017, 08:25
That or the OP asked them to remove the photos so the purchased the licenses.

I see another option: the OP wanted to make some advertising for this site…
So he got them to use stock photos with watermarks.
How would that be good advertising to an audience of stockers?
That's just taking a conspiracy theory too far.
I can assure you that the lifestyle photos had watermarks on them last night.
Either as above they didn't replace the placeholders before launch, the OP contacted them, or maybe they were following up why there were so many people linking from here and it either reminded them to replace the placeholders or they decided the should actually buy them.

I believe you, of course.
Personally I have never seen these watermarks… I arrived too late.

Pauws99 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 03, 2017, 04:23 »

Quote from: Chichikov on April 02, 2017, 14:10

Quote from: ShadySue on April 01, 2017, 14:06
Quote from: Chichikov on April 01, 2017, 13:58
Quote from: Justanotherphotographer on April 01, 2017, 08:25
That or the OP asked them to remove the photos so the purchased the licenses.

I see another option: the OP wanted to make some advertising for this site…
So he got them to use stock photos with watermarks.
How would that be good advertising to an audience of stockers?
That's just taking a conspiracy theory too far.
I can assure you that the lifestyle photos had watermarks on them last night.
Either as above they didn't replace the placeholders before launch, the OP contacted them, or maybe they were following up why there were so many people linking from here and it either reminded them to replace the placeholders or they decided the should actually buy them.

I believe you, of course.
Personally I have never seen these watermarks… I arrived too late.

I saw them...either honest slip up or misuse guess we will never know

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