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Title: Embedding copyright data - best way to do it please.
Post by: chris1234567890 on July 22, 2017, 03:31


I've had a couple of instances now where I've found someone has used one of my images without permission.

Because of the Photobucket problem I am re-uploading my pictures to other storage places and I want to "watermark" them so that I can find if there is any infringement in the future. They already have a visible watermark on them.

What I want to know how to do is to put a unique string of text in to the picture information (EXIF data?) so that I can search for that to pull the images up in Google Images.
Title: Re: Embedding copyright data - best way to do it please.
Post by: Pauws99 on July 22, 2017, 06:19
Am I missing something or isn't easier just to put the image in Google images? I believe a while back someone was publicising a batch process to do this? You can add copyright info via many cameras. I'm not sure its a very time effective pursuit tbh and bear in mind someone could easily strip out the exif data.
Title: Re: Embedding copyright data - best way to do it please.
Post by: chris1234567890 on July 22, 2017, 06:38
Am I missing something or isn't easier just to put the image in Google images? I believe a while back someone was publicising a batch process to do this? You can add copyright info via many cameras. I'm not sure its a very time effective pursuit tbh and bear in mind someone could easily strip out the exif data.

I can search the for images one at a time..............  I was thinking there might be a quicker way to do it.

Realised that EXIF can be stripped, but might not happen every time.
Title: Re: Embedding copyright data - best way to do it please.
Post by: Pauws99 on July 22, 2017, 07:56
http://www.picmatch.ca/Home/Pricing/EN (http://www.picmatch.ca/Home/Pricing/EN) there's this never used it
Title: Re: Embedding copyright data - best way to do it please.
Post by: chris1234567890 on July 22, 2017, 11:03
[url]http://www.picmatch.ca/Home/Pricing/EN[/url] ([url]http://www.picmatch.ca/Home/Pricing/EN[/url]) there's this never used it


Its a bit pricey!  £360 for 10000 images - I had that number in PB........

I am amazed with all the photographers out there that there isn't an easy way of finding infringements  :o ::)