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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: Semmick Photo on March 09, 2015, 07:20

Title: Cattle ear tags - remove or not?
Post by: Semmick Photo on March 09, 2015, 07:20

Hello, cant remember the answer to this, do I have to remove cattle ear tags?

Tags are showing bar code and number

thanks,

Title: Re: Cattle ear tags - remove or not?
Post by: dirkr on March 09, 2015, 07:55

Don't know if it's legally required, but leaving them in gives agencies just a reason to reject.

Title: Re: Cattle ear tags - remove or not?
Post by: sgoodwin4813 on March 09, 2015, 07:58

If you want to sell RF definitely remove them - you don't want a farmer suing you for selling images of their property, which they could identify absolutely with the bar code.

Title: Re: Cattle ear tags - remove or not?
Post by: pkphotos on March 09, 2015, 08:08

Any farmer that would make the effort to identify and prove the bar code is his property, would also be able to prove the cow was in fact his even if bar codes were deleted. He would show this simply by providing photo of the cow in court with the exact same skin patterns as in your photo.

Title: Re: Cattle ear tags - remove or not?
Post by: Semmick Photo on March 09, 2015, 08:19

Cool, thanks guys, +1 all around. Photoshop here I come.

Title: Re: Cattle ear tags - remove or not?
Post by: jatrax on March 09, 2015, 18:39

I have had images rejected for readable ear tags so yeah, you have get rid of them.