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Author Topic: Polyvore - positive or negative impact?  (Read 4434 times)

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jsnover

« on: May 02, 2008, 00:11 »
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http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/about

I'd never heard of this site before today, but my google alert (looking for images in use) found these:

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing?id=1272314

The image shown is a watermarked comp from StockXpert, but if you look at the pages that use the image in the collage/montage (not really sure what it is), on the right are some links to the places to get the items put together, and there is a link back to the image page at StockXpert where someone could buy the image if they wanted.

My first reaction was that this is almost like a referral site - these collages are essentially ads - rather than someone improperly using a watermarked comp as a finished part of a website. I can't imagine how this site is going to generate many sales - who buys clothes with a bag, shoes and a stock photo?

If you go to the interface to create a page, they have a tab for "backgrounds" and the only site that sells images (there are a bunch of freebie sites) is StockXpert, so I assume this is a partnership deal that StockXpert explicitly set up? Did I miss an announcement on this?



« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2008, 00:57 »
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check out this thread

Polyvore - is this legal?

jsnover

« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2008, 03:08 »
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Thanks for the link - I didn't know about the earlier discussion. Right now the list of sites in their UI only includes StockXpert - perhaps because they were told to stop by everyone else. I posted something in StockXpert's forum to ask what they think.

« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2008, 15:46 »
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I never got an answer back out of LO when I asked....   no surprise why now...  mine are still up there and being used...  8)=tom

« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2008, 17:02 »
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Hello,
I informed them of this site, and they told me that a standard licence may have been bought by them. They did not even bought a standard licence, and I must say that the sites from where these pictures are taken should consider this and do something to stop such use of their (our...) contents.
« Last Edit: June 27, 2023, 08:30 by DiscreetDuck »

jsnover

« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2008, 17:32 »
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In the StockXpert forum, Steve-oh replied to my post and said he didn't think StockXpert had any deal with them, but he'd look into it.

In my case, the images were watermarked, so it wasn't a purchased item.

« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2008, 07:06 »
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In my case, the images were watermarked, so it wasn't a purchased item.

same here.... they all have watermarks on them.... 

I've right-clicked the pix.... the quailty is extremely poor.... it's not like they can sell these things...           i think....    ???

 8)=tom


 

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