Author Topic: Irony of ironies (Read 3550 times)

Shelma1 · « **on:** November 12, 2015, 13:32 »

So I belong to the Freelancer's Union, which right now has a big campaign going about "freelance isn't free." Their latest FB post directs to a website with an article about the founder of the union...featuring a watermarked cartoon they obviously didn't pay to license.

I commented and emailed the website that licenses the work (cartoonstock.com). I'm hoping I'm wrong and they "forgot" to replace the watermarked comp with the image they downloaded. We'll see if I get a response.

etudiante_rapide · « **Reply #1 on:** November 12, 2015, 14:01 »

the irony is even more ironic when you look at the source of the word freelance.
some sort of a bounty hunter or mercenary who sells his her service to anyone who pays.
..not attached to any idealogy or king.
..for personal interest ,private gain only.
the freelance does not swear to a king or lord or pope or whatever...
but he also does not work for free.

free lance , royalty free, ... i think that should be change because as it says,
we do not work for free, nor is our work given away for nothing.

i think self-employed is a better work than free lance.
and maybe uncontrolled-artwork is a better work than royalty-free.

Dumc · « **Reply #2 on:** November 12, 2015, 14:49 »

I was once doing reverse-search of one of my images on google image search (two bee-eaters sharing a bee) and it was used in an article about how should people work together and cooperate and all that BS.

So I left a comment in the article how they're writing about cooperation and sharing amongst people, yet they didn't even bother to put at least a credit to the owner of that photo (which was me).

They removed it witihin an hour.

Shelma1 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 12, 2015, 15:48 »

So...the writer removed the image rather than paying for it. I wonder if she stole all the other, unwatermarked, images in her article.

cathyslife · « **Reply #4 on:** November 12, 2015, 16:09 »

Quote from: Shelma1 on November 12, 2015, 15:48

So...the writer removed the image rather than paying for it. I wonder if she stole all the other, unwatermarked, images in her article.

Sounds like she did. Not replacing one watermarked image could be a mistake. Not replacing many sounds intentional. People, I tell ya.

etudiante_rapide · « **Reply #5 on:** November 12, 2015, 17:25 »

Quote from: cathyslife on November 12, 2015, 16:09

Quote from: Shelma1 on November 12, 2015, 15:48
So...the writer removed the image rather than paying for it. I wonder if she stole all the other, unwatermarked, images in her article.

Sounds like she did. Not replacing one watermarked image could be a mistake. Not replacing many sounds intentional. People, I tell ya.

not surprised really. the things is most "freelancers" are actually ppl with money
who does things "for fun". so they never think that most ppl do things for a living.
i found it to be the same with photo-clubs where most members use hasselblads,
and hold regular champagne and snacks exhibitions to sell their framed artsy photos (full of noise,
the size of golfballs and poor exposure)..
and if you attend those, you will find that no one does photography for a living.
and when you tell them you're a working stiff or a stock photographer, they look at you
"pitiful thing, you !"

Zero Talent · « **Reply #6 on:** November 12, 2015, 22:18 »

Years ago, during my Flickr times, I had a photo stolen by the "Health Care Leaders of New York": http://hlny.org/

A bunch very wealthy doctors and hospital managers gathered in NYC for their annual fancy Gala, but they couldn't legally purchase a banner for the website promoting their event.

When I asked for a Getty like payment (I even proposed to donate 50% to charity, in case their gala would include fund raising), they preferred to take it down, and buy a cheaper alternative from some microstock agency.

Their motto was "Bridging Our Communities"!
So much for "leadership" and ethics in bridging communities!

FlowerPower · « **Reply #7 on:** November 13, 2015, 09:41 »

Quote from: etudiante_rapide on November 12, 2015, 14:01

the irony is even more ironic when you look at the source of the word freelance.
some sort of a bounty hunter or mercenary who sells his her service to anyone who pays.
..not attached to any idealogy or king.
..for personal interest ,private gain only.
the freelance does not swear to a king or lord or pope or whatever...
but he also does not work for free.

free lance , royalty free, ... i think that should be change because as it says,
we do not work for free, nor is our work given away for nothing.

i think self-employed is a better work than free lance.
and maybe uncontrolled-artwork is a better work than royalty-free.

Irony of ironies is that you know what free lance came from and can't stop obcessing on the word free when the rest of the world understands it has nothing to do with pay but the fact that a person is not employed by any contract or aliance. Free to work where they please. Free Trade is not free. Freebooters were not free. Freeform, freehand, freestyle. Most searched word on the Internet is free.

Freelance means self employed.

etudiante_rapide · « **Reply #8 on:** November 14, 2015, 08:53 »

Quote from: FlowerPower on November 13, 2015, 09:41

Quote from: etudiante_rapide on November 12, 2015, 14:01
the irony is even more ironic when you look at the source of the word freelance.
some sort of a bounty hunter or mercenary who sells his her service to anyone who pays.
..not attached to any idealogy or king.
..for personal interest ,private gain only.
the freelance does not swear to a king or lord or pope or whatever...
but he also does not work for free.

free lance , royalty free, ... i think that should be change because as it says,
we do not work for free, nor is our work given away for nothing.

i think self-employed is a better work than free lance.
and maybe uncontrolled-artwork is a better work than royalty-free.

Irony of ironies is that you know what free lance came from and can't stop obcessing on the word free when the rest of the world understands it has nothing to do with pay but the fact that a person is not employed by any contract or aliance. Free to work where they please. Free Trade is not free. Freebooters were not free. Freeform, freehand, freestyle. Most searched word on the Internet is free.

Freelance means self employed.

oh silly me to be obsessing on the word, how could i not know freelance meant self-employed

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