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Title: Is this image theft or copyright violation?
Post by: py on September 30, 2008, 19:21

My image which is an image of my trophy cup sitting in my basement and has been online since June:

http://www.dreamstime.com/trophy-image5538873 (http://www.dreamstime.com/trophy-image5538873)
(http://www.dreamstime.com/trophy-thumb5538873.jpg)

Found this image which is an illustration on DT:

http://www.dreamstime.com/trophy-cup-gold-image4988657 (http://www.dreamstime.com/trophy-cup-gold-image4988657)
(http://www.dreamstime.com/trophy-cup-gold-thumb4988657.jpg)

Is the second image a theft or copyright violation?  Should I contact support?

Title: Re: Is this image theft or copyright violation?
Post by: Gregor909 on September 30, 2008, 19:48

Looks like the guy owns the same trophy. The light reflections are different, I don't think he traced yours.

Title: Re: Is this image theft or copyright violation?
Post by: yingyang0 on September 30, 2008, 22:29

Quote from: py on September 30, 2008, 19:21

Is the second image a theft or copyright violation?  Should I contact support?

Look at the area that connects the square base to the metal part of the trophy. Yours has a leaf, the other one doesn't. More importantly yours gets out right there, whereas the other one is round. It looks to me that they used a similar, but not the same trophy as the one in your photo.

Title: Re: Is this image theft or copyright violation?
Post by: PeterChigmaroff on September 30, 2008, 22:51

Unless you designed and built the trophy I'd sat you're SOL. It's neither theft nor copyright violation IMO.

Title: Re: Is this image theft or copyright violation?
Post by: Fred on September 30, 2008, 22:58

Quote from: Zeus on September 30, 2008, 22:51

Unless you designed and built the trophy I'd sat you're SOL. It's neither theft nor copyright violation IMO.

Would not be surprised if someone holds a copyright on the trophy design though.  Maybe both are violations!

fred

Title: Re: Is this image theft or copyright violation?
Post by: fotografer on October 01, 2008, 00:58

My husband has an almost identical trophy.

Title: Re: Is this image theft or copyright violation?
Post by: msv on October 01, 2008, 05:22

looking at the image ids it seems that the second one is older, so...

Title: Re: Is this image theft or copyright violation?
Post by: lathspell on October 01, 2008, 09:39

Quote from: msv on October 01, 2008, 05:22

looking at the image ids it seems that the second one is older, so...

Good point!