I had an odd conversation with someone I know recently.  He saw some of my images at a stock photo site.  He noticed they were watermarked.  He commented that the watermarks were too large but some photos had smaller ones and that he could download those without paying for them. 

I informed him that he did not have the right to download any images on any site without paying for them.  I told him that by doing so he would be in violation of national and international copyright laws. 


He said he's thinking about doing that to some of my images (and some other photographers) and thought it was flattery and not theft.

How would you folks handle this?

Marburg

I haven't been able to get to the CutCaster site since last night.  Does anyone know if it is down?

Marburg

Do any of you sell and frame your photos to customers directly?  Do you put a title and signature on the face of your framed "art?"  If, so, how do you do it?  What software do you use?

While I sell some stock photos, I am also building a client base that buys framed photos and it has been mentioned that I should put the photo title and my signature on the photo.

If you are not the photographer but own the rights to the photograph can the photo be uploaded for sale?  Example, what if you inherited a set of really outstanding photos taken by your parent.  No one else owns the rights, no one else has any legal claim to the photos.  You are the sole heir to the photos.  Can you legally offer them up for sale at a stock photo site?

This question was posed to me and I thought I'd try to find out what others think.
Marburg