Comments on: Asserting Your Rights, Yes But… How? http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/2008/05/18/asserting-rights-how/ keeping it up in the translation/interpretation sphere Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:11:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: admin http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/2008/05/18/asserting-rights-how/#comment-564 admin Tue, 20 May 2008 14:29:53 +0000 http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/?p=287#comment-564 Karen, I'm sorry this happened to you too. I would have apologized if I had in any way breached any rule. But this is not the case: To be on the safe side, I specifically set up the Photo Dropper plug-in to show me photos with the highest possible level of permission, i.e. commercial, even though I don't monetize my blog. I assume the Flickr member should have apologized, and may have done so. I see that he/she has withdrawn the offending photo from his/her photostream. Karen, I’m sorry this happened to you too.

I would have apologized if I had in any way breached any rule. But this is not the case: To be on the safe side, I specifically set up the Photo Dropper plug-in to show me photos with the highest possible level of permission, i.e. commercial, even though I don’t monetize my blog. I assume the Flickr member should have apologized, and may have done so. I see that he/she has withdrawn the offending photo from his/her photostream.

]]> By: Karen Swim http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/2008/05/18/asserting-rights-how/#comment-563 Karen Swim Tue, 20 May 2008 13:54:54 +0000 http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/?p=287#comment-563 Nadine, I also had this happen to me. I used a beautiful photo from Flickr, and attributed the photographer in my blog post. I thought it was available under the Creative Commons license. The photographer left a comment on my blog telling me I had no right to use it and to delete it immediately. I was horrified as I would not knowingly steal anyone's work. I deleted it immediately, and tracked down the photographer's email and emailed him an apology. He responded back kindly but missed the opportunity to actually sell me on his services & establish a relationship even after I complimented him on his work. Your post offers good tips for handling these situations and we can all learn from your experience. Nadine, I also had this happen to me. I used a beautiful photo from Flickr, and attributed the photographer in my blog post. I thought it was available under the Creative Commons license. The photographer left a comment on my blog telling me I had no right to use it and to delete it immediately. I was horrified as I would not knowingly steal anyone’s work. I deleted it immediately, and tracked down the photographer’s email and emailed him an apology. He responded back kindly but missed the opportunity to actually sell me on his services & establish a relationship even after I complimented him on his work. Your post offers good tips for handling these situations and we can all learn from your experience.

]]> By: Ilaria http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/2008/05/18/asserting-rights-how/#comment-562 Ilaria Tue, 20 May 2008 12:22:58 +0000 http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/?p=287#comment-562 In my opinion that person is wrong and "stolen" sounds incorrect; you acknowledged the source and this is fair use. Only, the guy was rude to you. He/she is the one to blame. Cheer up! ;) Ilarias last blog post..<a href="http://airy-eel.blogspot.com/2008/05/todays-problem.html" rel="nofollow">Today's problem</a> In my opinion that person is wrong and “stolen” sounds incorrect; you acknowledged the source and this is fair use. Only, the guy was rude to you. He/she is the one to blame. Cheer up! ;)
Ilarias last blog post..Today’s problem

]]> By: charlie robinson http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/2008/05/18/asserting-rights-how/#comment-557 charlie robinson Mon, 19 May 2008 08:41:56 +0000 http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/?p=287#comment-557 Dear Nadine... what a horrible experience!! Why is it all too hard for some to simply be polite? Think how much better off he'd/they'd be if they promoted the fact that theirs was the accurate source and here's how you go about receiving even MORE wonderful images from them personally (rather than from the source that steals). A missed opportunity for that party I do believe. But you did the right thing. xc charlie robinsons last blog post..<a href="http://charlierobinson.blogspot.com/2008/05/like-all-things-us-humans-have-pretty.html" rel="nofollow"></a> Dear Nadine… what a horrible experience!! Why is it all too hard for some to simply be polite? Think how much better off he’d/they’d be if they promoted the fact that theirs was the accurate source and here’s how you go about receiving even MORE wonderful images from them personally (rather than from the source that steals).

A missed opportunity for that party I do believe. But you did the right thing. xc

charlie robinsons last blog post..

]]> By: admin http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/2008/05/18/asserting-rights-how/#comment-555 admin Sun, 18 May 2008 12:45:49 +0000 http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/?p=287#comment-555 Thanks Jim. I realize now that my post may be open to misunderstanding. The person who sent me the angry comment was a third-party, not the one who posted the photo to Flickr. But this fact doesn't change anything to the situation. I never meant to steal anything from anyone. Thanks Jim.

I realize now that my post may be open to misunderstanding.

The person who sent me the angry comment was a third-party, not the one who posted the photo to Flickr.

But this fact doesn’t change anything to the situation. I never meant to steal anything from anyone.

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