chugach mtn boy wrote:Bob Sihler wrote:The amount of damage that has been done to this site through drama about photos and photo voting is both vast and incalculable.
But that's not really the issue, Bob
. What do you think about what Josh describes in the o.p., not as a matter of legality but as a matter of good practice?
But it
is the issue, partially. Not voting this time, but over pictures in general. Once again, we have someone getting upset and deleting material, this time over what appears to me to be a misunderstanding of both the site and the Internet in general.
As far as Josh's OP goes, I think it's wise to ask first, especially in cases where there is the possibility of financial gain, but there's nothing to do about it and doesn't seem worth getting upset about. If you hot-link and credit the person rather as opposed to copying the picture and then reposting it as your own, what, really, is the big issue?
Of late, most of my pictures here have been downsized and watermarked through Picasa. The image quality suffers a bit, but the pictures still work fine for their intended purposes here. The watermark is a small deterrent to theft, and the downsizing, while a deterrent to theft as well, is mainly for speed of uploading.
Anyone that terribly worried about material being posted elsewhere, legally or not, should simply not post at all. It's that simple. Understand the Internet for what it is.
Regarding the subplot between Josh and tahoecedar, we have a vague, unsubstantiated accusation of theft and a denial of it, complete with a detailed explanation. Honestly, I am scratching my head at tahoecedar's actions and words because beyond that vague accusation, I cannot figure out what in the world the issue is. She has been very unclear.
Tahoecedar, if you are reading this, it would be enormously helpful if you would
clearly explain the problem and listen to some of the others here, including Josh.
Edit: I see tahoecedar has now posted an explanation that tells us things a little more clearly. But I still do not get what brought this on in the first place unless she truly believes that Josh stole her pictures.