Any idea where it was taken from ?
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
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From: "PN Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Workflows and Protection
I've found that unauthorized use of my images has only helped me gain
exposure. Frequently the unauthorized user provides at least a credit. I
think that making images small and marred by copyright notices only hurts
one' promotional efforts in the long run. But that's just my opinion. I
do demand payment if one of my images appears in a medium that is
obviously part of a commercial venture, but that's rare. Most pilfered
images appear only in personal and non-profit sites or are used merely
for comping. I also should point out that when an image is pilfered for
ad comping purposes, it may well be purchased later. But if it's so small
or disfigured that it can't be used for comping, the art director will
pass it up.
Here's an example of an unauthorized use of one of my photos that I just
discovered. Not it has a credit. I didn't complain. I just smiled:
http://koah.over-blog.com/article-17859115.html
By the way, does anyone know what this site is all about? I assume the
language is French?
Paul
On Dec 10, 2008, at 12:00 AM, Doug Franklin wrote:
Howdy, folks,
I'm in the process of trying to automate the end-phase of my photo
workflow. That is, the portion after I've pulled the image into
Photoshop [Elements] or something and gotten it cropped and adjusted
"just so".
And that's gotten me to thinking relatively deeply about things that may
not yet admit deep thinking. So, I'm going to throw some ideas out to
the "PDML At Large" and see what comes back.
I want to provide myself some recourse against unauthorized
reproduction. So I'm thinking about several technologies and processes
to do that. In the past, my "attempts" have largely centered around
providing images on the web that are too small (in resolution terms) to
be of any real use outside the "Webisphere", and not caring about uses
within that environment.
I'm still planning to pursue that same strategy for the stuff I make
available to the world at large. Nothing more than, say, 800x600
pixels, for example. Put my copyright in the EXIF/IPTC metadata.
"Brand" a watermark visually into the image. Stuff like that.
But now it's looking like I can actually make some money from at least
some of my photographic endeavors. So, I want to afford myself some
more, not really protection, but recourse, ass coverage, whatever.
Increase my ability to "prove" that I originally created an image, after
that image has been cropped, resized, and otherwise mangled.
So I'm thinking about several aspects of deterring unauthorized use.
Phase one is to "brand" the images with a low-contrast modification that
imposes a notice visibly on the image, and keep the published resolution
"impractically" low. So, just how "visible" is too much in a watermark?
We're only talking about an 800x600 image, after all. Does anyone have
any experience with the "pay-to-play" image watermarking services?
I'm also thinking about embedding additional data via steganography.
Does anyone have any pointers or information about creating a "proper"
stegano-embeddable image that's not going to either detract from the
top-level image or be "too detectable"? Should I think about multiple
stegs, with a different data set each time? Just how resilient are
stegs in the face of image modifications like crops, resizes, and
replacement of the "brand"?
I'm also thinking about "shaving" every published image so that none of
them have the outside 1-10% of the image. Theoretically, if I suspect
unauthorized use, this should help me prove original ownership. But,
when do I shave them? Immediately after capture? Immediately prior to
publishing a particular rendering? Several times in the middle of the
workflow?
Discuss ...
:-)
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Thanks,
DougF (KG4LMZ)
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