Boz is within is right to change the image. But there is something to HOW you do it that carries a certain message. Boz got his kicks out of this alright but IMO, it could have been handled "better".
On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 09:35:45AM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > According to eBay rules, links to images WITHOUT PERMISSION of the image > owner, is not allowed. I suspect Boz would have been happy to authorize > a link, which would then have been a win-win situation for all > involved. By taking an image without asking permission, and in fact > doing it twice, shows that the seller is, if not completely > disreputable, is certainly one to watch out for. > > Further, the idea of presenting an auction image that is not of the item > for sale calls into question the condition and accurate description of > the actual item. I won't buy from a seller that cannot provide his or > her own pictures. > > Bob Blakely wrote: > > > > He has not stolen any images. He has merely > > linked to images. It's possible to provide > > images for your sites that can not be linked > > to if this is important to you. If you don't > > want someone linking to your images, make your > > site a tiny bit more sophisticated. Make > > the folder that contains the images off limits > > to the screaming public. It's not that > > hard. Frankly, I would have provided a standard > > (click to see) link to Boz's site myself > > for any particulars to go along with my own photo. > > Last I heard, links are legal whether > > we like it or not and software that automatically > > incorporates such links is standard. He > > didn't copy the image and paste it from his own URL. > > > > Originally, Boz got free press for his site and > > another step up the site authority ladder > > outside our own small, insular fraternity and > > with nothing lost from his pocket. Now I'm > > sure he has added to his reputation in another way. > > Sometimes we just have to consider > > what's really in our best interests. > > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
