tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867855262254269482.post2825683898546354855..comments2024-03-18T10:30:07.115-04:00Comments on "Give me the good old days!": Internet robbery, part deux!Louiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769575104453608479noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867855262254269482.post-15541862758215815682009-04-09T11:13:00.000-04:002009-04-09T11:13:00.000-04:00oh dear how awful! i didnt know all this was going...oh dear how awful! i didnt know all this was going on! im glad that seller stopped his ways but its a shame this goes on and i surely hope it doesnt happen to you again! i enjoy your pics lots and lots and will handle a watermark or whatever you do toprotect them so you do what you need to! i will still come on by and visit :)<BR/>elenaluelena-luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467575457597143161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867855262254269482.post-62331360153785855392009-04-08T16:50:00.000-04:002009-04-08T16:50:00.000-04:00It wasn't me! :DIt wasn't me! :DKING OF JAZZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867855262254269482.post-64347141977304234702009-04-08T09:24:00.000-04:002009-04-08T09:24:00.000-04:00I wonder if it is worth your using water marks. Th...I wonder if it is worth your using water marks. <BR/>This kind of stealing is probably not common, I mean stealing to profit from someone else's photo's.<BR/><BR/>It might even be better to not put a water mark on your photos, then keep an eye on this seller because if ebay took those pictures down this time, they might ban him if he commits the same offense a second time (or gets caught a second time).addiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020113924384328124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867855262254269482.post-8660098672026690982009-04-07T15:14:00.000-04:002009-04-07T15:14:00.000-04:00I too love the pics you post and hate that someone...I too love the pics you post and hate that someone is trying to profit from them. To be honest I can't think of any way to prevent it short of not posting them at all. Watermarks can be erased or cropped unless you place them right in the center of the image; disabling right-click can be overcome by turning off javascript; even fancy tricks like layering a clear image over the real one can be defeated by doing a screenshot.<BR/><BR/>Trying to get eBay to remove these listings or shaming the seller into taking them down is probably the best course of action. I'm glad to see it worked in this case!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111178356243219716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867855262254269482.post-60965000155136470472009-04-07T14:37:00.000-04:002009-04-07T14:37:00.000-04:00Amy, The photo of Dorothy Lee was sold by seller ...Amy,<BR/> The photo of Dorothy Lee was sold by seller "photoarchive" (ebay item #120366929410)and he posted an inferior scan, I purchased it, and that's where my scan comes from.Louiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777768527301454103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867855262254269482.post-55448308797447433562009-04-07T14:33:00.000-04:002009-04-07T14:33:00.000-04:00Add me to the folks who love (and collect!) the pi...Add me to the folks who love (and collect!) the pics on your blog - but if a watermark will deter thieves, then so be it. I'm glad to hear those other photos were pulled though. ^_^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867855262254269482.post-61579367498128426422009-04-07T14:26:00.000-04:002009-04-07T14:26:00.000-04:00Also, watermarks are easy to remove (I do it!) and...Also, watermarks are easy to remove (I do it!) and this guy just might know how if he's printing his own pictures.Amy R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01870893677237688358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867855262254269482.post-60087886140262343782009-04-07T14:25:00.000-04:002009-04-07T14:25:00.000-04:00Not that I don't believe you because it's quite ev...Not that I don't believe you because it's quite evident that this person is ripping you off, but I have seen this exact picture of Dorothy Lee before on ebay. I have it saved somewhere. <BR/><BR/>Or is that Belinda Lee? DURH, maybe he should get it right.Amy R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01870893677237688358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867855262254269482.post-58284362079395486652009-04-07T14:15:00.000-04:002009-04-07T14:15:00.000-04:00Yeah, Samantha, I really don't know what to do. I...Yeah, Samantha, I really don't know what to do. I am not that computer savvy where I can post pictures and make sure they can't be copied, so it looks like watermark might be the way to go, but I REALLY enjoy sharing the pictures with people in their "natural" form.<BR/><BR/>That seller has just made something I am doing for fun, their little money maker.Louiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777768527301454103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867855262254269482.post-16677248136957431722009-04-07T13:17:00.000-04:002009-04-07T13:17:00.000-04:00Hahaha! The seller simply took the photo into a ph...Hahaha! The seller simply took the photo into a photoshop type program and inverted the colors!<BR/><BR/>I know this is frustrating, and there really isn't a clear answer. I love the photos you post and I like to put them on my desktop as wallpaper. (Right now I have Jimmy Cagney, his wife, and Joan Blondell goofing around.) If you put a watermark, it will spoil the quality of the image, but it might deterr thieves. Maybe a smaller one wrapped around the people: Property of El Brendel or something funnier maybe. You could disallow right clicking on an image, although I am not sure how to program that. Or you could make the blog invite only, which would cut down significantly on your traffic. I wish there were an easy answer. I know other people who have had this problem as well, and they have always had to compromise.Samanthahttp://www.dickpowell.brr4life.comnoreply@blogger.com