Dan Blunt wrote:
Hi interested networking fans
I have been a net user since 1996 and created websites etc. I've heard
it all. "Never enter creditcard details etc, you will get scammed". or
something similar. It's never happened. I have had pictures from my
sites used by unauthorised persons but I do let people use them 'not for
profit' etc. Networking sites etc are not compulsory. if you don't trust
them, don't use them. In all my years I've never had a scam but have had
spam - who hasn't. In reality as far as I know, you can only sue for
what the image etc is worth, and in reality unless it's super special
these days it's worth didly squat. So i take the approach that the more
people that see my images the better as it builds a positive approach
and appreciation of birds etc. and is better than none. I felt
privileged when an image of mine turned up on a conservation research site.
Although alot of rubbish turns up on facebook, ignore it. Look at the
positives and don't post anything you think is important to you. In the
end, out of the millions of images posted, who really cares about a few
birders getting together discussing birds. We are but a few of the 6
billion people on earth.
Cheerio
Dan Blunt
Dan's experiences mirror my own.
I am regularly asked for permission to use my bird photos. These have
appeared in community newspapers, on websites, in magazines,
e-newsletters, and a range of pamphlets, most of them with some sort of
conservation or avian theme. I've also been asked permission for the use
of my photos for seminars in a range of social, educational and
professional organisations.
All I ever ask is acknowledgment of me as the photographer and a link to
my birding blog URL. All have been happy to do this.
On only one occasion has an image of mine been used without my
permission. When contacted the person concerned quickly apologised and
made amends with an acknowledgment.
On the other hand, if I made my living from my photos I guess I would
take an entirely different approach.
Happy birding,
--
Trevor Hampel
Murray Bridge
South Australia
Check out my BLOGS (web logs):
Trevor's Birding - observations and photos of birds at
http://www.trevorsbirding.com
Trevor's Travels - travels in Australia, Thailand and Nepal at
http://www.trevorstravels.com
Trevor's Writing - read some of my writing at http://www.trevorhampel.com
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