Forum Photos on Google images

Ian · 22nd August 2014, 02:48 PM

Hi Steve:

Yes, the poster of an image to an online site can put a watermark or logo on that image before posting it. Adding some sort of identifier to a graphic is accomplished with many different graphics programs. It's simply a matter of copying another small graphic and posting it on to the picture you want to show, then using a "group" feature in the graphics program to make it all one graphic.

Unfortunately, any identifier that you add can be removed easily with a number of programs (some of which are free) available online.

So, basically, whatever is posted to a public forum or shows up on a Google search can be copied, altered, and used for scamming. This happens frequently.

Sad but true.

Ian.

Lee · 23rd August 2014, 02:14 AM

If these are your photos, you can contact Google and Pinterest and advise them that you hold copyright to specified images and request they remove them under the DMCA.

22nd August 2014, 02:48 PM	#1
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,361	Hi Steve: Yes, the poster of an image to an online site can put a watermark or logo on that image before posting it. Adding some sort of identifier to a graphic is accomplished with many different graphics programs. It's simply a matter of copying another small graphic and posting it on to the picture you want to show, then using a "group" feature in the graphics program to make it all one graphic. Unfortunately, any identifier that you add can be removed easily with a number of programs (some of which are free) available online. So, basically, whatever is posted to a public forum or shows up on a Google search can be copied, altered, and used for scamming. This happens frequently. Sad but true. Ian.

23rd August 2014, 02:14 AM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 932	If these are your photos, you can contact Google and Pinterest and advise them that you hold copyright to specified images and request they remove them under the DMCA.