Stupid Question About Photographs on Pistonheads

[mysmokey1]

Hi

Its a bit of a stupid question as im a new member but I just wondered where the heck Pistonheads get all their pictures of cars from? They have some really good pics but surely it must be a right mare getting images that arent copyrighted? Do users submit them and if so where as I want to upload some pics of my car?

Edited by mysmokey1 on Tuesday 21st October 08:23

[Ballistic Banana]

This thread may help you click HERE

And welcome to PH

BB

[Simpo Two]

The images come from cameras. You take the photo - you own the copyright. Then you post them

[mysmokey1]

Yeh but this thread tells you how to use images off other sites - can you do that? isnt there copyright on them or is it ok cos its a forum?

[xllifts]

mysmokey1 said:

Yeh but this thread tells you how to use images off other sites - can you do that? isnt there copyright on them or is it ok cos its a forum?

Most of the cars on phr's profiles are there own cars HTH

[dave_s13]

If folk really don't want there online images posted up on forums like this they can protect them in such a way as they can't be externally linked.

Other than that, I don't think anone really gives a fvck. Can you imagine the logistics involved in enforcing copyright infringements on the twenthundredbillionmillion instances of an image by people all over the world on forums such as this?


see you in court



ps knowing PH a copyright lawyer will be on in a minute and go into great detail about this aspect of the law.....maybe.

Edited by dave_s13 on Monday 20th October 21:48

[bigandclever]

You know 10 minutes ago when you agreed to the T&C's....?

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/terms.htm

Welcome

[mysmokey1]

Lol, I should have mentioned before that I am the CEO of Nike UK

Id quite like to know exactly what the law is on it through

[Simpo Two]

mysmokey1 said:

Yeh but this thread tells you how to use images off other sites - can you do that? isnt there copyright on them or is it ok cos its a forum?

OK, good question. If you copy (steal) an image from someone else it is a breach of copyright and you're correct to pause before doing so. Copyright vests in the author, and with photographs the author is the photographer unless such rights have been otherwise assigned in writing. Payment for work does not confer copyright unless agreed in writing.

If you want more details ask in the Photo forum - there are quite a few professionals there for whom copyright is important as it's a matter of livelihood.

[mysmokey1]

Ok thanks

Edited by mysmokey1 on Tuesday 21st October 08:24

[SS2.]

mysmokey1 said:

Yeh there must be some law in place to protect the livelihood of the professionals

I have read of many people who have received letters threatening legal action for allegedly nabbing an image which has been copyrighted by Getty Images..

[Pigeon]

mysmokey1 said:

Lol, I should have mentioned before that I am the CEO of Nike UK

Sfunny, I don't see any Nike products on your website

[jeff m]

Somebody used the pic from my profile to sell a car on e-bay.
(not the current one as that's a painting)

He was selling the same car, he did admit in the advert that the main pic was not actually his car.
No big deal, if he asked I would have said ok anyway.

Photographers do tend to have favourable copyright laws.
Your wedding photographs unless you had then contracted as "work for hire" are copyrighted to the company of the photographer.

An architect may spend two years designing a building, along comes a photographer, click, he owns the copyright of the photograph of the building.