Hey, Isn't That . . .
People Are Doing Double-Takes, And Taking Action, As Web Snapshots Are Nabbed for Commercial Uses
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Basically, the article is about several cases where people have posted photos online, often marked as reserved rights, etc - basically meaning you have to get permission to use the photos - only to later see their photos on TV, other web pages, or even full ads.
The most ironic part was one man had reported that Microsoft audited his company to ensure that some of the software he was using was indeed properly licensed (it was). He described it as a "guilty until proven innocent" kind of audit though.
Then Microsoft turned around and used the guy's own online photographs for their own tech blog, linking direct to the photos - without ever asking for permission or giving him credit. When he requested they remove the link, he was ignored...
Until he changed the photo itself.... to one of um... "extreme mooning" (quoting the article, page 4), so anyone who clicked the link got that tasty picture instead.
15 minutes later Microsoft dropped the link. (PWNED!)
People Are Doing Double-Takes, And Taking Action, As Web Snapshots Are Nabbed for Commercial Uses
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Basically, the article is about several cases where people have posted photos online, often marked as reserved rights, etc - basically meaning you have to get permission to use the photos - only to later see their photos on TV, other web pages, or even full ads.
The most ironic part was one man had reported that Microsoft audited his company to ensure that some of the software he was using was indeed properly licensed (it was). He described it as a "guilty until proven innocent" kind of audit though.
Then Microsoft turned around and used the guy's own online photographs for their own tech blog, linking direct to the photos - without ever asking for permission or giving him credit. When he requested they remove the link, he was ignored...
Until he changed the photo itself.... to one of um... "extreme mooning" (quoting the article, page 4), so anyone who clicked the link got that tasty picture instead.
15 minutes later Microsoft dropped the link. (PWNED!)
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