Szoboti wrote:Earlier i wrote about why i stopped using report. Yes it works, but only for registered users. Same problem effect facebook. In both cases, i feels unfair, but I can understand some reasons for it, and i do agree, that creating the account is not a giant obstacle.
I think this is actually better this way, for our own protection - if everyone could use the reporting button without registration, it would be too easy to spam-ban anyone you don't like for any particular reason...
First of all, the creator should be credited! Linking and embedding is mostly fair use, but using it, yus beacouse you have the toolf for it, is not the way. Being able has never been a justification.
I actually agree with most of it - just with a proviso that I don't consider saving a picture for safekeeping on my own PC as a "use" which should be in anyway restricted. Any other use - for commercial purpose or simply for public display without proper attribution is wrong.
On flickr, under every image you can see what copyright category it has. You "can" dowload, but in most cases, you have to take a little detour, before getting there. The save option on Phere hands you the low resolution image on a silver plate.
Here I disagree. As your own example shows, these restrictions never stop those who want to misuse the pictures but they only inconvenience the honest users. Anywhere where DRMs are involved - music, movies, books etc - they manifestly don't stop or prevent "piracy" but they do cause real problems for legitimate and well-meaning users.
And there are "photographers" who create webpages using stolen images, sometimes selling them, and some even trying to find job with them.
I have no sympathy for such people, either...
Regards
P.S. Have a nice holidays - you are lucky, mine have just finished...