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RE: Let's talk about copyright...
One day somebody stole my picture on Instagram and when I told them to give me a credit at least they told me that I SHOULD BE HAPPY they share my photo, lol. I was so shocked. I kept asking them to delete the photo but they just ignored me. I reported them but I don't know what happened after that as I was too frustrated to follow up on this.
I understand that many people are not aware of copyrights but if you are asked to at least give a credit to the author you should do it without even thinking about it..
Thank you for spreading awareness! :)
That sucks! It must have been frustrating for you!
What I usually do when people refuse to comply is simple: I call them out publicly online. I have been really successful so far, because I bother them until they get tired of me and remove my content. lol
One thing that works well is filing a DMCA takedown. Tumblr, Pinterest and Google are on the ball when it comes to that. I have had several guilty parties slammed successfully. :-)
I'll probably write a post on the topic in the near future.
That is a good strategy! I hope it won't happen to me again but if so I will do it as well.
Thank you for the information about DMCA takedown! I will be waiting for your post about the details :)
Sometimes, shaming people is the only way to get them to learn anything. I wish I didn't have to do that, as I hate being mean. But when you don't respect me, why should I respect you?
You are right! I also don't feel comfortable doing that but some people are asking for it and if being nice doesn't help then you have to take another action...
I don't feel comfortable doing it either. But sometimes, you have no choice!