Cerakote using my truck photo

Bosko

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Thoughts on this....
I never gave them permission to use my truck photo.

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Coatingsarecrack said:
Where’d they get it from?


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I posted my review of the product on the big river place..
I really don't care ...my thought was to ask them for a free bottle of product in return, my guess is they will just post someone else photo instead.
 
For me it would be "who cares". What is the harm? Nice looking truck and a job well done. It should be viewed as a compliment.
 
hoyt66 said:
For me it would be "who cares". What is the harm? Nice looking truck and a job well done. It should be viewed as a compliment.
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I'm with ya...kinda like an honor they picked my truck.
I made a living for 30+ years being a professional photographer.....just another one out the door is the way I look at it....
 
Bosko said:
I made a living for 30+ years being a professional photographer.....just another one out the door is the way I look at it....
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Then you should know all about photo rights, etc., wouldn't the community here be much less informed on these matters? I would have to believe there is fine print at Amazon that once you post a photo in a review there you have ceded the rights to them, and possibly the finer print allows the owner of the product being reviewed to use the photo.

I'm just surprised if you were a pro photog that you apparently didn't think about this before you uploaded a pic. After all, one of the forum rules here is:

14. All messages posted to AutogeekOnline become the property of Autogeek.net.

I don't find anything in the rules here about photos uploaded to the gallery (if the gallery still works); I know at MOL they used to watermark the pictures you uploaded, which I presume meant they belonged to them after that, although I don't find anything in their rules about that either...but I'm not even sure they have a gallery over there anymore, it looks like they changed their software.
 
Go re read my post!

I know all about photo rights man.....don't be insulting to me telling me "I didn't think"
I could give 2 chits personally it's a pic of a black truck.
I'm asking "OTHERS" their opinions....and now I have your opinion...no more....no less...
 
As a photog I can say that it's illegal and copyright infringement even if they took it from social media. Anyone using an image they didn't personally take without a signed release and using that image to garner revenue or sales is in violation. Personally, I would contact them and be professional, of course but either demand some form of compensation and sign off on it in some way.

I tag most of my images online in various ways and have caught several, usually overseas businesses, using them.
 
TTQ B4U said:
As a photog I can say that it's illegal and copyright infringement even if they took it from social media. Anyone using an image they didn't personally take without a signed release and using that image to garner revenue or sales is in violation. Personally, I would contact them and be professional, of course but either demand some form of compensation and sign off on it in some way.

I tag most of my images online in various ways and have caught several, usually overseas businesses, using them.
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Thanks for the post....in most cases..."in the past" I would have....in this case...especially being retired and it's only a snap shot to me....I don't really. care.
I have found in the past....if I addressed the matter, all they will do is pull the photo then it's pretty much a done deal.


For what it's worth




Does Amazon have rights to your photos?
Amazon Photo

We may use, access, and retain Your Files in order to provide the Service to you and enforce the terms of the Agreement, and you give us all permissions we need to do so.May 22, 2015
 
You could ask but I don't know if they'll give you anything for it. A lot of companies seem to respond with "we'll take it down" but it could depend on the value to them.
 
Bosko i think thats pretty cool that your truck was used, and it is a good photo shot.

Im my eyes, weither or not they have to "rights" to the pic...to me it speaks volumes of the company. You still should have been contacted to be asked about using the photo. If it were me i would contact them about it, and if they do nothing more than take it down..i say f them and not buy the brand again

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Bosko said:
Does Amazon have rights to your photos?
Amazon Photo
We may use, access, and retain Your Files in order to provide the Service to you and enforce the terms of the Agreement, and you give us all permissions we need to do so.May 22, 2015
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Unless their Terms specifically cover commercial use, they can't use them to make money, no.
 
Complimentary? Yes. Wrong? Also yes. I know it’s a different world now, but that still doesn’t give anyone the right to use something, for their business, that isn’t theirs. All they had to do is ask. As mentioned above, this isn’t a good look for the company.
Is it the end of the world? No. But it will be in the back of my mind when I use their headlight kit I have in the garage, and as I shop for anything else with their name on it. I certainly won’t post a positive review with a photo.
 
It would be good of them to find you and credit you for the photo.

Did you use their product on the truck?

If not you could - could go around saying what's really on the there! Haha!

"Yeah, thanks for using my photo, but Clearkote isn't on it. I actually have......"
 
Thanks for all the comments guys....I have a message sent to them....I"ll see if I get a reply
 
Bosko said:
Thanks for all the comments guys....I have a message sent to them....I"ll see if I get a reply
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Like you said earlier in the thread, I wouldn't be pissed off or want money.

But a store credit of say, $200 might be nice.
 
Watermark all your photos to avoid this in the future. It’s what I do to avoid this. Don’t expect any royalties from them.

Setec Astronomy said:
I knew there was a reason I stopped coming to this forum. Thanks for reminding me!
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Did not even know you were here
 
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