Images on the net

What difference does it make...

as far as I know anything that I post anywhere is probably in the public domain.

Where did they get you campers picture... did they take the picture or did you post it on RV.net?

Google PJay or sleepy... then 1161

google AMSolar and sleepy

or 'anything"

everything we share is forever.

Thats why people put a digital signature accross a picture that they have copyrighted... to keep from seeing it an advertizement ... to get paid if someone wants it

BTW... 4 or 5 lines down is a picture and me and Janet on Mt Whtney and the camper... saw some others of our TC too.

and a couple of boxes of books on our dining room table at home

and another a picture of my hand written notes on how to build an airfoil

And another picture of me on top of our camper installing the PVSolar panels a couple of weeks after you and your wife visited... Pjay, they were delivered while you were parked in our drive way


Fun... I only spotted 3 people on all of those pictures... me, Janet. and Bill C... who helped me lift the AM PVSolar panels up and onto the roof of the camper.

very interesting

chet

It is neat though when you find one of your own pictures unexpectedly. Ive done that too and was quite surprised. But once you post a pic all someone has to do is right click and save it and its theirs. Even if you take it down they still have it. Go to Bing Images and look, you'll be surprised what's there.

If you belong to a few forums it happens a lot. If I Google my boat model I get hits on dozens of my posts because I've listed it in my signature.

I have seen pics of my TC when doing a search. I feel famous. lol

Everything posted here on RV NET is immediately posted on the internet for all to see. Same with most other forums.

I use this to my advantage and in my signature line I have a couple of unique words that when used together almost shows all of my posted photos over time...

If you type in GOOGLE these two words together 'K9PHT' and '14RT' and when it loads up then select 'IMAGES' you will view about 99% of all of my posted photos. I use this as a personal database as all of these photos all have the URL HTTP ADDRESSES assigned to the photos. I can add these photos to my 'Advanced Post Form' very quickly to re-post.

If I add 'IMGUR' to google line I get even more of my photos...

Roy Ken

Yeah but its even more fun if you come across a photo of your rig that someone else took and posted that you did not know about.

Found mine!

I just googled;
photos Lance 855S
The 5th photo was my truck camper at Yosemite.

pjay9 wrote:

I wonder how much other stuff is out there without permission, but maybe since this is a public,so to speak, place no permission has to be asked...I am sure the legals here will fill us in.

Post your results here. Funny and fun!

A Google search result does not currently require "permission".
That photo was posted on rv.net and probably posted by yourself.

If your photo was used by the Lance company "without permission" then it would be a violation of copyright infringement even though you did not formally file a copyright with the US Copyright Office

US and international copyright law provides copyright protection the moment the creative piece is created.
US law varies a little bit.
If you post a photo online it is considered "published" after a specified period of time.
If you have filed a copyright on it then user beware!
This blogger got stung for $8,000 USD

Once it is "published" the legal remedy severely limits the amount of money for which one can sue.
"Fair Use" also plays a part. . .

The moral of the story is don't take stuff that one doesn't own.
Perhaps of interest:
Copyright Infringement (Forbes)
Fair Use Doctrine
Photographer's Survival Manual
Photographer's Legal Guide
Tutorial for online copyright registraion

/RANT

Good post. . .and a fun project!
Sorry for the rant.

Just for the record ... any photo "you took yourself" and post, is yours, you own it, and it's your copyright unless you sign it away. No one can copy it and use it unless you give your permission.

You can demand it be removed and even get damages if a website or any other publications use it without permission. And furthermore, if you - or anyone else - can be recognized in any photo, the publisher (including websites) must have a release signed by that person.

Having said that:

It's fun to see your stuff, sometimes, and interesting to find out how it got there, and who did it and why it's posted in a specific spot.

I imagine if one looked hard enough, anyone could find a photo they recognized of themselves, family, someone or thing they know, or plenty of places you've been socially. Especially as wanderers, most of us, who get around to a lot of places where individuals congregate with cameras ... and that's generally what RV'ers do - congregate at interesting places where a lot of folks carry cameras and shoot anything that walks, talks, or looks interesting.