RE: filmscanners: Importance of Copyright on Images

["LAURIE SOLOMON" <LAURIE@advancenet.net>]

While I do not always agree with Anthony or his reasoning, I think that he
raises some good questions here that merely a yes answer while sufficient is
not very helpful.  I for one am curious and would like further elaboration
on what sort of client would license or buy a thumbnail image or a web
resolution image.  I can think of two possibilities - to use for layout
marketing purposes as opposed to actual publication or to use in another web
site as a display within the context and design of that web site.  If there
are other reasons why someone would want to license a thumbnail image or a
web resolution image in contrast to a high resolution and/or larger sized
image, I would be interested in increasing my awareness.

I would also be curious to hear in more detail why you think images "would
be stolen any less frequently from your own site than from any other site."
This is especially of interest since my understanding is that the Google
engine indexes images and refers users via links to the sites where they can
be found but does not actually house the thumbnail images themselves on its
server or site.  I am also curious about your reasoning in light of the old
truism that locks are for honest people which may be read that those intent
on stealing images will find a way to steal them form your site or another
site whether the site indicates or not that they are copyrighted. This is
true even if you watermark the images on your site.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
[mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of SKID Photography
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 3:23 PM
To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Importance of Copyright on Images


Anthony Atkielski wrote:

> Harvey writes:
>
> > The possibility of losses is scary,
>
> What sort of losses?  Do you do a lot of business in licensing thumbnail
images
> or web-resolution images?  Is there any reason why they would be stolen
any less
> frequently from your own site than from any other site?

In a word, yes.....to both questions.

Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC