[MINIAC]

Looks like Mini-Madness used your Hong Kong pictures on its website:

http://www.mini-madness.com/gallery_images/Cooper_S_Tokyo/index.htm

Aside from erroneously saying the pictures were from Tokyo, they get a big

from me for not giving you any credit

 

[LMB]

Yeh they are his pictures

Cheeky

LMB

 

[KarmanS]

yes, I am well aware and mad they/he did that. Actually one of the representatives of that site ventured on this board. I believe his board name is gmehall. I have already sent him a pm regarding this.

I don't know what else I can do
and the site is for commercial use so it is in violation of copyright rules??

Please advise... thanks MINIAC! anyone please PM me if you don't want to take up board space. thanks.

Karman

 

[LMB]

The way I understand it is that, unless an image/photo/etc has been copyrighted they are up for grabs. But I am not lawyer so I could be wrong.

They also say this at the bottom of their web site:

All photos and news content are believed to be in the public domain, except where otherwise stated.

So in a way they have admitted the pictures aren't theirs.

LMB

 

[Redhotmini]

dunno m8 not too good because u don't have your name or copyright on those pictures so u can't really force em to take em off maybe try asking them nicely...

 

[gmehall]

Credit given!

We sincerely apologize to Karman and anyone else we have offended by posting these pictures without due credit. The situation has been corrected. This was an honest mistake on our part and we in no way meant to offend anyone. If you look at our past news articles and such you will see that this is not the norm for us.

We hope this clears things up and we will be sure not to let this happen again.

Sincerely
George Mehallick
President, MINI-Madness

 

[Basil]

Re: Credit given! Thumbs up to MINI Madness

We sincerely apologize to Karman and anyone else we have offended by posting these pictures without due credit. The situation has been corrected. This was an honest mistake on our part and we in no way meant to offend anyone. If you look at our past news articles and such you will see that this is not the norm for us.

We hope this clears things up and we will be sure not to let this happen again.

Sincerely
George Mehallick
President, MINI-Madness

Nicely said, considering the photo's posted in peoples personal galleries are indeed in the public domain.

 

[KarmanS]

Re: Re: Credit given! Thumbs up to MINI Madness

Nicely said, considering the photo's posted in peoples personal galleries are indeed in the public domain.

Being notified by MINIAC of the situation, I thought it was inappropriate for them to take all the photos from my album and post it in their commercial site, for that reason I raised the flag and brought forth the issue to George. He has handled my messages courteously by acknowledging my concern and adding the original source of my pictures to the website. No harm was done.

I look forward to what his business has in store for us future MINI owners.

 

[Basil]

Re: Re: Re: Credit given! Thumbs up to MINI Madness

Being notified by MINIAC of the situation, I thought it was inappropriate for them to take all the photos from my album and post it in their commercial site, for that reason I raised the flag and brought forth the issue to George. He has handled my messages courteously by acknowledging my concern and adding the original source of my pictures to the website. No harm was done.

I look forward to what his business has in store for us future MINI owners.

I agree wholeheartedly..moving on:

Has anyone else had a good look at their internal shots ?......the center console looks completely different to the cars I've been looking at..

http://www.mini-madness.com/gallery_images/MINI_Nike/index.htm

 

[KarmanS]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Credit given! Thumbs up to MINI Madness

I agree wholeheartedly..moving on:
Has anyone else had a good look at their internal shots ?......the center console looks completely different to the cars I've been looking at..
http://www.mini-madness.com/gallery_images/MINI_Nike/index.htm

hmm... nothing different from what I've seen from other consoles. Is there a pic in particular that you see significant differences? I have taken pics of the center console in various Coopers I've seen. I'll post those pics up sometime.

 

[Basil]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Credit given! Thumbs up to MINI Madness

hmm... nothing different from what I've seen from other consoles. Is there a pic in particular that you see significant differences? I have taken pics of the center console in various Coopers I've seen. I'll post those pics up sometime.

yes, theres one in the middle that shows the console going to the floor between the seats with a couple of buttons on it. Isn't the cooper console full length ? Maybe I'm dreaming !

 

[KarmanS]

dreaming... 8D

yes, theres one in the middle that shows the console going to the floor between the seats with a couple of buttons on it. Isn't the cooper console full length ? Maybe I'm dreaming !

perhaps you are dreaming. I guess it's a matter of seeing it from the side and seeing it face on that got you mixed up

look closely, there is a lot of space there
http://hobbystage.net/bmwm5/krms/1006932172-000100.jpg
http://hobbystage.net/bmwm5/krms/1006932163-000099.jpg

 

[Basil]

Re: dreaming... 8D

perhaps you are dreaming. I guess it's a matter of seeing it from the side and seeing it face on that got you mixed up

look closely, there is a lot of space there
http://hobbystage.net/bmwm5/krms/1006932172-000100.jpg
http://hobbystage.net/bmwm5/krms/1006932163-000099.jpg

Hmmm....thanks for that. It was the area between the console on the floor and the handbrake area, leading into the back where the third cup holder is. For some reason I thought this was continuous, but obviously there is a gap. I'll have another look just to make sure......

 

[mini_girl]

A little late in the game to be posting this reply - but as a budding photographer I have opinions on copyright issues. Even if you post your photos on the web - there is an implied copyright on all images taken by you. As soon as you click the shutter on your camera the copyright on the images you take belongs to you. You can not sue for infringement of copyright unless you have registered the photos with the copyright office but just because they are on the web does not make them public domain. Usually a good idea to add a copyright symbol and your name to photos you post publically to remind people that they are not, in fact, available for public use.

Sounds like the situation was resolved well but it never hurts to remind people about their rights.

Shawna
Waiting for my Cooper S

 

[Basil]

A little late in the game to be posting this reply - but as a budding photographer I have opinions on copyright issues. Even if you post your photos on the web - there is an implied copyright on all images taken by you. As soon as you click the shutter on your camera the copyright on the images you take belongs to you. You can not sue for infringement of copyright unless you have registered the photos with the copyright office but just because they are on the web does not make them public domain. Usually a good idea to add a copyright symbol and your name to photos you post publically to remind people that they are not, in fact, available for public use.

Sounds like the situation was resolved well but it never hurts to remind people about their rights.

Shawna
Waiting for my Cooper S

Hmmmm.........someone mentioned copyright!!!......

This will vary on the laws of the land to which you come...however lets get serious. If you post your photo's on a "public" web site......your pictures are in the public domain. If you are at all concerned about them being used for "commercial gain" DO NOT POST THEM!!.

On the same hand, don't get cranky when someone uses your photos, and then scan a picture from a magazine (which will state clearly its copyright to these images) WITHOUT asking their permission.

 

[Paul]

Just because something is on the net it doesn't make it copyright free.

In most cases, if you ask the originator, then you get a yes, or even more help than you expected (for example MiniMag reproducing some of our content, and us getting help from 4Car by being prompted when they have new MINI stuff online).

The trouble is that it can get very hard to tell who the orinator is!

 

[Basil]

Just because something is on the net it doesn't make it copyright free.

In most cases, if you ask the originator, then you get a yes, or even more help than you expected (for example MiniMag reproducing some of our content, and us getting help from 4Car by being prompted when they have new MINI stuff online).

The trouble is that it can get very hard to tell who the orinator is!

'think i'll hang up my "copyright" hat for a while, but as someone who earns a living from being paid for design & drawings, it costs me money when someone pinches them. It's a question of balance. Even if you havn't asked the originator, or can't contact them, please at least state from where you got the pictures/articles. This would help the situation.

Jakx has got the message....

cheers