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03/24/2011 05:32:40 AM · #1 |
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03/24/2011 06:04:16 AM · #2 |
| That's really interesting! What cheek people have.. |
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03/24/2011 06:08:46 AM · #3 |
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03/24/2011 06:40:20 AM · #4 |
| I read about this a couple of weeks ago tooooooo sad but then not surprising......at least he has an amazing story! As he said it could be just sitting on his desktop! |
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03/24/2011 07:41:57 AM · #5 |
| He got turned down by Getty. they told him his image wouldn't sell. i suppose not, since everyone has already stolen it. |
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03/24/2011 07:54:28 AM · #6 |
| Dunno, in some ways I'd feel pretty damn complemented by this. Clearly there is a lost revenue thing, but for the most part the people using this would have used a free image no matter what, so there's (in reality) probably not much "real" lost revenue. |
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03/24/2011 09:25:22 AM · #7 |
| My Dad nearly patented the "frisbee" before I was born, but it became too large a process and he lost interest and didn't follow through. THAT is a pisser! |
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03/24/2011 09:28:12 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
My Dad nearly patented the "frisbee" before I was born, but it became too large a process and he lost interest and didn't follow through. THAT is a pisser! |
Man... Poor guy, first that, and then you. |
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03/24/2011 09:30:42 AM · #9 |
Lee and the other guys at F-Stoppers is doing a contest to help raise money for the guy's lost revenue. You design a t-shirt and you if you win, you get a shirt and a nice camera bag.
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03/24/2011 09:34:15 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by coryboehne:
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
My Dad nearly patented the "frisbee" before I was born, but it became too large a process and he lost interest and didn't follow through. THAT is a pisser! |
Man... Poor guy, first that, and then you. |
LOL... :-D |
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03/24/2011 11:02:59 AM · #11 |
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03/24/2011 11:06:17 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by cutout:
sorry wrong thread |
The Red Light District will do that to you. |
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03/24/2011 04:29:26 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by coryboehne:
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
My Dad nearly patented the "frisbee" before I was born, but it became too large a process and he lost interest and didn't follow through. THAT is a pisser! |
Man... Poor guy, first that, and then you. |
Now that is funny, I don't care who you are! |
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03/25/2011 03:49:43 AM · #14 |
they left the best for the very end...
Originally posted by getty:
that image won't sell |
this is one of the most bizarre stories i've ever heard. i can't tell if the guy wants any help or if no one really wants to step up and help him. on one hand, he's making half-hearted efforts to reach out to infringers, but then he simply shuffles off if they blow him off. i don't understand is why his employer, aol, has done nothing to try to help him out.
it comes across like someone kicking a shiny stone, picking it up and thinking, "that's pretty," and continuing on their way, only for the person behind them to discover it to be the tip of a mountain of diamonds. even though he did it all on a lark and never intended/imagined that it would go viral/worldwide, it's hard to determine if he really feels exploited, if he wishes he could exploit it, or, if he's just utterly bewildered by the whole thing.
huge kudos to national geographic for doing the right thing!
the only thing worse would be if  strikeslip's plethora of expressions went viral...
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03/25/2011 06:51:41 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by coryboehne:
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
My Dad nearly patented the "frisbee" before I was born, but it became too large a process and he lost interest and didn't follow through. THAT is a pisser! |
Man... Poor guy, first that, and then you. |
Now we know where Slippy got the idea for relocating that squirrel. |
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03/25/2011 01:01:19 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by Skip:
the only thing worse would be if strikeslip's plethora of expressions went viral... |
This would be my reaction if THAT happened...
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03/25/2011 01:07:46 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Originally posted by Skip:
the only thing worse would be if strikeslip's plethora of expressions went viral... |
This would be my reaction if THAT happened...
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:-/
I realize that you are just trying to be funny, but I find this one in bad taste.
This is a thread showing the stealing and unrightful use of someone's artwork, so that somehow makes it ok to do the same in the very thread? |
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03/25/2011 01:22:28 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by Fiora:
:-/
I realize that you are just trying to be funny, but I find this one in bad taste.
This is a thread showing the stealing and unrightful use of someone's artwork, so that somehow makes it ok to do the same in the very thread? |
The guy made it clear that he enjoys seeing the pic out and about - it's only people trying to make money off of it that it bothers him - and even then not enough to do much about it. So while I understand where you're coming from, I respectfully disagree with your assessment of my use of it.
...not that you couldn't nail me on previous offenses. ;-) |
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03/25/2011 01:28:18 PM · #19 |
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Com'n... steal it :-\ |
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03/25/2011 04:55:28 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Originally posted by Fiora:
:-/
I realize that you are just trying to be funny, but I find this one in bad taste.
This is a thread showing the stealing and unrightful use of someone's artwork, so that somehow makes it ok to do the same in the very thread? |
The guy made it clear that he enjoys seeing the pic out and about - it's only people trying to make money off of it that it bothers him - and even then not enough to do much about it. So while I understand where you're coming from, I respectfully disagree with your assessment of my use of it.
...not that you couldn't nail me on previous offenses. ;-) |
I am personally offended by both of you. |
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