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Post by moonraker79 on May 26, 2010 18:26:27 GMT
Apologies if I've missed something but were we asked if we wanted photos that were sent in to be used on Fotopic? Looking at the pictures it says "Copyright South Yorkshire Transport" but they're copyright to the owner/photographer. Some people might be unhappy with this and also to see their photos on Fotopic when they haven't been asked if they want to or not, the move also wasn't posted on the forum prior to the deadline for photos to be sent in so no one could other any opinion(s) or comments about it.
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Post by admin on May 26, 2010 18:34:50 GMT
Pacer92,
The photos were simply moved from our own servers to the new Fotopic gallery, as per the terms used in the Gallery section that were set out for all photos that were submitted into us from the September 2009 background photo. The move from our own servers onto the Fotopic site has not changed this course of action and members are updated of this, in each consecutive month. The images can also be re-used for internal purposes only by us "South Yorkshire Transport" as per the terms set out back in September 2009. By submitting photos into us for the background photo poll, you automatically become part of this and any consecutive photos. The main photos remain with their full copyright status of the person who took the said photos, as is mentioned on the new site (and the existing Gallery) section.
Hope this clears this up for you.
Thanks,
Staff at South Yorkshire Transport
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Post by moonraker79 on May 26, 2010 19:03:59 GMT
The photos were simply moved from our own servers to the new Fotopic gallery, as per the terms used in the Gallery section that were set out for all photos that were submitted into us from the September 2009 background photo. The move from our own servers onto the Fotopic site has not changed this course of action and members are updated of this, in each consecutive month. The images can also be re-used for internal purposes only by us "South Yorkshire Transport" as per the terms set out back in September 2009. By submitting photos into us for the background photo poll, you automatically become part of this and any consecutive photos. The main photos remain with their full copyright status of the person who took the said photos, as is mentioned on the new site (and the existing Gallery) section. I cannot find any mention that the gallery was moving onto a Fotopic site (or the "terms" set out in September 09). IMO simply having the filename as prove of copyright isn't enough, to anyone looking at the photos they may think that they're all taken by the same person "South Yorkshire Transport". Also I think that submitting photos to be used as a background poll, should only be used on a background poll. Having them used on a site where they potentially *could* be used for financial gain and undermines the photographers who send in the pictures seems rather unfair. |
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Post by admin on May 26, 2010 19:11:37 GMT
That's because there was no mention of the Gallery section moving onto Fotopic before the photos were moved across onto the new gallery. The terms were set out on the former index page of the Gallery section (which has now been updated, along with the former gallery been moved onto the new site).
But your argument, although I go agree with what you are saying, does seem a little flawed as the same could have been said between September 2009 and May 2010 when the gallery was open for business and each member was made aware that all photos that are submitted are entered into the Gallery section.
We will be conducting a review of the Gallery section. Like I mentioned beforehand, this has been in place since September 2009 and was welcomed by many people. Yes, we have moved to 'Fotopic' but everything remains the same as was on the former Gallery section - including the copyright notice.
Thanks,
Staff at South Yorkshire Transport
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