 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | looove 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 0 Replies, 1,610 Views | |  |  |  | |  03-21-2009, 02:50 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |  Picture thief?
So, what should I do when I find an ebay seller using my photos of my cars to sell their products (and I didn't buy them from that seller)? 1. I'm kinda flattered, who really cares? 2. Send a nice, but stern, email to cease and desist? 3. "Key" his car... (I happen to know where it is right now...) 4. Go to BF.c and leave derogatory statments about them (they are also a vendor there...), and get promptly banned? 5. Demand royalties... I know that I am publishing photos through a public hosting site to a public forum, so I really don't have a legal leg to stand on. Also, I am not angry or anything like that. It's just funny (lame) that a vendor who is a major player in the BMW aftermarket can't go take their own picures? Here is the auction link... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E...ayphotohosting __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! |  |  | | 03-21-2009, 02:55 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: central ct Posts: 503 |
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lol, I had a feeling it was going to be them. You are absolutely right about being banned on bf.c, I can't believe the admins there are so unwilling to help the community.  I'm pretty sure they would just tell you to get lost if you sent a cease and desist email or asked for royalties. So...that leaves do nothing or do...something.  __________________ ~Dave~
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Search | RealOEM | | | | | 03-21-2009, 05:09 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Quote: Originally Posted by briansol  | Their policies are about other ebay sellers/users, which I am not... The burden of proof seems to lie with me, proving I "own" (ie; copywrited) the photos to get them to act... Quote: Originally Posted by spidertri lol, I had a feeling it was going to be them. ... So...that leaves do nothing or do...something. | His car is in a shop about 4 blocks from my house as we speak Really, I don't care about the pictures, since they are not anything special. I just find it so pathetic that he needs to "steal" to sell... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 03-21-2009, 05:34 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Rocky Mountains Posts: 610 |
I know what you mean James. That twit in Colorado Springs stole pics of Sean's car that the other guy posted to sell it. I called them and told them it was fraud...not to mention the wording in their ad didn't even match the car or pics thereof! They apologized and promptly removed them. But it is baloney...I guess you could take it as a tribute to your photography skills though... | | | | | 03-21-2009, 06:16 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 |
I vote for option 6- free product.
First contact them directly and ask that they remove your picture or at least be stand up and compensate you for the use of the image. Doing so will avoid public discussion about why a major supplier to bimmer enthusiasts cannot respect other peoples work muchless afford their own digital camera. Make note that bf.c is not the only forum in town and even getting banned wouldn't stop you from posting on epinions, yelp. etc.
Seems like a no brainer for them to send you a shift kit, some neon valve caps or some other sh!t they can't move vs. bad publicity. __________________
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how to tell the world about this:
1) start a facebook group about hating the new layout
2) wait for millions to join
3) spam list with bmw propaganda __________________
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Former 1995 318ti owner | | | | | 03-21-2009, 06:28 AM | #8 | | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 |
Sorry Wolf, I can't stop laughing, its just hilarious that Umnitza keeps giving me reasons to stay away from them. If anything, I would feel flattered. | | | | | 03-21-2009, 07:41 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
No need to apologize, I pretty much agree... There are plenty of vendors out there to do business with, vendors who care about their customers and reputation... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 03-21-2009, 12:49 PM | #10 | | Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: N.W. VT Posts: 33 | Picture Thief
For the present, contacting EBay would force the issue. In the future if you do not want your pictures used with out permission, you have to put your name on them using Photoshop or some other editing program. This is why you see pictures posted online with the owners name on them in a prominent spot so it cannot be easily edited out. | | | | | 03-21-2009, 01:09 PM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Burlington, NJ Posts: 560 |
I bought from *that* vendor about 4 years ago without an issue. I do agree about them using other people's pics for their gain being wrong. Also I'll bet you have an OEM bumper vs. their aftermarket replica. So strictly speaking, their ad is false advertising.
p.s. bf.c is sucking lately, it's always down and having problems. __________________ 1996 318ti - 2000 Z3 2.3 - 2012 MINI Cooper Hatchback  | | | | | 03-21-2009, 03:24 PM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 |
I deal with this once a week. I actually troll eBay looking for my pictures.
This is what I do.
Send a message through eBay saying they have 24 hours to remove the picture before I report them to eBay and begin further legal action.
Both of which I am ready and willing to do but I have never had to go to the next step. People always take them down, knock on wood. I am never nasty, I don't name call or tell them how awful it is to steal photos.
Then I block them as a buyer on my listings... __________________
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Quote: Originally Posted by amancuso I bought from *that* vendor about 4 years ago without an issue. I do agree about them using other people's pics for their gain being wrong. Also I'll bet you have an OEM bumper vs. their aftermarket replica. So strictly speaking, their ad is false advertising. | Every vendor has fans and enemies, but I have heard more negative feedback about him than any other. I have not purchased from him, so this is based on reading reviews. Quote: Originally Posted by PeterJ For the present, contacting EBay would force the issue. In the future if you do not want your pictures used with out permission, you have to put your name on them using Photoshop or some other editing program. This is why you see pictures posted online with the owners name on them in a prominent spot so it cannot be easily edited out. | The funniest part is that this is what I would consider a "throw-away" image. I shall (in the future) put some kind of identifier on any image that I publish. Quote: Originally Posted by BimmerBum I deal with this once a week. I actually troll eBay looking for my pictures.
This is what I do.
Send a message through eBay saying they have 24 hours to remove the picture before I report them to eBay and begin further legal action.
Both of which I am ready and willing to do but I have never had to go to the next step. People always take them down, knock on wood. I am never nasty, I don't name call or tell them how awful it is to steal photos. | This is the course of action that I took. We shall see if the images are still there tomorrow... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 03-21-2009, 05:35 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rensselaer, NY Posts: 254 |
If my pictures were being used I don't see how it would negatively impact me so I don't think I'd care. __________________  | | | | | 03-22-2009, 12:14 AM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
when I first read the thread title and the beginning of the post I thought you meant someone was trying to sell a car and using pictures of yours, that would really piss me off, but honestly, if I saw my ti pop up as a display picture on extremedimensions.com I'd love it, I'd probably show it to everyone I know  | | | | | |
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