In an idle moment I once did a web search on my own
name. I was amazed to find photographs of mine used
without permission on sites literally all over the
world. I do it now periodically just to keep tabs on
who is using what and so that I can object when
something has been used in a way that I don't approve
of--which, in my view, means when someone is making
money of work. Try it.
Also, try doing Web searches on the file names of some
of the images you have posted on the net. You may be
very surprised again to find them used elsewhere. Your
name, of course, will only bring up uses where the
borrower has given you credit. This method won't turn
up instances where the user hasn't given credit and
has changed the file name.
I just thought of it, but it might also be interesting
to use the search engines that have image search
functions. Often you can search for "similar" images.
Might be revealing to bring up one of your own photos
and then use the "similar" function.
Colin
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Received on Mon Mar 11 21:10:18 2002
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