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Lots of stolen photos on Divemaster.com

Started by underwatercolours, Nov 12 2008 03:31 PM

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#21 KimInNB

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Posted 09 January 2009 - 01:45 PM

Bonnie has given you an easy way out Divemaster, yet you've insisted upon digging yourself into a deeper hole by dodging (and trying to alter) the truth.
You've been caught red-handed and it's time to apologize to Bonnie and remove the STOLEN images asap. Robyn


Agreed - and your attitude would likely make me want to sue your butt off, Divemaster!!

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Posted 09 January 2009 - 02:52 PM

Agreed - and your attitude would likely make me want to sue your butt off, Divemaster!!


Can you literally 'sue' someones butt off.. That would be an amazing sequence for me to film.... :good:

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Posted 09 January 2009 - 07:15 PM

Ok people, lynching the guy in the forums does nothing but aggravate the situation. This is one of those threads where less said the better. Better to let Bonnie fight her own battles and just look for your own images on the website VIA google so that you won't give them traffic (although it'll up the google profile). Then again one can report them to google if other unauthorized photos pop up.
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#24 bmyates

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Posted 09 January 2009 - 07:41 PM

I agree with Drew. I checked, and none of my images are there - in fact it looks like mostly commercial photos of manufacturers' products (e.g., regulators, wetuits, etc.) and a bunch of fairly crappy uw photos.

The primary image I'll remember from this thread is trying to visualize someone getting their butt sued off... :good:
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Posted 10 January 2009 - 10:18 AM

The primary image I'll remember from this thread is trying to visualize someone getting their butt sued off...


Yea - you can rely on Dean - thanks mate that is a cracker - though if you do manage to film it I am not sure of the rating.......

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#26 DeanB

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Posted 10 January 2009 - 03:21 PM

Yea - you can rely on Dean - thanks mate that is a cracker - though if you do manage to film it I am not sure of the rating.......

Paul C


:good:

Depends on the size / circumference of the Butt... A normal one is usually a 15...

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#27 Steve Williams

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Posted 10 January 2009 - 05:31 PM

Always wondered what the B stood for.

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 01:33 AM

I checked, and none of my images are there - in fact it looks like mostly a bunch of fairly crappy uw photos.


i bettter have a look then as mine fall in to this genre
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#29 filip.krolupper

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Posted 04 February 2009 - 12:38 PM

Hi, I suggest you to watermark your images next time, to put more pressure on them. Better, invisible watermark using Digimarc or much cheaper SignMyImage. It would help to protect your property rights worldwide. F>

#30 divemaster

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Posted 25 December 2010 - 05:10 PM

Are we finished with this topic now? lol

#31 Steve Douglas

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Posted 30 December 2010 - 09:31 AM

It looks as if the whole site is down. Just went there for the first time and there was nothing.
Paul Nicklen, the photographer for so many National Geographic covers and articles once had a whale shot stolen. Paul won over 1 million when he sued in court.
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