Okay...so I have to ask: WHO CARES?!?! I have the weather channel on in the background while I'm inputting my new listing and I can hear them discussing weather photos that are photo-shopped or fake. They got into a huge discussion about how illegal it is for people to steal others' photos and change them and use them for other things. WHO CARES?!?! In my opinion, and I'm sure some of you photographers will disagree with me, they are just pictures that you can LOOK at. You can't spend them. It's not like someone stole your last $20 bill. WHO CARES?!?! Why can't you share? Now James told me he'd be upset if he spent a ton of time on a graphic and someone stole that and was copying it, I'm not talking about something like that. I'm talking about pictures of a field, a rainbow, a building or something of that sort. Why does it matter if others want to post, share or print them? Is there a real personal reason, or is it just because you can be that way? Some of this stuff that you are taking pictures of are not your own, so why should you be allowed to take a picture of something public and not share it? I don't CARE, but I've just always wondered....WHO CARES?!?!
I want to give praise to a lovely woman on Active Rain who is always sharing her beautiful pictures. Her name is Myrl Jeffcoat and I LOVE what she puts beneath her photos on her blog:
"I take pictures for the purpose of remembering fond times. I do not impose copyright restrictions on this photo, so you may feel free to use, or distribute as you wish. However, should you need a Real Estate Professional in the Greater Sacramento area, I hope that you will contact me by email or by visiting my website www.myrljeffcoat.com - Thank You!"
Thank you Myrl! Thanks for sharing your lovely art with us.
If you're one of those people that CARES, we'd love to hear from you! Let's hear it!
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