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Friend started business, is using others pics for her portfolio - illegal?
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:22 PM Author: Concupiscible cordovan state boltzmann She is starting an interior design company and of course has no experience doing it so just grabbed a bunch of pics from blogs etc. Will she get pwned for this?
She also has no educational background in it (not like that matters) but says she got a masters in Copenhagen. I respect the hustle and she has already booked some big clients ljl |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:35 PM Author: Brass dashing french chef institution Probably won't get pwned, but is certainly engaging in legally actionable activity. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751276) |
Date: February 4th, 2016 1:24 PM Author: Mind-boggling Rigor I'm not a lawyer and even I know how bad this is. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751201) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:29 PM Author: Concupiscible cordovan state boltzmann Explain! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751247) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:32 PM Author: Mind-boggling Rigor She's putting herself at risk of copyright infringement if anyone notices. She's also screwed if anyone asks for references or info on the work. Why wouldn't she just do a couple of projects at cost for friends to build up a portfolio? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751259) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:34 PM Author: Concupiscible cordovan state boltzmann What would be the damages for copyright? Just nominal right? She started this with like 90 bucks to her name after getting divorced. I've known her since we were kids and tbh basically nobody in our generation has money or even owns a place to renovate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751274) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:36 PM Author: Brass dashing french chef institution Depends on if the copyrights in the photos are registered (and when). If timely registered, could be up to $150,000 statutory damages per photo. Could also be some statutory damages for altering copyright management information, although I haven't looked at that bit of the statute in a while. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751290) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:38 PM Author: Concupiscible cordovan state boltzmann But these pics are all over the web, tumblr pinterest etc if they arent taking them all down isnt she fine (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751308) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:40 PM Author: Mind-boggling Rigor Even without the copyright issues, if clients find out isn't that fraud? She's passing these off as her own work. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751319) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:42 PM Author: Concupiscible cordovan state boltzmann Good point just another way the "system" keeps people down. I think its worth the risk (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751333) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:44 PM Author: Brass dashing french chef institution It almost certainly violates FTC regulations. It's almost certainly unfair competition. It's a lot of things. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751347) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:47 PM Author: mischievous awkward senate You are a retard. This chick is smart as fuck. She will never be punished for her actions. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751361) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:51 PM Author: Brass dashing french chef institution Wrong. Probably not. Likely so. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751401) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:53 PM Author: mischievous awkward senate I guess all that matters is the last sentence. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751412) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:56 PM Author: Brass dashing french chef institution Yeah, I mean a ton of people do stuff they shouldn't and don't get in any sort of trouble for it all the time. That doesn't mean it's a good idea or an advisable risk (even taking out of the equation that fact that doing this sort of thing makes you a kind of shitty person). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751426) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 2:02 PM Author: mischievous awkward senate 1. Intellectual property law does not reflect any kind of morality.
2. The way the juice isn't worth the squeeze is if they throw her in jail. She has no assets now, so the civil law means jack shit. So how is it not an advisable risk? |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 2:07 PM Author: Brass dashing french chef institution 1. I'm talking about intentional deception. That is shitty behavior.
2. The notion that a civil suit won't be a huge pain/detriment/etc. for her because she's poor is fucking retarded. I've represented poor people accused of shit. It sucks for them. And what's the benefit? Is it really that hard to do things legitimately? She's supposed to be "smart as fuck" right? Someone who is smart as fuck can start a business without defrauding people. |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 6:16 PM Author: mischievous awkward senate How is anything fraudulent? OP never says she tries to pass off other peoples' stuff as her own. She just features it in her portfolio.
And interior design is some flame "job" so who cares? It is all fraud. |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 6:17 PM Author: Concupiscible cordovan state boltzmann cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29752925) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 6:21 PM Author: Brass dashing french chef institution "OP never says she tries to pass off other peoples' stuff as her own. She just features it in her portfolio."
WTF? What do you think a portfolio is? |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 8:19 PM Author: mischievous awkward senate It might not explicitly say iy is hers. It might just show styles of stuff she likes to do. Do you think hairdressers only show pictures of haircuts they cut? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29753791) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:43 PM Author: Brass dashing french chef institution The "everybody's doing it" defense is not a valid legal defense. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751339) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:25 PM Author: Boyish bearded genital piercing location would only become an issue if she MAEKS IT, by which time she will have plenty of legit pics.
success is fraudlies and marketing. |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:30 PM Author: Concupiscible cordovan state boltzmann Thats what i told her too. She already has like 11k followers on instagram (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751250) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:47 PM Author: mischievous awkward senate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751363) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:27 PM Author: aggressive lodge corn cake Pretty unlikely the owners of the pics are going to sue her (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751222) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:30 PM Author: titillating university ^ legal opinion (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751253) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:43 PM Author: French skinny woman filthpig mere puffery. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751346) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 3:27 PM Author: stirring hideous macaca keepsake machete (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751903) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:45 PM Author: stirring hideous macaca keepsake machete I would think your typical established designer would be doing reverse image searches. Stealing and copying designs has always been a problem in the industry and with reverse image search engines it should be easy to spot the copycats. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751353) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:48 PM Author: mischievous awkward senate Modify the pics. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751369) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:51 PM Author: Concupiscible cordovan state boltzmann (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751396) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:59 PM Author: stirring hideous macaca keepsake machete That's not nearly as easy as you think it is. Look at some of our "Guess that City" threads where OP did significant photoshop work and the reverse image search still found them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751441) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 1:59 PM Author: Hairraiser fanboi area Fraud, unfair competition, IP violations... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751443) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 2:01 PM Author: Hairraiser fanboi area Administrative actions if licensed... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751456) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 2:03 PM Author: mischievous awkward senate She can contract around fraud claims by her clients. Dat no reliance clause. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751471) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 2:08 PM Author: Hairraiser fanboi area No reliance covenant.
Q: Enforceable? |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 2:13 PM Author: mischievous awkward senate Usually. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751545) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 2:08 PM Author: plum hominid crotch http://stopstealingphotos.com/ HTH |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 2:11 PM Author: Brass dashing french chef institution http://www.youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com/
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Date: February 4th, 2016 3:09 PM Author: anal alcoholic hospital I will lol when one of these images is some getty images licensed pic and the shake down demand letters start rolling in. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751829) |
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Date: February 4th, 2016 3:24 PM Author: Brass dashing french chef institution To be fair, if you just ignore those, there's a probably a 99% chance nothing will happen. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3118308&forum_id=2#29751898) |