Cheeky or what

jimmy · #1 12-09-2006

Whilst scouring the web for images from the Japan pre-worlds race, I came across a Japanese website linking to MY photos from the euros - but on this greek website!

http://www.rcingreece.com/

What a good idea to have a gallery of racing images from around the world... but... They have basically downloaded hundreds of my photos and put them in their own gallery - I wasnt asked, Im not credited or linked-to in any way. Loads of people link to my photos from my website and stuff, but this is the first wholesale ripping of my site that Ive found.
Theres no point me taking photos at all if I dont even get visitors to my site to view them!

If anyone speaks greek can they say, no thanks ?

This isn't how you make a website, this is "illegal".

DCM · #2 12-09-2006

I can't even get the site to load....

jimmy · #3 12-09-2006

heres a direct link to their gallery

http://www.rcingreece.com/gallery/

I have no idea if they took any photos at all, I would assume not. Just scoured the web and nicked various photo collections from big races.

here is the japanese site with my photo and their link.. wtf !

http://www.kimihiko-yano.net/weblog/...es/003069.html

I've emailed them anyway, see if they appologise and take them down. I told them they never asked, but hey, I never would let them do that even if they paid me.

bigred5765 · #4 12-09-2006

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Originally Posted by jimmy

Whilst scouring the web for images from the Japan pre-worlds race, I came across a Japanese website linking to MY photos from the euros - but on this greek website!

http://www.rcingreece.com/

What a good idea to have a gallery of racing images from around the world... but... They have basically downloaded hundreds of my photos and put them in their own gallery - I wasnt asked, Im not credited or linked-to in any way. Loads of people link to my photos from my website and stuff, but this is the first wholesale ripping of my site that Ive found.
Theres no point me taking photos at all if I dont even get visitors to my site to view them!

If anyone speaks greek can they say, no thanks ?

This isn't how you make a website, this is "illegal".

contact him through his email on his page i would leave a link to this page

BenG · #5 12-09-2006

try

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the bit in bold wont translate

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jimmy · #6 12-09-2006

haha, google translate? I wonder if that will come out something like "the ham sandwich curtails the use of formula images impressive no?"

gotta love that.

The guys name is Nick Nikolakopoulos, he also runs an online shop in greece. I have emailed him at a couple of different addresses. I'm sure he has good intentions, just wholly misjudged and wrong.

BenG · #7 12-09-2006

lol, actually google dont do it, it was some random site, probably a pratical joke site :-D

Southwell · #8 12-09-2006

I know it's too late now, but can't you put a 'disable' on right click in your gallery? I know you can still get around it but most people wouldn't know how to

jimmy · #9 12-09-2006

nah, to be honest I'm all for people being able to download my photos, people tell me all the time they have their car as their windows background. I think it would just stop people like that.
people who are determined enough to put it on their own site without permission wont be troubled.