So after noticing that Cecilia Jamasmie over at Mining.com had used my photograph without license or permission (as mentioned in my blog previous post), my interest was peaked. I decided to reverse google search my photograph that she had used. Wow, the results surprised me. I found my photograph being illegally used on news websites, "News" websites, NGOs' websites, Non-profit companies' websites, FOR profit companies' websites, YALE University's website...
...I found it on a lot more websites than I was expecting.
Here, let me share some with you.
News & "News" Reporters
So I let Mining.com know about the use of my photograph. They apologized and removed it, saying that the image was wrongly labelled in their database as "iran-open-pit-mine" with a Creative Commons license. Funny thing about that: when I reverse searched the image, it came up on their website in an Article from 2014 about Yancocha.
First time is a mistake.
Second time is just plain shady.
Mining.com
But hey, they're not the only news reporters using the image without my consent...
Financial Tribune
The Trent
Mining Press Peru
Correo
DD Refining blog
The Mech Warrior
It even makes an appearance on Yale University's website.
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Holier Than Thou Tree Huggers
Its hard to take someone seriously who is acting as a morality police yet stealing my photographs...
Chiapas
Making profit, but not sharing...
The Mine Scout
Hey, look, there's the founder's face, just below my photograph.
Hey Elliot Meena, how about sending me payment for use, bro?
Australian Institute of Resources Training
Behin Mining
Blackstone Resources
Dominion Gold
A Canadian Gold Junior.
How embarrassing for the rest of us in the sector.
BSafe Consultancy
Gromit Recycling
Hydrorb Remote Sensing
West Hills Construction
Florida Engines
Munafa Cam
Sapin Business Consultants
Tachyon Global Advisors
Trans4mation Universal
And my personal favourite, American Diesel & Machine. They not only used the photograph in question, but they also used two more of my photographs, displayed right underneath the first!
Thieves! All of them!
So I think I might send a few of these guys/gals invoices.
Wouldn't you?
Making profit, but not sharing...
The Mine Scout
Hey, look, there's the founder's face, just below my photograph.
Hey Elliot Meena, how about sending me payment for use, bro?
Australian Institute of Resources Training
Behin Mining
Blackstone Resources
Dominion Gold
A Canadian Gold Junior.
How embarrassing for the rest of us in the sector.
BSafe Consultancy
Gromit Recycling
Hydrorb Remote Sensing
West Hills Construction
Florida Engines
Munafa Cam
Sapin Business Consultants
Tachyon Global Advisors
Trans4mation Universal
And my personal favourite, American Diesel & Machine. They not only used the photograph in question, but they also used two more of my photographs, displayed right underneath the first!
Thieves! All of them!
So I think I might send a few of these guys/gals invoices.
Wouldn't you?
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