DarkLizerd wrote:But, I discovered if you check the properties of the picture, there is a place for copyright info...
So, if you want your work protected, enter that info...
I've seen the same thing on this site, as well as other sites, which probably has something to do with the way the files are uploaded. One of my digital cameras creates sequential file names like "Picture 1035" and "Picture 1036," but if I upload them elsewhere it creates a NEW file with another name like "23646_4637341", and I don't have access to the Properties window on that website to change it. Our custom avatar files on this forum have new five digit "names," and if I "right click/save" any pictures from here it creates a new file as well, which might have "my" file name but it's a new file created today, "modified" today, and with a blank Properties window.dhudson wrote:As to comments in pictures, I often do that but e.g. Twitter specifically strips all that information when posting. All EXIF information is stripped. Fetlife also does this, even stripping colorspace information.
The "free advertising, new subscribers" angle is really a double-edged sword, but from everything that I've seen, any new subscribers are FAR outnumbered by loss of sales.DarkLizerd wrote:in some cases, the "stolen" pictures can lead people to your site, and could get you new subscribers...
Watermarks, included info, hidden texts... there are ways to tag a picture to identify ownership, but to track down
who is passing your work around is gona be much harder...
It IS hard to track down copies of pictures on other websites, but there are some relatively new reverse image search tools like http://www.tineye.com and Google Image Search that make it easier!