Image Theft: Blingee and ETSY and Another Michael
It seems like it's just open season on screwing artists,so here is my image again amd again and YET again being used without my permission.
So I did a blog entry in 2007 and included this image of my painting
and here it is manipulated for use on
just one kiss pictures
Blingee's community page for anyone to alter and use for ecards etc.
SIGH!
and check this out
and the description says
" Embellished with DETAILS PAINTED BY HAND and small findings to add texture."
Yea, uh huh, , right you steal my image
then claim it is your own, notice my signature is on there, it says cbayrak 09
UPDATE
The seller claims she bought the image from a French Graphic Designer in Belgium, although she would not share who or the website. So taking it down or offering me a percentage on sales means squat if the designer is free to keep selling it elsewhere.
THe seller told me the designer wasn't being malicious, and didn't do it on purpose.
5/16/2013 10am and the new message on Etsy from the seller;
"By the way, that particular image is freely available on the net, just like millions of others, which is where she says she's found it. She didn't know it was a painting."
How many times has this designer sold my image, and all those who bought it and profiting from it?
Will I be getting reimbursed for each sale, will I be getting licensing fees for each use by those who purchased the image from this designer?
NO apparently NOT, but hey she didn't do it on purpose and wasn't being malicious, ahem!
NOTICE ON COPYRIGHT
Copyright attaches as soon as the original work is created, and applies to both published and unpublished works.
International Copyright Law
AND
Why my image is listed on this site, Another Michael is a mystery to me. No credit or link that shows this is MY work.
and of course no compensation to me for it's use that may have incurred as a result of being included in this the Another Michael online portfolio.
and it also links to LIV night club.
By the way, this skull painting was included in a group show in New York in 2008 at APW
UPDATE
Above image of my skull has been removed from the Another Michael website
By the way, this skull painting was included in a group show in New York in 2008 at APW
UPDATE
Above image of my skull has been removed from the Another Michael website
Comments
Marcia, if you want to know how I found them I will share via email. jafagirlart (at) yahoo
thanks and good luck....