tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post4485635847649552215..comments2008-10-12T18:37:06.608+05:30Mridulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899575209261241247mridulablog@gmail.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-82516532874063404282008-10-12T18:37:00.000+05:302008-10-12T18:37:00.000+05:30Anonymous, I know, it is so common! Thanks for sharing your experience.<BR/><BR/>Bellur, Thanks for sharing the cartoon.Mridulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899575209261241247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-2622690588736591042008-10-12T08:36:00.000+05:302008-10-12T08:36:00.000+05:30Hello Mridula!<BR/>How are you?<BR/>Remembered this post when I read an article on Copyright infringement in MINT last week. <BR/><BR/>Made a <A HREF="http://bellurramki18.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/blog-cartoon-60/" REL="nofollow">Blog Cartoon</A> related to the issue.<BR/><BR/>Sharing the same with you. <BR/><BR/>Take care and Regards<BR/>RKbellur rkhttp://bellurramki18.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-30627258954375438652008-09-12T16:01:00.000+05:302008-09-12T16:01:00.000+05:30A few years ago a reputed web site that deals with development issues ran a story on a turtle conservation initiative in a vilage in north Kerala. I realised the writer had copied large portions of the feature from the web site of our documentary film "Amakaar - The Turtle People". The film tells the story of the same initiative, and instead of going there and doing his work as a professional, the writer chose to copy our work. When I brought this to the notice of the editor they tried to buck the issue, but faced with the evidence they apologised. Unfortunately the writer continues to "write" and publish on several sites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-63629951581092688702008-04-04T14:52:00.000+05:302008-04-04T14:52:00.000+05:30Din, Thanks a lot for your comment. I hope Jo too will get compensation. For me I think the airline wanted to see the matter settled and may have put some pressure on the editor. The airline listed the address of the CEO and his assistant replied promptly and remained on the issue till the end. That was my first point of contact. I am not at all impressed by the professionalism of the editor. I had to literally threaten him that I will publish the names both here and at Indiamike and only then I got the desired response.Mridulahttp://www.gonomad.com/traveltalesfromindia/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-84502564472229107392008-04-04T13:22:00.000+05:302008-04-04T13:22:00.000+05:30I'm Joe's friend and came to know about this through him. To be honest I am surprised to see the quick response you got (which is not common these days !). I am glad it is solved and they gave you credit for the photograph.Dinhttp://www.dinkar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-55504921401207980242007-12-27T10:14:00.000+05:302007-12-27T10:14:00.000+05:30Ajeya, I agree Coorg is a lovely place. So when are you putting up a post and the pictures?Mridulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899575209261241247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-69446799618650311132007-12-26T22:18:00.000+05:302007-12-26T22:18:00.000+05:30Loved the coorg pics....just returned from a hike in coorg....wat a lovely place isnt it?AJEYA RAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15770471904480140472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-1863679950343777532007-12-25T10:52:00.000+05:302007-12-25T10:52:00.000+05:30Sathish and Cindy, things seem to be moving in the right direction and thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>Arun you are right about the magazine being outsourced but the good thing is they responded and responded fast.<BR/><BR/>Sudhir, thanks a lot for the comment. I was quite sure the photo is mine! And now it seems this could get resolved.<BR/><BR/>Srinidhi, I will have to find out what is a watermark! Thanks for the suggestion.<BR/><BR/>Vistet, thanks for sharing and I am hanging in there.<BR/><BR/>Sidhu, whoever visits Auli I am sure clicks a similar photograph :) About reveling the identity, I will think about it.<BR/><BR/>Vistet in this case too it seems that the error happened at the photographer's end. And thanks for stopping by again.<BR/><BR/>Pijush, I am all for shouting against plagiarism. And thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/>Atul, the photograph was taken at Auli. And I am pretty sure the picture is mine because the cloud formation and the position of the trolley are exactly identical in both the pictures. Sure there are many such pictures on the net (I have done a Google image search) but this one always gets associated with me. Now I have heard from the photographer too, and he admits the picture is mine.Mridulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899575209261241247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-86054944331880820272007-12-24T21:48:00.000+05:302007-12-24T21:48:00.000+05:30Where was this photo taken - Auli? BTW how do you know that it's the same photo that you took?? Someone else may have taken this picture from the same spot - isn't it possible????अतुल श्रीवास्तवhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285074473402112374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-64669558595993205572007-12-24T14:40:00.000+05:302007-12-24T14:40:00.000+05:30This is a real Joke. I guess now you should take firm action against it. I just cant believe how an airline comp do it. Recently I found some of the pics of one blog is taken from other sites, which you also visits :-)<BR/><BR/>So this has been a common feature now a days, lets shout against plagiarism. Take carePijushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06687925642301965831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-50274993149754282202007-12-24T07:02:00.000+05:302007-12-24T07:02:00.000+05:30I´d be very careful before laying responsibility on the photographer.Photographers don´t have influence over how their work is presented, or even write captions. Attributing the captions are done by writers and editors . It could even have been a mistake , collecting work from several different workers and sources, mixing up research and own material.<BR/><BR/>In my own case I know it was the journalist who was at fault : having misplaced my name he substituted it with the staff photograhers because he knew that the editors wouldn´t let a a non credited photo be used with his article.vistethttp://vistet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-14384648795902954012007-12-24T03:28:00.000+05:302007-12-24T03:28:00.000+05:30Whoever stole your photograph apparently assumed that the probability of your travelling on a flight run by that airline while that particular issue of the magazine was in circulation, was quite low.<BR/><BR/>I do hope that you manage to secure a copy and keep it safe, for your record, besides publishing the name of the person who has been credited with having taken the photo, as well as the name of the airline, on this blog-post. If they set things right, later on, you could update the post with the relevant details of that too. I suppose that should not be a problem, since you have already chosen to reveal your identity on your blog.<BR/><BR/>Stunning photograph, BTW!<BR/><BR/>:)Sidhusaahebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08428201823375343016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-57070239685037124902007-12-24T01:07:00.000+05:302007-12-24T01:07:00.000+05:30They used the photo to because they wanted to be associated with it , in the same way there are a number of things they don´t want to be associated with. Basically they have paid for good publicity , and are risking bad. Keep on being firm but civil and you will be in a strong position. <BR/><BR/>If nothing happens , you could also reconsider the size of your posted photographs. The photo looks great in your link , but in the original context it would be smaller, still very good . It´s my guess that they would hesitate to bring a smaller photo (say 500 x 300 pixels ) to the printers instead of the present higher resolution.<BR/><BR/>I´ve been in a similar situation with the local paper , it really ticks you off - and should do so. Hang in there.vistethttp://vistet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-89612033442006670292007-12-23T18:51:00.000+05:302007-12-23T18:51:00.000+05:30Consider adding a watermark to all your images now onwards.Shrinidhi Handehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00875443161762278339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-81746598666944918232007-12-23T14:09:00.000+05:302007-12-23T14:09:00.000+05:30Hi Mridula, Its an exceptional photo. After you have ensured that the photo is certainly yours, you should call up the airline and press charges.<BR/><BR/>They should carry a notification next time in their magazine.Sudhir syalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660659195047639343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-43748582086234855612007-12-23T08:30:00.000+05:302007-12-23T08:30:00.000+05:30copyright theft is a fairly common incident since the internet came of age. I keep hearing about this problem from people every now and then.. The airline is probably not guilty though they have to own the responsibility, because nearly every airline outsources the job of publishing their inflight mags and they don't really control the content much. And to be honest, I have every doubt that your complaint would get any response at all..Arunhttp://travel.paintedstork.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-91673076567878462712007-12-22T22:54:00.000+05:302007-12-22T22:54:00.000+05:30What a frustrating thing that is! I hope that they make some amends to you and it gets sorted out.Cindy/Snidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08899610721323830021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13575792.post-10439511116156944722007-12-22T21:39:00.000+05:302007-12-22T21:39:00.000+05:30There have been quite few incidents like this happening, especially since there is no medium over net to control the usage of photos... its easy to download and use..<BR/>hopefully things would get sorted out soon and next time they take pain of asking before publishing...Sathishhttp://sathishk.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com