Sharon44 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I found this person on ebay using my professionally taken photo that I paid good money for. Now, they have used another photo on their fb page. I've already sent them a message, but I'm sure some of their other images used are NOT theirs. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fairytale-Candles/302179349821716?sk=photos_stream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerWicks Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Can you write on their FB page so everyone can read it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown5052 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Your right some of their other photo's aren't THEIRS! Guess I need to send a message also! Thanks for posting this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown5052 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I wrote on their facebook page asking them to remove my photo. We'll see if that works! If not I'll have to get really mean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerWicks Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I looked, good for you! How embarrassing for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcuset Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Ugh. So sorry to read this. Perhaps you are already aware, but there are free sites to watermark the pics for your site. I use www.watermarktool.com - there are a number of them, though. Here's hoping the stolen images get removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldGlory Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Looks like the 'fairytale' is that those are candles he/she actually made - koff. That is just so wrong - and false advertising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie123 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Unfortunately this is nothing new. It's sad but some people just don't want to do the hard work...they just want to cash in. You can watermark or you can add your store banner at the bottom of your pictures. And yes I would leave a comment on their facebook page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EccoLights Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I've seen this done so many times it's hard to count anymore... Simply watermark your photos (via the post above here) or use a photo editing software to do it.As for this person, don't bother posting (well it is good therapy tho), just report the picture to Facebook and let them take care of it... The sad fact is, for every one person you find doing this, there are probably 6 more you haven't found yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmommaya Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 that sucks! thanks for the watermark link. I think we could all use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctfavr3 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 How are they stealing your pictures? Are they directly stealing them from your website or a Facebook post? If the images are on Facebook, then it's sadly public domain (as per Facebook's f'd up user agreement you sign prior to joining) If they are being stolen from your own website then there's a little trick you can do to prevent this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithfulScenter Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 *Note to self* Watermark all website photos!! So sorry you all have to deal with people like this! Hope you get it taken care of quickly!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon44 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 This was an older pic from my website. Alot of my images are found on google when you search for that particular item. I do have my new images watermarked, but I still wanted that one removed. It's just not right, and that's why I posted it here. I'm sure there are alot more lazy people out there that just search the web for pics they want to use. They could also purchase images from istock for a very reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctfavr3 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) This was an older pic from my website.OK. I PM'd you a javascript code you can add to your website to prevent them from taking your images from the site. Also, you can add this: <meta name="robots" content="noimageindex"> ...to your site and it will prevent Google from indexing your images.Add it above your head tag. Check your PM for the other javascript code. If you don't know how to add this yourself - have your webmaster add it. Hope that helps! Edited January 21, 2013 by rctfavr3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I see another person posted asking to have their picture removed also- what a load of crap- so they are selling products that don't even represent what they make!I don't know Facebook rules- can I get in trouble if I post something about a candle company using other people's products for pictures is not a place I would buy from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorelei Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 The worst that can happen is that you can get banned from the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown5052 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 My picture has been removed along with several others! I'm glad I didn't have to pursue this any further and this company deleted the pictures on their own without a whole bunch of hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzpickles Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I found this person on ebay using my professionally taken photo that I paid good money for. Now, they have used another photo on their fb page. I've already sent them a message, but I'm sure some of their other images used are NOT theirs. You can submit a complaint to eBay to have stolen pictures removed. Unfortunately in a lot of cases the auctions end before eBay can act. It is against the TOS though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon44 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 I did submit to ebay, but the pic remained until the auction closed. I do see that quite a few photos have been removed from the fb page. Maybe they will think twice before doing that again. rctfavr3---thanks for the code. I will have my webmaster add it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HayCreekCandles Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I would be so irritated! I hate when someone does this, like really? Definitely watermark your stuff! I think I will do the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HayCreekCandles Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Looks like the owner is Kim McCartney too, she has her FB page linked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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