Comments on: Lala.com: Where It’s OK to Steal Photos But Not Music http://www.themodernage.org/2008/10/30/lalacom-where-its-ok-to-steal-photos-but-not-music/ A blog about music, pop culture, the Strokes, puppies, Jack White, and cute boys. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:34:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Antonio Marques http://www.themodernage.org/2008/10/30/lalacom-where-its-ok-to-steal-photos-but-not-music/#comment-484630 Antonio Marques Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:40:59 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/?p=6488#comment-484630 I had to drop a line on this one, regarding the comment left by R. Even if you're not intending to make money from your photos, it's not ok to steal them. Now imagine that your photos are actually putting food on the table for you and your family: no, taking pictures just for other people to see isn't the point. With that point of view it should be ok for me to grab their music files and post them on my site for all to take. Maybe I could even credit the band and the label. Think they would mind? I had to drop a line on this one, regarding the comment left by R.

Even if you’re not intending to make money from your photos, it’s not ok to steal them. Now imagine that your photos are actually putting food on the table for you and your family: no, taking pictures just for other people to see isn’t the point.
With that point of view it should be ok for me to grab their music files and post them on my site for all to take. Maybe I could even credit the band and the label. Think they would mind?

]]> By: Davide http://www.themodernage.org/2008/10/30/lalacom-where-its-ok-to-steal-photos-but-not-music/#comment-482790 Davide Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:21:58 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/?p=6488#comment-482790 Kind of Ironic, if it`s in internet is for free I suppose. Kind of Ironic, if it`s in internet is for free I suppose.

]]> By: R http://www.themodernage.org/2008/10/30/lalacom-where-its-ok-to-steal-photos-but-not-music/#comment-482402 R Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:02:57 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/?p=6488#comment-482402 I take photos for my own site and really don't care whether or not people lift them for their own use. Huge company or personal use. I took them so people would see them, isn't that the point? I take photos for my own site and really don’t care whether or not people lift them for their own use. Huge company or personal use. I took them so people would see them, isn’t that the point?

]]> By: isnakebite.com http://www.themodernage.org/2008/10/30/lalacom-where-its-ok-to-steal-photos-but-not-music/#comment-481796 isnakebite.com Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:14:15 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/?p=6488#comment-481796 So is there any business connection between lala and flickr? Is one owned by the other? It's bad to read such a thing has happened, I'm not sure what the t&cs are of flickr for photos being reused but come on atleast have the decency to ask permission first. Lazy, lazy, lazy to write the least. With my site, I either use images given to me or ask for permission for use. If I have to use images from interviews on others sites I always make credit to the band. If I ever have to change anything I will. I don't make any money from my site so the last thing I want is lawyers banging down my door. So is there any business connection between lala and flickr? Is one owned by the other?
It’s bad to read such a thing has happened, I’m not sure what the t&cs are of flickr for photos being reused but come on atleast have the decency to ask permission first. Lazy, lazy, lazy to write the least.
With my site, I either use images given to me or ask for permission for use. If I have to use images from interviews on others sites I always make credit to the band. If I ever have to change anything I will. I don’t make any money from my site so the last thing I want is lawyers banging down my door.

]]> By: Andy Kissner http://www.themodernage.org/2008/10/30/lalacom-where-its-ok-to-steal-photos-but-not-music/#comment-481757 Andy Kissner Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:20:27 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/?p=6488#comment-481757 word good catch! word

good catch!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.themodernage.org/2008/10/30/lalacom-where-its-ok-to-steal-photos-but-not-music/#comment-481513 Anonymous Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:12:41 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/?p=6488#comment-481513 i agree with your post 100000000%. flickr is a terrific site, but the thing that is bad about it is that it makes it easy for photos to get lifted. maybe there could be some sort of option on flickr which would make it impossible to download/copy photos unless the photographer gives permission. it is NOT COOL to lift photos without permission. it's called stealing, folks. i agree with your post 100000000%.
flickr is a terrific site, but the thing that is bad about it is that it makes it easy for photos to get lifted. maybe there could be some sort of option on flickr which would make it impossible to download/copy photos unless the photographer gives permission.
it is NOT COOL to lift photos without permission. it’s called stealing, folks.

]]> By: Arty Fucking Smokes http://www.themodernage.org/2008/10/30/lalacom-where-its-ok-to-steal-photos-but-not-music/#comment-481424 Arty Fucking Smokes Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:24:48 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/?p=6488#comment-481424 One of Andrew Kendall's photos of Arctic Monkeys was on the front page of MySpace yesterday. I think he just laughed about rather than calling the lawyers. The big corporations do rather take the piss when it comes to photographs. But doesn't everyone? One of Andrew Kendall’s photos of Arctic Monkeys was on the front page of MySpace yesterday. I think he just laughed about rather than calling the lawyers. The big corporations do rather take the piss when it comes to photographs. But doesn’t everyone?

]]> By: James Thorpe http://www.themodernage.org/2008/10/30/lalacom-where-its-ok-to-steal-photos-but-not-music/#comment-481415 James Thorpe Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:01:41 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/?p=6488#comment-481415 Good article, thanks for posting! I've linked it on my blog at http://www.jthorpe.net/blog.html - hope that's ok with you? Good article, thanks for posting!

I’ve linked it on my blog at http://www.jthorpe.net/blog.html – hope that’s ok with you?

]]> By: yvonne http://www.themodernage.org/2008/10/30/lalacom-where-its-ok-to-steal-photos-but-not-music/#comment-481386 yvonne Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:25:30 +0000 http://www.themodernage.org/?p=6488#comment-481386 that's awful and unfair! i hope you all get some sort of restitution. best week ever's blog stole one of my concert pictures over the summer, cropped out my watermark and posted it without my permission. i was angry and sad. your situation is exponentially bigger and sucky-er, so i can't imagine how you feel. i wish there was a better source of information about what digital media copyrights mean and how you're protected and what to do if you feel that your work has been infringed upon. booo lala! boooo! that’s awful and unfair!

i hope you all get some sort of restitution.

best week ever’s blog stole one of my concert pictures over the summer, cropped out my watermark and posted it without my permission. i was angry and sad. your situation is exponentially bigger and sucky-er, so i can’t imagine how you feel. i wish there was a better source of information about what digital media copyrights mean and how you’re protected and what to do if you feel that your work has been infringed upon.

booo lala! boooo!

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