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RE: Steemit News: DMCA Claim for Copyright Infringement
I know this post is old, but I just joined a week ago and on the fist day found my own stock image being used without permission or compensation. I have found several more images that I recognize as stock from my peers. Something has to be done about this! Copyright is not being taken seriously, and as I found from one user, copyright is being ridiculed! Steemit is different in that it's users are gaining monetarily from their posts!
You can report it in the #steemitabuse channel of Steemit chat. You also have the option of filling an official DMCA claim if you want it removed from the website.
It looks like there is a problem with the Block Chain and DMCA notices! Seemingly everything is permanently on the Block Chain!
There is truth to that. It would be entering new territory to try and enter a DMCA against that, since it is not owned by anybody. Stuff also can't be deleted.. The current approach is to go aver all the websites that actually render the data from the blockchain and display it to users.
@timcliff, I recently learned that images are not stored n the Block Chain,but can be removed by Steemit, so I think they should be voluntarily removing images that are in violation of copyright, before they get more DMCA notices!
With more uninformed people coming on here, and more photographers searching Google Images and Tineye for unauthorized use of their work, the likelihood of more DMCA takedown notices, or lawsuits is very real!
It would require someone from Steemit to police this, which would be a fairly time consuming process. I'm pretty sure their stance would be to do whatever is required by law.
I read somewhere about a proposed (or maybe actual) project where the Block Chain is going to be used to BENEFIT content providers by providing a data base of work from the stock agencies, making it a snap to track down illegal uses! People need to be educated. They cannot use the works of others to provide income for themselves without explicit permission. (Steemit is NOT FACEBOOK!) Most times that permission would need to come from the photographer AND the agencies involved. Seeing as many times a photographer has the images on multiple agencies, the likelihood of getting a free pass is highly unlikely! Unfortunately, Steemit has opened a whole legal can of worms!
No argument from me. I support the work of SteemCleaners and the #steemitabuse group to try and detect+flag all plagiarized content.
Thanks for that info. I gave you a penny Upvote. :-)