26 January, 2005

ANDREE, Here's More From The Group

"There are two artists on Artwanted whos images are being used without permission on products and websites and these companies won't stop. One is getting "undeliverable message" and her image is being used as a puzzle...."

Where they are unable to contact the site owner, they will need to go to the hosting service and alert them. They'll need to look up the main domain on a whois (http://www.samspade.org) and go through the company whose servers it's hosted on. In most cases, where there is no valid site owner contact info, they will kill the account until the owner contacts them.

Hope it helps...I think this is close to the last tip, but will help you get them

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Pete Miller 26 Jan 2005

I can easily get that info for you ...whats the website?

Terrell Smith-Dorfeo 26 Jan 2005

http://www.artwanted.com/mb.cfm?Task=Topic&Topic=106913&Cat=7

This is the thread and place in question, Pete

www.picture.com

Andree has been going thru it with these ppl

Pete Miller 26 Jan 2005

Here's the info....

Registrant: Make this info private Scott Tilson (27999888O) 3600 Crondall Lane Owings Mills, MD 21117 US Phone: (410) 356-2000 Fax: 999 999 9999 Domain Name: PICTURE.COM Administrative Contact : Jones, Mark (MJ3491) [email protected] 3600 CRONDALL LN OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117-2233 US Phone: 410.356.2000 Fax: 410.356.9931 Technical Contact : jones, mark (15102669I) [email protected] 3600 CRONDALL LN OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117-2233 US Phone: 410.356.2001 Record expires on 17-Sep-2005 Record created on 18-Sep-1994 Database last updated on 14-Sep-2004 Domain servers in listed order: Manage DNS NS1.EDGEWEBHOSTING.NET 69.63.128.230 NS2.EDGEWEBHOSTING.NET 69.63.128.231 Show underlying registry data for this record

Terrell Smith-Dorfeo 26 Jan 2005

You are too cool, Pete!!!

Andrea Anderson 27 Jan 2005

I am glad there are artists looking out for other artists!

joel zelikovitz 28 Jan 2005

Pete, can you share how you did that?

Maggi Carstairs 28 Jan 2005

Is there any way artists, who have their 'stolen/borrowed' images used publicly, can capitalize re publicity on their work?

Surely these companies could/should acknowledge the artist contribution in some way? This is happening a lot in Music too.

I joined Digimarc for watermark protection....but how this will stop pirating I really don't know after seeing Vinve's photo.

Just thinking...so hard to be an artist

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