Google kept scam fishing license ads up for months

[jpd]

Google kept scam fishing license ads up for months after being told about them, states say

 

[george]

I can't understand why these companies insist on doing these things that are continuously forcing Congress to act.

These issues directly affect my business and it has put a strain on smaller tech companies like myself. Honestly, a month doesn't go by where someone is trying to sue me for something someone else did. I'm going through a Copywrite infringement issue on another site I own, over a photo of hot dogs posted by a user. The sad part is you can't ignore it so you're forced to hire counsel.

 

[jpd]

Wow, I never thought of that side of a website business. I'd think that if it was copyrighted that a watermark would have been put on the picture, if there isn't one then there would be no case - unless the watermark was edited out.

 

[Rick67]

"Shiffty I would call that" JPD's signature sums up why that's happening to George.

 

[george]

I just got a follow-up today:

Dear Mr. Scocca
I am following up again about the claim of copyright infringement involving a copyrighted image owned by Adlife Marketing & Communications Co. Inc. Thank you for removing the image from your website. However, stopping the use of the image does not eliminate the liability for the prior unauthorized use.

It then goes on to offer my options . . .

They also attached the photo in question. You know where they can put them

 

[jpd]

You'd think they'd be happy with the free advertising because the company name is on it.
I can't imagine them having a legal dept that scours the Internet looking for their hot dog pictures, must be a free lance gadfly attorney.

Taking a chance by putting it up again??

 

[george]

I get one of these weekly. It's a new form of Ambulance chasing. They tag the picture and make it readily available on the web, and then they sit back and wait. The through AL they find out who's site it's posted on and then they sue. We do have a way to insure ourselves now from these thieves, but's it just adds more to the expenses.

In the beginning, they would ask you to take it down or link back to their site. Now they want your site!

 

[jpd]

Dirtbags. You took a screenshot, so the tag is no longer attached to the picture.

 

[MakoMike]

As a photog I can see both sides of this issue. At some point Congress is going to have to redefine copyright law to take the internet into account. I waned George about these copyright/pictures issues in the early days of Nor'east and things have gotten much worse since then.

 

[george]

As a photog I can see both sides of this issue. At some point Congress is going to have to redefine copyright law to take the internet into account. I waned George about these copyright/pictures issues in the early days of Nor'east and things have gotten much worse since then.
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As a photog I can see both sides of this issue. At some point Congress is going to have to redefine copyright law to take the internet into account. I waned George about these copyright/pictures issues in the early days of Nor'east and things have gotten much worse since then.

I totally agree and you did see that coming. The sad party is is just the beginning.