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was browsing through flickr and behold i came across several photos that looked like mine (they where my photos he gave them new names )
a guy who lives in the same town as me posted them
i posted comments againest the photo's stating hey you stole my photos because i said that he has made a complaint to flickr
but he did say he downloaded them from another site not flickr which is unlikly
was i right in saying HEY YOU STOLE MY PHOTO'S ?
he was very upset
 
I'll be watching this one with interest, is image theft a common occurance?
 
derrycity said:
was browsing through flickr and behold i came across several photos that looked like mine (they where my photos he gave them new names )
a guy who lives in the same town as me posted them
i posted comments againest the photo's stating hey you stole my photos because i said that he has made a complaint to flickr
but he did say he downloaded them from another site not flickr which is unlikly
was i right in saying HEY YOU STOLE MY PHOTO'S ?
he was very upset
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Well if he's admitting to downloading photos that aren't his (from whatever site) then Flickr will take a dim view of this.

However.. if you just posted, "HEY YOU STOLE MY PHOTO'S" on his flickrstream then you're coming across as rude and you're on a hiding to nothing. Usually a polite Flickrmail is enough, pointing out the originals on your own stream and someone will quickly take them down. The next step up is a complaint to Flickr yourself, but they will expect you to have made some sort of polite request yourself. Flickr have guidelines on the Help section for dealing with this sort of thing.
 
thanks for your reply Alastair i was not in the mood to be polite when he admited to taking 67 photo's
just have to wait now and see what Flickr do about it.
 
still waiting on flickr to get in touch they issued a complaint number
hi lexie the photos where local scenic and event photos of the town which he cant print as they are low res .
 
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