City wallpapers.

[webmaster]

I didn't say it wasn't illegal, I asked WHY it is.

What's the difference between those wallpapers, and say, somebody posting images from the OS on this board? That's all I meant, sorry.

Somebody posting an image from the OS on here would also be illegal, unless the club gives permission for it to be used.

 

[DesertFox]

But why does copyright come into it anyway? He isn't making money from them I don't think.

The problem is for the photographer - he/she also has to make a living, pay the mortgage, feed and cloth the kids, etc. How can photographers make a living when people expect - nay, demand - to have the product for free? They can't. Hence copyright laws.

OK, in this case the photos came from an agency, and the photographer probably got a one-off fee to sell them. I bet it was a tiny amount. But this rant is more about the general idea that anything/everything is available for anyone/everyone to use as they please. It's not!

Fine, Ricey is not making money from it... but that's like me saying I'll give away whatever product/service YOU provide, for free, and that's fine because I'M not making money from it...

... fine until you realize that YOU are now skint as well!!! :icon_cry:

At the very least, the wallpapers or anything else that is ripped off without the photographer's consent/knowledge should include a credit to the photographer - it's common courtesy. Also, a link to a website where people can make a purchase and give something back to whoever took the excellent photos. The Photoshop work Ricey has done afterwards is nice, but it's pretty straightforward and should only take a few minutes for someone as talented as Ricey clearly is. So I think it's a bit rich for him to take all the credit.

By the way, I'm a photographer, in case you were wondering... But only part-time - it turns out I can't make enough feckin money to go full time, even though I take some pretty damn nice photos! Who'd have thought it, eh?

But I do get plenty of people asking if they can use my photos for free... sure, what would I want paying for? And here's my car keys as well, and what the hell - fancy a go with my wife?!!

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[lazzer]

she any good? :icon_lol:

 

[DesertFox]

she any good? :icon_lol:

She's a Fox.... is Mrs Desert Fox....:icon_lol:

Yeah, so so, Lazzer

 

[lazzer]

are you up late or early desert :icon_lol:

 

[alex]

Desert Fox, is your profile picture one you took? Amazing photo mate, love that.

 

[DesertFox]

are you up late or early desert :icon_lol:

Was that another reference to Mrs. Desert Fox? :icon_lol:

I'm a night owl Lazzer. Always have been.

 

[DesertFox]

Desert Fox, is your profile picture one you took? Amazing photo mate, love that.

Yep, sure is. Thanks Alex . Taken about five minutes from the house. There's an endless supply of "saguaro cactus in the sunset" photo opportunites around Tucson, the home of the giant cactus...

 

[alex]

Desert Fox - great shot, really amazing.

 

[cisono]

nice of the BBC to do these.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/sport/football/leicester_city/wallpapers/

As I understand them, they didn't "do" them, they are just providing them.

 

[cisono]

As I understand *it*, the BBC didn't "do" these wallpapers, they are just providing them.

 

[Steven]

As I understand *it*, the BBC didn't "do" these wallpapers, they are just providing them.

Ricey did them.

 

[Ricey]

BBC Leicester have access and permission to use photos from the Empics gallery, them displaying my wallpapers with those pictures on is the same as them displaying the pictures in a match report.

I can't see where I'm breaking any laws, if I I'm sorry. All I am doing is creating wallpapers for Leicester fans to enjoy.

 

[Steven]

BBC Leicester have access and permission to use photos from the Empics gallery, them displaying my wallpapers with those pictures on is the same as them displaying the pictures in a match report.

I can't see where I'm breaking any laws, if I I'm sorry. All I am doing is creating wallpapers for Leicester fans to enjoy.

All I said was that you did the wallpapers. :icon_eek: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:

 

[cisono]

BBC Leicester have access and permission to use photos from the Empics gallery, them displaying my wallpapers with those pictures on is the same as them displaying the pictures in a match report.

I can't see where I'm breaking any laws, if I I'm sorry. All I am doing is creating wallpapers for Leicester fans to enjoy.

I also didn't say that you are...

Indeed, I myself asked whether it would be acceptable to share a wallpaper I did collating several pictures from the LCFC website or whether there are copyright problems with this approach (once credit is given to the source of course).
I just cannot find that post anymore, so I don't know if there were any replies to that :icon_cool