Saturday, March 28, 2009

Azores online media and copyright issues...

Given the problems with the ferry Atlântida, much attention has been given by the online Azores media to this vessel and its sea trials. This morning, to keep me up to date to the latest news, I browsed for some news on the internet and found several websites using photos taken from this blog without any reference to their origin or authorization from the author.
The used photo was originally posted by thepilotboat  here  and can be found on the following websites:

http://www.picoazores.com/noticias/noticia.php?noticia=5606

http://radiopico.pt/site/conteudoss.php?otal=5876&wm=17

http://www.correiodosacores.net/view.php?id=6139&poll=5&resposta=1

http://www.jornaldiario.com/ver_noticia.php?id=18946

This is an unacceptable practice. We have no problem with the use of our photos as long as you ask us kindly or insert a reference to their origin!
 

2 comments:

Pedro Baptista said...

Couldn't agree more!!

Sometime I use myself some photos without asking permission, but I always say where do they were taken from...

Kindest regards,
PB

Joao Quaresma said...

Unfortunetly, it's a common practice in the Portuguese media, even from so-called prestiged names.