Licensing Pixels.com Please Ad To The Main Sites

After several encounters of finding my images being used on sites that I did not authorize via a google search on my name.
I am trying to redirect the sites using my image with unlawful use of my image to one where they pay for it.
Several of them when confronted have explained.
(1) They did not know they needed to pay for use of an image and thought all images on the web are fair game.
(2) If they did know they could not find a way to purchase the image on Fine Art America they liked so they just used the image hoping not to get caught.
With that I would like to suggest that Fine Art America offer a Licensing Agreement button on the site similar to the one on http://licensing.pixels.com.

This should help to address the following unauthorized uses of our images.
Royalty Free

Allowed Uses

You may reproduce the image in any and all media for all purposes other than the prohibited uses specified, below. This is a perpetual license that never expires.

Prohibited Uses

1. The image may not be used to create fine art prints - including (but not limited to) standard prints, framed prints, canvas prints, metal prints, and acrylic prints.

2. The image may not be sub-licensed to a third-party or offered for sale as a standalone file on any website or other medium (i.e. you can not attempt to sub-license the image or upload it to stock photography sites such as GettyImages.com, Shutterstock.com, etc.).

3. The image may not be uploaded or displayed on any website or other medium which is designed to induce the sale of "on demand" products such as canvas prints, framed prints, t-shirts, coffee mugs (i.e. the licensee can not upload the image to FineArtAmerica.com, Cafepress.com, GettyImages.com, etc.)

4. The licensee may not falsely represent that he/she is the original creator or copyright holder of the image.
and or
Rights Managed Advertisements (Print) : Use the image in a print ad.
Rights Managed "Advertisements (Digital): Use the image in an digital / online ad.
Rights Managed "Advertisements (TV) :Use the image in a TV commercial.
Rights Managed "Merchandise (Small): Use the image to create merchandise for resale (12"" x 12"" size limit).
Rights Managed "Merchandise (Medium):Use the image to create merchandise for resale (36"" x 36"" size limit)."
Rights Managed "Merchandise (Large): Use the image to create merchandise for resale (no size limit).
Rights Managed "Merchandise (Digital):Use the image as part of a digital product (e.g. iPhone app background).
Rights Managed "Publishing (Print):Use the image as part of a physical publication (e.g. book cover).
Rights Managed "Publishing (Digital):Use the image as part of a digital publication (e.g. electronic book cover).
Rights Managed "Promotional:Use the image to create a promotional product that will not be sold.
Rights Managed "Packaging: Use the image to create packaging for another product.

http://licensing.pixels.com/profiles/leeann-mclanegoetz.html

Is anyone else seeing this type of issue and do you have any other suggestions as to how to handle it.
Note: Per the terms if they ignore or refuse your request to stop or pay, You can contact their host server. Most hosts will then shut down their site and put them on a black list.

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Bradford Martin

9 Years Ago

Much of the image copying takes place on the Google image search results. They don't even go to FAA.

If they are taking directly from FAA pixels and doing a screen grab they likely were not looking to license the image. Copyright infringers will claim ignorance of the law approximately 99 per cent of the time. Not everyone here wants FAA to be a stock licensing site. It opens a whole can of worms and does not fit the image or purpose of the site. And I doubt it would help stop infringements to any noticeable amount.

Don't believe their responses. If they wanted to license they would have contacted you.

Andy Holmes

9 Years Ago

As I understand it, pixels.com is to become "the main site" handling an increasing diversification of usages.

LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom

9 Years Ago

Bradford Martin
I could see that not everyone wants the site to be a stock site.
But I could also see it being an option. Where if we click the box. Our image site would show the button and others would not.
The pirated images I have seen are taken directly from FAA. There are others but all are in some way shape or form from the source which for me is FAA.
I do not know what the answer is but there needs to be a way to encourage payment for use of an image. And discourage the "no payment" method.

Menega Sabidussi

9 Years Ago

you could add a link in the description box to the licensing page of the image on pixels.com. the other thing is, people are grabbing the images from faa or pixels from google and never see the originating page. so it won't help much. [edited: to fix smartphone typos.]

Loree Johnson

9 Years Ago

Suppose for a minute you got what you asked and there was a button to license images on FAA. Now you find someone using your image. How do you know if they licensed it or just screen grabbed it? You wouldn't. (Assuming the image sold as a license at least once) So now you're right back at square one, only this time you have no way of knowing who paid for it and who didn't.

This is why a licensing button won't help. And also why I negotiate each commercial license myself. So I know who has bought rights to use my images and who hasn't.

Edward Fielding

9 Years Ago

No. Fine Art America IMO should stick to selling fine art. There are plenty of places to license your work.

You also should not get into licensing before you understand the market.

Bradford Martin

9 Years Ago

I put a disclaimer in my bio that also lets them know that licenses are available. I have licensed to companies who read this on FAA. And for a nice amount.

"Images are presented for use as fine art. Purchase of art does not constitute a license for commercial use. Such licenses are available for many of my photos. Contact Bradford Martin for further details on licensing."

Anyone is free to put a disclaimer about licensing or to let the visitor know where the image can be licensed.

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