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imtempting -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/12/2007 8:11:41 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: mystiquenz some sites don't allow the copy keys to work. Maybe that should be introduced. Ctrl + prtscn does the same though.

CandleInTheWind -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/12/2007 10:56:11 AM)
i have had several people steal my photo....when i have encountered a person that had been fooled by a theif i was able to give another but similar one i have the color version.....i only put up the black and whites!!!...guess the odds of a theif beign able to do that isnt very great...but well i concider my photo to be a piece of artwork..so for me it is a matter of a compliment even though there are those that arent using it as such. i have been to a few places (private dungeons) that have assorted pics of pretty girls up...and low and behold mine was one of them I foudn that to be a high compliment and actually signed it for the fella.... hey if he was willint to get the pic elnarged to poster size i was more than milling to sign it. I did offer to sell him a high resolution color version which he did go for to replace the low quality you get from enlarging from copying an image and enlarging...one never knows when opportunity will strike red

minnetar -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/12/2007 5:56:25 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Aileen68 Put a watermark across your picture. i don't have the program anymore or i would offer to do it for others. minnetar

farglebargle -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/12/2007 6:00:03 PM)
http://software.techrepublic.com.com/download.aspx?docid=244007 Overview: WaterMark is an Open-Source image manipulation tool allowing you to overlay one image onto another. Built Java, Watermark is known to work on both Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms but should work on any platform capable of running Java and Swing. Format: Software \| Size: 9KB \| Date: Aug 2006 \| Version: 0.0.1 \| System Requirements: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista \| License: Free \| Downloads: 349

MstrssPassion -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/12/2007 6:04:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: igor2003 I see a few of the posters here that don't seem to mind that their photo was stolen and used elsewhere, but i would hope they would reconsider. Let's suppose that you are a woman whose photo is stolen by a man so that he can pose as a woman (and it happens a LOT!). Eventually people will start to realize that the person, represented by that photo, is a fake. If those same people then come accross YOUR profile with YOUR photo they won't even realize that you are the legitimate owner of the photo. They will just assume you are the same fake pulling another scam. So i would strongly suggest that, if possible, you do try to protect your photos from being stolen and abused. It isn't that I don't care... I do, but there really isn't much we can do about it. Besides.... people are going to believe whatever it is they wish to believe regardless as to what any of us try to do. But.... Only I can show up for that cup of coffee & prove that I am me. Let the fake try to do that.

minnetar -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/12/2007 6:11:26 PM)
lol You are always so eloquent minnetar

minnetar -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/12/2007 6:13:19 PM)
fargle thanks for the link minnetar

farglebargle -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/12/2007 6:14:41 PM)
NP. The BEST Programmers use Open Source licenses. Because they're PROUD of their work.

IdiotMale -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/12/2007 6:16:04 PM)
People steal my pic because I'm so cute..That makes me mad ;)

TheDiva -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/12/2007 7:36:36 PM)
The watermarking suggested by other users seems like a good idea. And you can use Paint or a similar program to write your username across the middle of the pic (or across your face) with a text box. Very simple, and if you have Windows, you have Paint. Also, disabling the copy feature does stop some people from copying your photo, but in general, if it can be viewed, it can be copied. Copying it might take longer, or the copy may be nowhere near the quality of the original. However, that wouldn't matter to some people. Making it harder to swipe your particular picture might send them off to look for easier pickings though. BTW, I'm guessing that they opted for your picture instead of a covergirl pic because yours looked "real" as well as attractive. Sort of a backhanded compliment, but not one that I have ever appreciated (it's happened to me before, too).

sugarcoatedscamp -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/13/2007 10:22:30 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: farglebargle http://software.techrepublic.com.com/download.aspx?docid=244007 Overview: WaterMark is an Open-Source image manipulation tool allowing you to overlay one image onto another. Built Java, Watermark is known to work on both Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms but should work on any platform capable of running Java and Swing. Format: Software \| Size: 9KB \| Date: Aug 2006 \| Version: 0.0.1 \| System Requirements: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista \| License: Free \| Downloads: 349 SA-WEET! Thank you!

juliaoceania -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/13/2007 10:29:45 AM)
To the opening post Anyone can steal anyone else's photo from anywhere and claim to be that person. Someone could steal a photo off any site and present it as themselves, and if I worried about this I would take my photos off the internet. It is the only fool proof way to stop that. Look at the front page of this site and all the pretty girls that have their photos on it, do you think that they knew that their face image was going to be selling a site advertising easy sex? I doubt that they did.

MercTech -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/13/2007 10:49:04 AM)
If you find someone stealing your picture. try to find out who they really are and if they have money. <grin> Using another's photo without a release or permission can be a pricey thing to do. I do consider anything put on an internet site out there to be grabbed. But I do object to people posting my work elsewhere without my permission. I only put on the net old stock photos and silly self portraits. I never post anything I intend to make money from. BTW, if you want to, you can acutally watermark a photo with Microsoft Paint. Set the font to "transparent", put a copyright notice across, then save as another filename. There are programs for the hidden watermarks that cost some change, but a visible notice is easy to do. Stefan

Griswold -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/13/2007 12:08:22 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Aileen68 Put a watermark across your picture. Put a 29 year old Lesbian from St. Louis, Missouri across your picture.

michaelOfGeorgia -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/13/2007 12:13:55 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: SexyRed I never thought this would happen to me, but another user wrote me today and told me someone is using my main profile photo. How do you stop this? I wrote to support but is there something else one can do? I cannot slap the hell out of the person through my monitor. Jeez. with my luck, if someone stole my pic and made a profile...they would have much better luck than i have been having...LOL

Marietta3somewnt -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/14/2007 5:57:53 AM)
i had someone make a profile up saying nasty things... and using my pic...

ClosetSinner -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/14/2007 2:25:47 PM)
As said before using prntscrn does the same as copying. The best idea is the watermark. I think it's sad someone has to steal pics, but that's the risk we take when posting photos online.

LaTigresse -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/14/2007 2:35:53 PM)
I had it happen to me with another site and was of course upset, contacted the site and guess what?!?!? They do not care! If you put it out there is is free for the taking. It is not CM's or any other similar site's responsibility. Consider it either flattering or a lesson learned. That's about all you can do.

pahunkboy -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/14/2007 3:19:17 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Aileen68 Put a watermark across your picture. how does one do this?

pahunkboy -> RE: When someone steals your profile photo (5/14/2007 3:26:18 PM)
i was in a yahoo club years ago. well- someone copied 6-8 of our IDs and started a fight- it was quite amusing in a way. i ran into a profile where the guy was very hot- well- as it turned out- his ex posted him as gay. he had been reciving odd calls. i TOLD him where to look for the site. he said he knows who did it. he was appreciative someone told him what happened. this type of thing isnt limited to the net. in paper ads before the net took off- i had a "reply" with a picture- feel free to show up at his job. this guy was not as receptive to an anwere and told me- if he came to me- i would not be happy. he sorta shot himself in the foot- as if an ex did this per one time- there could have been a dozen simmilliar stunts.

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