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Use NEW Google Image Search to Find Illegal Use of Photos
lifeinfocus
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Has anybody tried searching for an image using a photo of yours yet? This was new by Google sometime in June of this year.
See: http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searchbyimage.html for the four methods to search using your photo.
I tried using the URL (share a link) approach and of course it found it and then I uploaded the same photo, it didn't find it.
I was wondering whether it could be used to find unauthorized copies of our photos on the web.
And would this emphasize the importance of the keyword feature in Smugmug?
See: http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searchbyimage.html for the four methods to search using your photo.
I tried using the URL (share a link) approach and of course it found it and then I uploaded the same photo, it didn't find it.
I was wondering whether it could be used to find unauthorized copies of our photos on the web.
And would this emphasize the importance of the keyword feature in Smugmug?
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http://www.tineye.com/
Let's see what happens with the Google search.
3 minutes later....
Well.... that didn't take long at all.
my image.... http://newsy.smugmug.com/Travel/Alberta/Edmonton/2001-08-242448Edmonton/1120699_BuPrC-L.jpg
and in use by a commercial site... http://robertmcleod1.point2agent.com/
time to take a screen capture.
Thanks!
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The link to your photo on your Smugmug site does not work. I am assuming that somebody is illegally using your photo?
Phil
"You don't take a photograph, you make it." ~Ansel Adams
Phil
They are using it without my permission.
Odd that the smugmug link doesn't work. Here's my gallery link.
http://newsy.smugmug.com/Travel/Alberta/Edmonton/32284_doB8v#1120699_BuPrC
I found a couple of other sites using other images as well.
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Found another one.
The tiger image....
http://www.beachcomberflorida.com/zoos-aquariums.asp
my original...
http://newsy.smugmug.com/Animals/Seattle-Woodland-Zoo/501971_J77w2#19269587_GXx4Z
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I certainly would like to hear the outcome of your discussion with those websites.
Which of the four Google image (photo) search images did you use?
I wonder if it works with Facebook?
Phil
"You don't take a photograph, you make it." ~Ansel Adams
Phil
I used the one (#3) where I click on the camera and paste my jpeg URL link into the open field but I also tried some just dragging and dropping (#2). Worked well with the latest FireFox.
#4 does not work with the latest FireFox.
Just tried #4 with Chrome... works very well. The fastest way to go thru your galleries of images in Smugmug.
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my version....
edited version I've found several dozen links for....
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