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I wasn't offended

By Jim Frimmer

Real Estate Agent with HomeSmart Realty West CalBRE #01458572

July 06, 2010 04:55 AM

I, however, was thrilled.

Those who follow me regularly probably know that occasionally I'll have some extra time on my hands and just want to do something kind of quirky.

July 4 was one of those times.

I decided that in addition to making my daily minimum 11 comments (yes, 11), I would create an Independence Day graphic and see how many blogs I could leave that graphic in as a comment.

The graphic looked like this:

Happy Independence Day!

I got to 208 blogs on July 4 and left that graphic as a comment, so if you got one, well, it was just me being quirky.

This morning while making my blog rounds, I visited a blog where I had left that graphic. Interestingly, the blog owner had taken MY graphic from MY comment and inserted it directly into HER most recent blog post. It looks like this, with specific identifying information cropped out:

Blog post

I was thrilled.

It does beg the question, though, as to who owns the content of a comment? The commenter, or the blog writer?

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Al Raymondi

Ocean View Realty Group in Ormond By The Sea Florida - Ormond Beach, FL

Ormond By The Sea Florida - Home and Condo Sales

I got one Russel, and I thought it was terrific. Hope you do that for all the holidays. That person should have asked for permission to use your work. Now that you have said it is OK to use it I may save a copy of it to use next year.

Jul 06, 2010 05:37 AM

Pamela Seley

West Coast Realty Division - Murrieta, CA

Residential Real Estate Agent serving SW RivCo CA

Russel, Love your graphic, If I had received one I woudn't have thought to re-use it elsewhere. I'm with Denise #8 on this. Not sure what to think. Who owns comments, the blog writer or the commentator? Thanks for your post.

Jul 06, 2010 06:13 AM

Dagny Eason

Dagny's Real Estate - Wilton, CT

Fairfield County CT, CDPE Homes For Sale and Condo

Wow, Russell. May I save one for next year? I LOVE it!!!!!! You are the most generous person. I do agree, if anyone would like to "steal" any of my photos, they are welcome!

Jul 06, 2010 06:38 AM

Liz Flint

Century 21 Hardee-Team Realty - Houston, TX

Houston\Tomball Realtor (832)816-8066

Hi Russel, 208 blogs in one day, that's impressive. Have a great day!

Jul 06, 2010 07:12 AM

Carra Riley & Declan Kenyon

Brokers Guild Cherry Creek Ltd - Westminster, CO

Helping people Transition at all ages!

Russel....Your graphic was perfect for celebrating the 4th. Having it used by someone is a compliment. However, asking permission or giving credit would not have been a bad idea. Just my opinion.

Jul 06, 2010 09:09 AM

Ginny Gorman

RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI

Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Russel your picture expression always amazes me & thanks for sharing the picture (by the way I am asking now so I can use it on a flyer next year)... i can't believe you had any time to eat burgers & hot dogs!

Jul 06, 2010 09:13 AM

Retired from ActiveRain

Baker, OR

I was also one of those graced by your picture comment. It's flattering to be copied, but I side with those that say it would be nice to ask first before re-using it. Either that or give attribution.

Jul 06, 2010 10:41 AM

Brian Madigan

RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage (Toronto) - Toronto, ON

LL.B., Broker

Russel,

I just wanted to drop by and say thanks for your comment on my blog.

And, yes I enjoyed the picture.

Brian

Jul 06, 2010 03:25 PM

Sally K. & David L. Hanson

EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI

WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

Hmmm...asking the wrong sister for copyright/permission to use advice...does the graphic belong to the universe...blog-o-verse, Active Rain, Zoe....if you don't mind...it doesn't matter...if you do....or want to protect what you do....best to go to copyright 1 & 2 school...hmmmm

Jul 07, 2010 01:33 AM

Robert Rauf

CMG Home Loans - Toms River, NJ

I forgot to ask, did you leave one on Len's blog?

Jul 07, 2010 03:19 AM

April Hayden-Munson

Brookfield, WI

Brookfield Wisconsin Real Estate

Russel - that is a very nice graphic and how very nice of you to share with so many!

Jul 07, 2010 09:03 AM

Janice Roosevelt

Keller Williams Brandywine Valley - West Chester, PA

OICP ABR, ePRO,Ecobroker

I loved the graphic too! Personally I don't care who owns what - but then look what happened to the Native Americans when they took that attitude towards land

Jul 07, 2010 09:18 AM

Erika Rogers

Red Rock Real Estate ~ Southern Utah's Largest Independent Brokerage - Saint George, UT

St George Utah Real Estate & Relocation Specialist

Russel-I was of the notion that the commenter owned his or her comments, guess I hadn't put enough thought into it. It is a great graphic and I would have loved to use it too!

Jul 07, 2010 09:31 AM

Leslie Helm

Tennessee Recreational Properties - Jamestown, TN

Real Estate For Trail Riders

Hi, Russel. I was one of the lucky 208, too. Whoever used your graphic should have "lifted" it from someone who sleeps more and is less observant!

Jul 07, 2010 11:04 AM

Ted Tyndall

Davidson Realty Inc. - Saint Augustine, FL

I will help You find the Home YOU want to Buy

Russel, the "quirky" idea was a phenomenal way to spread the joy of the Holiday.

Thanks

Jul 07, 2010 11:55 AM

Tammy Lankford,

Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA

Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

Wow that was a LOT of blogs you visited in one day. WOW again. I loved your graphic, but I wouldn't have used it without asking permission first. And I think I would have asked the person who did nicely to not use it in her post, but that's just me. I'm an ask permission, not forgiveness person.

Jul 09, 2010 05:41 PM

C. Bartch

Newark, OH

I loved mine Russel....it put a big smile on my face :D Thanks for being quirky, I like quirky!!!

Jul 10, 2010 03:36 AM

Robin Rogers

Robin Rogers, Silverbridge Realty, San Antonio, Texas - San Antonio, TX

CRS, TRC, MRP - Real Estate Investment Adviser

Hi, Russel:

I saw your graphic--thanks! But I would have been pissed off if I'd seen it on somebody else's blog without mentioning where it originated.

You're a better man than I!

Cheers,

Robin

Jul 12, 2010 05:40 AM

Sylvia Barry

Coldwell Banker Previews International (#1 Marin_Sonoma_San Francisco_North_Bay) - San Rafael, CA

Marin and Sonoma Real Estate Leading Expert

Think that's Great! I'd take it as a compliment myself! - as long as it's not habitual... but I would thinkg asking for permisson first would have been very nice!

Jul 12, 2010 11:44 AM

Russel Ray, San Diego Business & Marketing Consultant & Photographer

Russel Ray - San Diego State University, CA

Hey, everyone!

Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

I'm following up on these older posts like this one to see if anyone had any questions or if I really need to respond to anyone's comments.

I will read all the comments and respond to any that need a response, but since this post is rather old, rather than making comments here in my post to each and every one of you, I'll just let everyone know that I have read all the comments and if there are any questions, I'll answer those in comments below this one. Otherwise I'll simply post this comment and then head over to your blogs soon to visit and do some reading and commenting. I hope you'll have a nice welcome mat out for me!

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Jul 28, 2010 05:24 PM