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Realtors: Stop Stealing my Photos.

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I am done being nice.

Ok, so I take decent photos.

Does that mean another listing agent has the right to steal my photos? No? The ownership remains with the photographer, not with MRIS. You can not just lift another agent's photos.

Today, and I wish I could list the Realtor's name (Tony Arko reminded me that it would be Realtor violation) stole my photos. Not only did he steal my photos, I emailed him a month ago to take down the photos.

He got the email and ignored it (he told me that). His excuse was that his client emailed him the photos. Um! So when I tell you they are stolen, you are just going to keep using them?

I think about 7 Realtors now have stolen my photos. I need to talk to Lenn Harley who sues people if they don't stop using her maps. Lenn, can you put a link below to your blog posts on the money you have received from people stealing your stuff?

Below are 2 frequently stolen photos. I added my logo on it. Too bad MRIS doesn't allow us to add our logo to photos uploaded to the MLS.

Worth stealing?

Frank

Broker

Posted by FRANK LL0SA- Northern Virginia Broker .:. FranklyRealty.com on 01/07/2009 05:34 PM

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11 Comments on Realtors: Stop Stealing my Photos.

JAN

You do take a great photo! For what its worth!

I share your disappointment in our industry members who steal even the poorest of the MLS photos which I used back in 1993. Is it really that much work to take your own pics?!!!?

Frank - This happened to me too and made me really angry. I called the board about it and nothing was done. Hope you have better luck in pursuit of your rights.

Stealing of any kind is just bad news. Great photos. I always wonder why people that steal just don't take the the time to learn the craft to do it themselves or hire some one to do them! I hear you. Kym

JAN

I hope that you are able to get quick recourse to the realtors that had stolen your pics. Best of luck to you.

Shame on them for using someone else's work AFTER a request was made to cease.

JAN

I'm with CB in California. Here it is considered a violation to lift others' photos.......so we have a 'report a violation' button on the screen showing the listings. I'm on them like white on rice when they use my photos. I email the agent with cc to the local board. I usually make a 'professional' request before I threaten bodily harm !! :-) If your board is proactive, try it. Such a lack of professionalism is absurd.

Thanks Barbara.

Our board does not care about stuff like this (or much).

I have been trying to get on the board.

Frank

JAN

I think I know where you got the third photo! If you look real close, there are three people in the pool holding up 1-0-2-1, and one of them is Frank.

JAN

nope, you have copyright rights, just give them notices. I hate it too, I called my local board and they wouldn't do anything.

Johnathan

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