Anton Sheker emails and points to a blatant copyright violation by a major news daily (guess which one). Read more about his story here “Major Daily Violates Photographer’s Copyright and Intellectual Property“.
See two photos after the jump, and decide for yourself.
Photos used in the publication, dated March 21, 2007
Original photos taken by Anton
My advise — send them a bill. Best way to teach violators a lesson is by punching a hole in their pockets.
Next question is — how much are the standard rates for each photo when used in print?
[...] Sheker of Blogalicous claims Manila Bulletin used his travel photos of Vigan without permission or attribution. As far as I know, the issue has not been resolved yet and Anton [...]
[...] issue first came to light back in October 2007 when I suggested to Anton he send Manila Bulletin a bill for using his [...]
[...] Anton earlier filed a Php 1.2 Million copyright lawsuit against Manila Bulletin (including the graphics artist and section editor) for publishing his photos without his permission {see earlier story here and the first coverage here}. [...]