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It is literally the first result when I do an image search on Google for "VHS Cassette". And when I go to the "Contact me" page on his site [1] I read a lot of
by jwildeboer 9y ago
It is literally the first result when I do an image search on Google for "VHS Cassette". And when I go to the "Contact me" page on his site [1] I read a lot of passive-aggressive "Don't talk to me, bro" language ;-)
Also none of the pictures have any kind of license or copyright info. I cannot even see from the article at [2] that he took the pictures himself.
In conclusion my opinion is yes, the designer should have asked for permission. But also the author should add copyright/license info to his site and make that info easy to discover.
I'm sure Netflix will do the right thing and we all live happy ever after :-)
[1] http://goughlui.com/about-me-a-short-bio/contact-me/ http://goughlui.com/about-me-a-short-bio/contact-me/
[2] http://goughlui.com/the-vhs-corner/intro-inside-the-vhs-cassette-vcr/ http://goughlui.com/the-vhs-corner/intro-inside-the-vhs-cass...
- Freak_NL 9y ago> But also the author should add copyright/license info to his site […] To be fair, any professional worth his salt knows that no licensing info strongly implies copyright in most jurisdictions. Only material marked explicitly as public domain or being under a suitable permissive license is up for grabs without notice, and even then permission is usually sought in one form or another to prevent having to recall a product or spend a lot of money on remuneration afterwards.
- jwildeboer 9y agoFull ACK on that. My point is that any author/creator/maker/crafter that expects to be credited for his work should make it really easy to find the relevant information about licensing/using content. To avoid exactkly these kind of things happening. Put it in the footer or the "About me" page, add a license blurb to all your entries in a blog etc. It's just a bit of one-time work but it helps a lot in building reputation.