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Cases like this make me wonder about "all publicity is good publicity". I don't see a good result from Pixsy from this. But then, I don't know their customer a

Cases like this make me wonder about "all publicity is good publicity". I don't see a good result from Pixsy from this. But then, I don't know their customer acquisition strategy. "Picking a fight with a vocal, famous, copyrights activist" might be right up there on page 2.

sdoering 5y ago
If I read Doctorow correctly he implies that people shelling out content creation and using outdated licenses in the hope of people making attribution mistakes might be their target clientele. These might not be negatively impacted by this behavior.
- marcus_holmes 5y ago
  Yeah, I can see that. It could be all part of the plan
underwater 5y ago
I used to hang out on the Photography reddit. They have a couple of commonly shared opinions that just don't sit right with me. The first is that people who don't like being photographed in street photography can kick rocks, because taking and selling pictures of strangers is perfectly legal. The second is that anyone who violates their copyright should be punished severely, even if the other party was naive or made a mistake. Unsurprisingly, they love Pixsy: https://www.reddit.com/r/photography/comments/k9jt7u/1_year_experience_with_pixsy_made_over_30k_so_far/ https://www.reddit.com/r/photography/comments/k9jt7u/1_year_... Personally, I find both of these viewpoints ethically inconsistent and pretty gross. It turned me off both the subreddit and photography as a hobby.
- sofixa 5y ago
  Thankfully the first part is explicitly illegal in France :) You need an authorisation before filming/taking pictures of people, because of image rights ( droit à l'image).
  - Fatnino 5y ago
    Interestingly, the first ever candid photo of a person was taken in France. https://www.unjourdeplusaparis.com/en/paris-insolite/premiere-photo-etre-humain-paris-en-1838 https://www.unjourdeplusaparis.com/en/paris-insolite/premier...

sdoering 5y ago

If I read Doctorow correctly he implies that people shelling out content creation and using outdated licenses in the hope of people making attribution mistakes might be their target clientele. These might not be negatively impacted by this behavior.

marcus_holmes 5y ago
Yeah, I can see that. It could be all part of the plan

underwater 5y ago

I used to hang out on the Photography reddit. They have a couple of commonly shared opinions that just don't sit right with me. The first is that people who don't like being photographed in street photography can kick rocks, because taking and selling pictures of strangers is perfectly legal. The second is that anyone who violates their copyright should be punished severely, even if the other party was naive or made a mistake. Unsurprisingly, they love Pixsy: https://www.reddit.com/r/photography/comments/k9jt7u/1_year_experience_with_pixsy_made_over_30k_so_far/ https://www.reddit.com/r/photography/comments/k9jt7u/1_year_... Personally, I find both of these viewpoints ethically inconsistent and pretty gross. It turned me off both the subreddit and photography as a hobby.

sofixa 5y ago
Thankfully the first part is explicitly illegal in France :) You need an authorisation before filming/taking pictures of people, because of image rights ( droit à l'image).
- Fatnino 5y ago
  Interestingly, the first ever candid photo of a person was taken in France. https://www.unjourdeplusaparis.com/en/paris-insolite/premiere-photo-etre-humain-paris-en-1838 https://www.unjourdeplusaparis.com/en/paris-insolite/premier...