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CJ	Looks to me like they have been downloading pictures from our site and selling them........ http://www.smugmug.com/keyword/prowler/2/14134902
RED5	That SOB! He's stealing the HV Blue among others. Mike don't let them get away with that.
ALLEY CAT	The pictures of Mike and Judy's High-Voltage Blue cat "were" taken on their property in Houston,,,for sure. Page 3
Snoman	Sneaky Sneaky
TooHipCat	GO GETTUM MIKE!!! Wait...is there any recourse seeing as how they are not copyrighted? Are they then classified as public domain? Brian
CJ	I emailed the contacts at this website and this is their response......... Hi CJ, Thanks for contacting smugmug. We don't endorse the sale of material that is in violation of copyrights. This is the applicable section of our terms of use ( http://www.smugmug.com/aboutus/terms.mg ): COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS Smugmug respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please contact Smugmug's agent for notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement ("Agent"), at copyrightagent@Smugmug.com or Copyright Agent, Smugmug, 3347 Shady Spring, Mountain View, CA 94040. Please provide our Agent with the following Notice: (1) Identify the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed; (2) Identify the material on the Smugmug site that you claim is infringing, with enough detail so that we may locate it on the website; (3) A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (4) A statement by you declaring under penalty of perjury that (a) the above information in your Notice is accurate, and (b) that you are the owner of the copyright interest involved or that you are authorized to act on behalf of that owner; (5) Your address, telephone number, and email address; and (6) Your physical or electronic signature. Smugmug's Agent will forward this information to the alleged infringer.
cnote6	Can I say FU??
ed monahan	I would say if something is on the internet and it is not copyrighted, it will be reproduced a lot. How many pictues have we all posted from other sites?
Mike Krehel	quote: Originally posted by ed monahan: I would say if something is on the internet and it is not copyrighted, it will be reproduced a lot. How many pictues have we all posted from other sites? True Ed and we have always complied with any requests to remove copyrighted material without any dispute. We will definately send them notice and hope that many of our members will also. All material on our site is considered copyrighted and property of ProwlerOnline.
Snoman	BOOK EM DANO!!!
ed monahan	I didn't know everything on the site was considered copyrighted. Of course I did not know there was an r in picture, either.
DizzysHotToy	Mike, If you have not filed for a copyright and have it on file anything on the internet is public domain. I am sorry to say but that is the case.