Monday 16 January 2012

SO a quick Google search reveals that one of my pictures has been ripped off for a music video

Above image shows still at 3.32 of my image in a music video by a band called Nale and beneath my original image
A quick Google search while I was online today revealed that one of my photos from this blog has been ripped off and used in a music video


To be honest I may not have minded if I was asked for the use of the image ( My contact information is quite clear on the bottom of this page and and I check the e mail address regularly, however that did not happen  )


 My job as a photographer is my only form of income and how I pay my bills . People ripping you off without proper consent / licensing is what is killing the trade and making it hard to earn a living in this industry


Quite interesting to see though that even though the picture was a video still that Google managed to pick it up


It may be an interesting few days ........


The link to the music video is below


I suggest if you don't like black clothes wearing screaming musicians that you may wanna view it with the sound off ( As I did )


Nale music video