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<blockquote data-quote="Lee" data-source="post: 147225" data-attributes="member: 8142">It's one thing saying that 'orphan images' are a free for all, but if they insist on taking that approach, it would only be fair (not remotely suggesting that it is okay to begin with however) that there was some sort of legislation prohibiting these large organizations (or anyone for that matter) from automatically stripping data from uploaded images; it should then be up to the rightful owner of the work to decide whether they wish to have the opt in/opt out option to have data retained/removed.&nbsp; But I guess that is asking too much!&nbsp; The reality today is, if you post an image anywhere accessible to anyone, it is at risk of being used with or without permission.&nbsp; But it truly is a sad day when it becomes official legislation that (in almost as many words) anything that you create has to be hidden and hoarded because in sharing with anyone, it is fair game and up for grabs to be claimed by someone else.&nbsp; While watermarks won't stop anyone from taking an image, it does at least make then have to work for it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lee, post: 147225, member: 8142"] It's one thing saying that 'orphan images' are a free for all, but if they insist on taking that approach, it would only be fair (not remotely suggesting that it is okay to begin with however) that there was some sort of legislation prohibiting these large organizations (or anyone for that matter) from automatically stripping data from uploaded images; it should then be up to the rightful owner of the work to decide whether they wish to have the opt in/opt out option to have data retained/removed. But I guess that is asking too much! The reality today is, if you post an image anywhere accessible to anyone, it is at risk of being used with or without permission. But it truly is a sad day when it becomes official legislation that (in almost as many words) anything that you create has to be hidden and hoarded because in sharing with anyone, it is fair game and up for grabs to be claimed by someone else. While watermarks won't stop anyone from taking an image, it does at least make then have to work for it. [/QUOTE]

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