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Originally Posted by A.C. Gellert
Secondly, I personally dont think that any image you post on the internet, be it here or almost anywhere else is "safe" from being linked to or copied to or shown on another site. IF you dont want people to see it.. dont post it online.
If you put it on your hosted server even.. and then link it here or somewhere.. someone could still copy the link and post that link somewhere else on the web..
IN MY OPINION... If you dont want something on the internet... Dont post it on the internet.
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Become familiar with DMCA and take appropriate measures. Effectively, if someone is using your work, you file a DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice and the host site will remove your photo pronto. If you file a copyright registration prior to an infraction, you have certain entitlements.
While I agree, if you don't want people to see it, don't post it. But posting it doesn't permit people to steal it. A good analogy is as follows. If you don't want you car stolen, never remove it out of your locked and protected and alarmed garage. But the whole purpose of having a car is to drive it. Similarly, part of the purpose of taking photographs is to show others. But when people steal your work, it's up to you as to how you resolve it.
If you value your photos highly, register them with the copyright office. That affords you more entitlements. And even if you don't register your photographs, they are still copyrighted. They are copyrighted the moment you press the shutter button.
Again, a DMCA notice does wonders.