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Apr 04 080 Vote

Image Plagiarism

Patrix | Law, Photography

I was browsing through the pages of Mathrubhumi weekly (Malayalam) and I was stumbled upon their book reviews section. The reason was a cover picture of one book that they had reviewed in their literary review section which resembled a photo that I took back in 2006 in Nileshwaram, Kasaragod district. I was curious because it looked like an exact copy of the picture that I had taken.

Jo finds one of his images off Flickr plagiarized by a photographer. In spite of sending a legal notice, the publisher Pranatha Books had refused to credit him for the photo [hat tip: Mridula].

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Sai BPO Services Ltd UK
April 7th, 2008, 4:48 am | #

Almost all forms of creative expression, whether a Photo or a website, falls under copyright protection laws. Without correct guidelines, it may be hard for people to understand the seriousness of plagiarism.

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