The photographs are exactly the same and I don’t see any reason for doubts (I cannot think of the same angle, the same pose and everything else resembling my photograph and yet the photograph being taken by some one else in real time at the exact time – these are exactly the photos I clicked!!).
Shamit Bagchi catches DNA India (Bangalore edition) in the act of plagiarizing his photographs. I suggest he or any other blogger with similar complaints contact Twilight Fairy who successfully managed to get Times of India to pay for using her photographs.
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Arun
Feb 2nd, 2009 at 10:39 pm | #
hmm.. mainstream media is taking copyrights for granted. I had a similar incident where NDTV website stole my images about a month back. I promptly posted about it on my blog, put up chronology of events and started email communications with them. They apologized and pulled it down.
Patrix
Feb 2nd, 2009 at 10:44 pm | #
What? No withdrawal article written in legalese put up instead?
Dilip Muralidaran
Feb 3rd, 2009 at 1:59 am | #
So have i managed to obtain payment twice from newspapers who plagarized my images.
Pls check http://indianpressarethieves.blogspot.com/ and notify me so that your post can be added on this blog for the world to see the scum of thieving press.
Pritesh Dagur
Feb 3rd, 2009 at 3:15 am | #
I agree! I think it’s high time main-stream media started respecting the work of not-so-main-stream artists and photographers.
rocksea
Feb 6th, 2009 at 7:04 am | #
One of my bird photographs were lifted by a leading newspaper without credits but was compensated with both fees and corrigendum. So, probably, the best way is to first communicate with the editorial staff of the newspaper/media where it was published. It is the author’s right to receive a compensation. Any article with a proof of authorship can be used to sue for copyright violation.
Details at: http://www.rocksea.org/malayala-manorama-copyright-violation
SHAMIT
Feb 11th, 2009 at 10:25 am | #
That depends on the newspaper/publications, the DNA guys even after repeated communication over mail, failed to publish any apology/photo credits, forget compensation. Absolutely unprofessional.
SHAMIT
Feb 11th, 2009 at 10:27 am | #
Not just mail – I called their offices at least 5-6 times, later they started giving excuses…