Google’s lack of respect for copyright has widespread implications. As one of the most known companies in the world their behavior dramatically devalues peoples perception of copyright laws. It’s not just pictures but digital content in general (text, video, music, etc). The general thinking is “If Google can get away with it, so should I”.

Such behavior breeds a new generation of individuals and companies that freely profit from stolen content. How many online galleries are out there which display popular artists artwork without the copyright holder’s agreement? Such sites are typically wrapped in ads or some other mechanism which directly or indirectly brings them profits.

I had my images stolen online many times, but the worst is when somebody is actually illegally selling your work. And there is little one can do about it.

I actually wrote a post on
How to minimize image theft online. Which is useful for those who want to protect their work from being illegally exploited.

Anyway, great you have a blog! I subscribed to your feed and look forward to reading your posts.