Help over U2 Photo Misuse.....

[peterneillphoto]

Hi all,

Some of you may remember me form this thread:
http://www.u2interference.com/forum...rapher-who-took-the-hq-paris-pics-207868.html

I have discovered that one of my photos is been used on an apparently widely distributed U2 bootleg CD and even sold on ebay....

See these links:

My photo- IMG_8631-2 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

CD review site:
Collectors Music Reviews ? Blog Archive ? U2 - North Star Over Paris (Godfather Records GR 573/574)

Ebay Sale:
2CD U2 NORTH STAR OVER PARIS 2010 su eBay.it Rock internazionale, CD, Musica, CD e Vinili


Does anyone know who is behind North Star Records? ANy help much appreciated. As many of you know from my previous thread, I'm happy for people to use my pictures for personal use, thats why they are in high res on flickr, but I'm not happy for people to sell them, especially since I was not even paid to take them myself!

Any help appreciated!

Pete

 

[quadcaster]

Wow man that sucks! Is there anything he can do?

 

[Sicy]

Get in touch with North Star Records Inc in North Kingstown, RI.

 

[Chrisedge]

Well, a couple of things. It's really a Godfatherecords release. And seeing how they are selling bootlegs, they don't really care about copyright. They took my recording from the Vertigo Tour Opener and pressed CD's and sold them...

You can try and go after them, but it might be like pounding your head against the wall. Best bet is to watermark your pics. But that makes it no fun for anyone to share or use personally.

-Chris

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

to using your pictures!

however, your concert photos are

 

[kramwest1]

I can't believe there is any hope to stop your photo's use.

So, I'd say run with it. Find every place online that your photo gets used and link to it from your web site. Take the abuse and turn it into a (meager) positive by getting as much publicity out of it as possible. Post messages (like here), leave comments where possible, e-mail anyone that uses it and just ask for a credit for the pic.

Not much else you can do at this point.

(It's a fabulous pic BTW.)

 

[misfit toys]

I would think that you could at least get the ebay listings removed for copyright infringement. They're usually pretty good about that.