Picture used in advert..

[Chri5]

One of my early 17th ed cu pictures post on DIYnot has been borrowed by a female spark advertising on Gumtree in London.

I'm sort of flattered, but she has described herself as honest working, and headlines her advert with someone else's work!

What woul you suggest I do?

Shall I ask her over on the pretext of a huge job, let her have access to my cu and see what happens...

 

[Inky Pete]

Complain about copyright theft to Gumtree themselves and insist that they take the image down.

Although, it's possible that the copyright is actually now owned by DIYnot - since you volutarily posted it on here yourself!

 

[riveralt]

Complain about copyright theft to Gumtree themselves and insist that they take the image down.

Although, it's possible that the copyright is actually now owned by DIYnot - since you volutarily posted it on here yourself!

You never lose copyright unless you sign it over to a third party - which clearly you didn't do in this case.
If she is passing your work as hers then she is clearly guilty of false advertising - Also if she is registered to a competent persons scheme she will fall foul of their rules and regulations.

 

[Inky Pete]

Complain about copyright theft to Gumtree themselves and insist that they take the image down.

Although, it's possible that the copyright is actually now owned by DIYnot - since you volutarily posted it on here yourself!

You never lose copyright unless you sign it over to a third party - which clearly you didn't do in this case.
If she is passing your work as hers then she is clearly guilty of false advertising - Also if she is registered to a competent persons scheme she will fall foul of their rules and regulations.

IF the terms and conditions of a website (which you agree to when you sign up by scrolling straight down to the bottom and ticking a box) state that copyright to all material placed on the site is considered to have passed to them, then that's exactly what the law would find.

Not saying that is necessarily the case with DIYnot, I haven't checked, but it certainly happens with quite a few sites.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Oh come on - stop all this shilly-shallying.

Is she fit?

 

[sparkwright]

Shall I ask her over on the pretext of a huge job, let her have access to my cu and see what happens...

Yes.

Can you post a link for the advert?

 

[RF Lighting]

I had a photo I posted on here plagerised by the ESC. I complianed to them and they have now credited the photo to me, and compensated me for it's use.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

http://www.gumtree.com/p/business-s...nd-reliable-service-no-job-too-small/96005298

 

[Chri5]

http://www.gumtree.com/p/business-s...no-job-too-small/96005298#gallery-item-full-2

Above should link.

And the picture of the board in question (which has been further tweaked since way back when..

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The smart might notice, a mis placed pair of earths.<br>Circuit 4- The earths are too short...

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• Chri5
• 19 Feb 2009
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I'll sort out the poor factory terminations on the neutrals tomorrow. I need to find my...

 

[RF Lighting]

It's not our sparkybird is it?

 

[Chri5]

Someone called Kellie, now had they pm'd me I'd have said ok provided they allowed a Chri5 watermark over the picture

I did miss her call earlier, and have since left 2 texts and a vmail. If we don't speak I'll get the wife to play dumb, phone as a potential client and get her over for a quote..

 

[sparkwright]

I'm thinking of writing my own advert, and it will start with 'Male Electrician'.

 

[RF Lighting]

Someone called Kellie, now had they pm'd me I'd have said ok provided they allowed a Chri5 watermark over the picture

I did miss her call earlier, and have since left 2 texts and a vmail. If we don't speak I'll get the wife to play dumb, phone as a potential client and get her over for a quote..

You could ask her how come circuit 1 is a 40A RCBO feeding what appears to be a 2.5 radial

 

[Chri5]

Or why it's a type C.

 

[333rocky333]

http://www.hotfrog.co.uk/Companies/South-East-Electricians/Consumer-Unit-Fuse-Board-Upgrade-160722

Is this someone you know