The perils of online photo galleries?…

Photographer’s Work Stolen – Used as a Book Cover!!!

The work of popular deviantART photographer, gnato, was stolen and used as a book cover! Does anyone know a good copyright attorney?

I guess this is an alarm call to all those who have artwork available in public galeries all over the Internet, just like myself. Honestly I don’t believe in watermarks, to work properly they must be placed in the center of a photo, usually over the main theme, and with some work and Photoshop they can be removed. Perhaps the best thing to do is to upload in a low resolution, thus preventing its use almost everywhere (like prints, books or similar)…

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