Newspaper stole our image

[groovyjon]

So every now and again we look for competitors that have pinched our images to use on their site (usually because they're ignorant of copyright law). We send them a polite message to take it down which usually works, or a not-so polite letter if they don't take it down along with getting their host to intervene.

Anyway, now we've found the Daily Mirror has pinched one of our images to use in an article online (not sure whether it appeared in the print version too). They should obviously know better. Should we invoice them for it?

 

[Ashley_Price]

It's worth a try.

Often even newspapers and magazines "borrow" images without owner's consent. I've even seen ones used in magazines, with the internet photo gallery's watermark still right across the image.

 

[Christine Hough]

send them a bill