Thread: Photography Now
View Single Post
  #3   Report Post  
posted to rec.boats
[email protected] agno33@gmail.com is offline
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Dec 2008
Posts: 1
Default Photography Now is probably a scam

On Dec 13, 1:21 pm, Tim wrote:
On Dec 13, 11:55 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."

wrote:
For the photographers out there, I found a great web site that includes
photographic work of both the Masters and Contemporary photographers
that include a wide range of styles.


http://photography-now.net/


Thanks Reg. I'll check into it when I get home.


Photography-now.net is probably some sort of scam. They lifted my
images and text from other sources without asking or telling me, which
is illegal copyright infringement. I sent 3 emails asking them to
remove my work - they only responded when I threatened legal action.
And they responded by insulting me. They still have not removed the
work. Their website gives no contact information other than a
webmasters email. His/her email to me was unsigned. They claim to be a
"nonprofit network" which they most certainly are not. They claim to
be in Denver - according to their IP numbers they are either in Hong
Kong or Europe. Then English grammar on the website suggests a non-
native speaker, and the "puiblisher" Barbara Kennedy is obviously
fictitious. Please don't do business with these people.
You might wonder why I'm complaining about free publicity - I don't
appreciate being used as "bait" for some skeevy, fishy bottom feeders,
nor do I want to be associated with them.
Ellen Susan