I was asked by a writer of a blog, Michael Taylor, to use my image with his latest posting...an essay on how treacherous Hollywood can be when trying to work your way up the ladder to having a real job in "the industry." I so appreciated being asked to use my image. I said yes, of course.
Then I googled the title to see if it showed up in Google Images. Sure enough, someone else had used it in their blog...and never asked permission. Not fair! But you know, if you post your work on the internet, off it goes. It's hard to monitor, police and control. The good thing about sites like Pinterest is that the image always links back to the original post. You just have to take the bad with the good...and there is a lot of good out there. Thank you Michael.
Michael Taylor's blog: http://hollywoodjuicer.blogspot.com/2013/06/cautionary-tales.html
Then I googled the title to see if it showed up in Google Images. Sure enough, someone else had used it in their blog...and never asked permission. Not fair! But you know, if you post your work on the internet, off it goes. It's hard to monitor, police and control. The good thing about sites like Pinterest is that the image always links back to the original post. You just have to take the bad with the good...and there is a lot of good out there. Thank you Michael.
Michael Taylor's blog: http://hollywoodjuicer.blogspot.com/2013/06/cautionary-tales.html
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