Re: [OT] ideal file size of a jpeg or gif image

[James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au>]

David Johnson wrote:
> 
> I make my images available for viewing on the screen.   As it is, I see copies of
> my photos being pilfered and placed in locations that I have not authorised.  For
> example, half the computer screens in Xerox house have my images for backgrounds.
> STNs get issued with my photos in them.  The Paralympic Operations plan had one of
> my photos on the front cover.  I don't see why I should make them better quality
> so even more will be stolen without permission!

Try putting a neat copyright notice on the photo. Although it's no
guarantee, a company can't say they didn't know the photo was copyright.
I also notice that you have them in the Railpage pictures archive. They
may have scabbed them directly from there. I couldn't see any notice in
there about the terms of use. All it says is "copyright remains with the
photographer". Although they should contact you first, they may say it
doesn't clearly state that they have to do that.

I haven't seen any photos of mine stolen for use on commercial
brochures, although there may be some. Internal documents from the
railways may be a bigger problem as they aren't distributed publicly. If
any companies are using my photos without permission, they should stop
immediately as they are copyright.

> 
> > If you open the photos in a
> > new window* and change your desktop resolution to 1024x768, they just
> > fit into the browser window without having to scroll. Any modern
> > computer should be able to change resolutions without having to restart
> > it.
> 
> Just change your screen resolution to 1024x768 he says!   My first 5 monitors
> would not go above 800x600.  My current monitor goes up to 1600x1200, but not
> everyone can do that.

Unless you are buying a bargain basement computer, all modern PC's are
sold with monitors that support 1024x768 or higher. It shouldn't be a
problem these days.

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- James Brook -

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