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From: Bandnamehere
5/13/08

Hey guy’s check out this video our fan Joe put together!
Video starts, “Bandnamehere @ Bottom of the Hill”
Opens with a very familiar picture…..wait… thats my picture!

This totally threw me off guard. I doubled checked my CC rights on my picture, I put Attribution-No Derivatives on all the shots I took that night. So I’m not flying off the handle right? They can’t use my picture without giving me credit. So I prepared a message…but wait, who do I send it to? Who actually made the video. I know a fan recorded it, but did he put it together? I wasn’t sure so I messaged the band first.

After messages back and forth, it seemed that I have scared the band, and they opted to just take down the video to avoid any further conflict. I insisted that they leave it up and just take heed in the future as they grow in their music career. I know they are just a little local band, but that doesn’t mean they should get away with this, but at the same time I feel horrible just messaging them in the first place. Thats why I’m being a little lenient. And secretly because its a shitty pic.

But the quality of the picture should not determine how harsh I am on someone who violates a CC license. Grah. So, yeah this is frustrating and making me feel awkward.

Thankfully I’m not the only that has been in this situation and I’m also not the only one that feels this way.

I have yet to hear from the actual guy that made the video, but will post here when I do.

What would you have done?

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