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Originally Posted by cooperspooky
Legally speaking looks like Eric is correct. Practically speaking this seems along the same lines as taping a footballl game, which is alo illegal. This is from a Copyright web site " For example, is permission needed to reproduce a photo taken by a club member, a friend or a relative? The short answer is: "Legally, yes, practically, maybe." Copyright protection extends to any original work regardless of who created it, and permission is required for reproduction, display or distribution of the work. Getting explicit permission from the copyright owner is the best way to avoid a lawsuit. If the webmaster is confident that the copyright owner has consented to the use, particularly if the copyright owner is a friend or relative, the concern over a lawsuit diminishes, as does the need for a formal written permission agreement. An oral consent is valid, although some sort of written consent (even an email) is preferable because it will be easier to prove if a dispute arises. "
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Spot on. Intellectual property rights are a bit of an interest for me but the internet makes enforcing them very impractical. Reproducing anything, words or images, on a website without permission is a breach of copyright, doing anything about it would be very tricky.
I've had articles lifted wholesale and reproduced, when I found them I just e-mailed the site owner and asked him to acknowledge my work with a link back to the source.
The reality is that once you post something on a website you lose control of it. Photographers have a particular problem because their work, once placed in the shop window it needs, is very easy to steal. I'm not surprised they are touchy about it.