Create, don't steal!

I observed lately that lots of people arrived on my blog after searching for "create, don't steal". I realize the stealing of our pictures cannot be 100% prevented, but if you follow some small steps, maybe we can make it a little bit harder for these guys doing nothing but taking advantage of somebody else's work.

Step 1: add a watermark to your photos. I know, sometimes it can ruin the entire photo, but we have to accept this.

Step 2: In photoshop lower the quality of your photo. This is what I've been taught by an internet friend, and I do so ever since.

Again, this will not prevent the theft, but maybe it makes our photos less... attractive.

Pink Saturday @ The Flea Market - all copyrights belong to Lara @ http://uproad.blogspot.com

This morning I found that the guy stealing my work removed all my posts from his page. Well done! Now, he should continue with removing all the stollen work from his page. How sad! But, anybody knows what's the catch in stealing such blog posts? Any money involved, or what?Please check the anonymous comment on my previous post, and take care at this Ivan guy.
I will continue to make my claim on the blog posts, just in case...
So, let's go for nicer things, like Pink Saturday. We are in the same flea market as last week, so enjoy! For more pink posts visit Bev's site, and don't forget, better create than steal!All the photos and words on this page are the sole property of Laras Welt (http://uproad.blogspot.com). You may not use, copy or distribute any of these without my prior written consent!

update on the theft!

I believe this is a machine or something, because as human, you cannot be this stupid! They took again over my posts and photos, INCLUDING THE TEXT IN WHICH I SAID THEY WERE STEALING! Another blogger also complained and guess what! his/her post is also up on this stupid webpage!!! UNBELIEVABLE!
Indeed, I have no clue how to stop this! I will keep posting my thing with the text on the photo, because I am not going to stop Uproad/Laras Welt for such a thing!

Sky Watch in Austria - copyright Lara @ http://uproad.blogspot.com

Sky Watch at Halbturn castle in Burgenland, Austria!Since I found my photos being copied to somebody else's blog, I decided to take action and at least write more text on my photos! Just in case, to make it clear they are MY photos, MY words and MY blog. If you want any of my photos, just ask, But don't steal!Sorry for the huge text on the photos, hope it's not ruining them too much!
For more skies, please follow the logo above, and don't forget, the copyright of everything I post here belongs to Lara @ http://uproad.blogspot.com!
Happy Friday, without thieves!

protest against theft!!!

Anybody knows anything about these guys? [link removed - it's potentially harmful. if you want to know who they are, ask me and I'll send the link.]
Lots of my posts are stolen and published on their page! Any clue?!My today's picture is a protest against having my posts stolen and posted as their own!!!

Late edit: maybe I wouldn't have been so upset, but please read their policy... They claim they are the authors of the posts!!! And also please note that all my photos stollen for their page bear my watermark!!!The screen shot presents their policy, but please also follow the link!
Consider this post an OFFICIAL PROTEST, since their website does not allow me to post a comment!!!