

Go to Google Images and in the search bar there is a small camera, click on it. If you have a photo that you think has been stolen, you can use Google to track down where else it has been published and by whom. Copyright laws are very clear. The solution to keep your photos safe, stop putting your stuff on the internet. If this option isn’t attractive, you can hunt the thieving weasels down. Like plagiarising something written by someone else, the consequences of using someone’s photo without permission can be personal, ethical and legal.

It’s just a photo after all… right? No, because it’s not yours. The problem is, clicking ‘save as’ or copying and pasting someone else’s photo to use it for your own purposes - say on your own blog for instance - doesn’t feel like a crime.

The rights that sites like Facebook and Flickr have over you photos are one thing, but how do you feel about other people stealing your photos and passing them off as their own? Even making money out of them… Most social media sites’ terms and conditions (that little tick box you pay no attention to when signing up) mean that they have more control over your photos and videos than you might like. You upload a photo you’ve taken to your blog or social media accounts, it’s yours. The AP is solely responsible for all content.By Charlotte Platzer on in Advice and Tips | See more about AP’s democracy initiative here. The Associated Press receives support from several private foundations to enhance its explanatory coverage of elections and democracy. “I don’t feel that there’s anything wrong with wanting to make a system more efficient and more fair.” “He is wanting people to legitimately, rightfully vote and eliminate any type of cheating, quite honestly,” Lori Smith said. That mattered to Tim Smith, an Army veteran, who had experienced challenges voting when he was deployed. Warner also started a pilot project that allowed military and overseas citizens to use a mobile voting application. Lori Smith, 54, said changes Warner made as secretary of state have saved them hours of paperwork. Lori and Tim Smith are both registered independents and run a Marshall County business helping people make homes and business accessible for people with disabilities. Truman said those efforts make her feel like West Virginia is “probably one of the safest” states when it comes to election security. During Warner’s tenure, 260,000 new voters have registered. His office says that since 2017, it has identified 300,000 people, in a state of 1.8 million, no longer able to vote because they moved, died or were convicted of a felony. She said she has concerns about election security nationally after 2020, but she’s been impressed by Warner’s work to remove people from the voting rolls who he said weren’t eligible to vote. For him, that’s Morrisey.ĭee Truman, a welder’s helper from Roane County, said she trusts Warner because his family has lived in West Virginia for six generations and he understands why preserving coal and getting the state’s gas pipelines going again are important to workers like her. Ken Drum, who leads the GOP in Harrison County, said he doesn’t believe Biden won the race legitimately, but his top concern is finding a candidate who will keep almost all abortions illegal in the state and protect gun rights. But Warner never said publicly before this week that he believes the election was stolen, saying that view has crystallized in his mind as new information has come out.īut even voters who agree say other issues matter more.
