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RNC Administrator Cover Model Jimmy Thomas Posts: 190	A letter I just sent to Amazon.com - Reading it will teach you the usage rights of Watermarked Images: > Dear Amazon Copyright Department, This author is using a Watermarked image from Dreamstime on her book cover of her book sold on Amazon.com, which is not allowed by Dreamstime, where you can clearly see the Dreamstime Watermark on the glass stem: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008AK7J60/?tag=afbm-20 Dreamstime's Watermarked image she is using illegally: http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photo-frozen-strawberry-daiquiri-alcohol-cocktail-image13962975 Dreamstime rules on their Watermarked Images: http://www.dreamstime.com/terms#usage Use of Watermarked Images - Using images for comping Images include without limitation all digital images and any related textual information (including captions and credits). Images include visibly or electronically watermarked and reduced resolution Images (Non-Watermarked or Watermarked Images) or higher resolution non-watermarked Images (Non-Watermarked Images). Conditional upon your compliance with this Agreement, Dreamstime grants you a limited license to download Watermarked Images solely for evaluating/comping whether you wish to purchase a license to the Non-Watermarked Image according to the Standard Terms and Conditions applicable to your use. You may not use a Watermarked Image in any final materials distributed within your company or any materials distributed outside of your company or to the public or in any online or other electronic distribution system. You may not modify, alter, or remove any visible or electronic watermark, or disassemble, reverse engineer, or decompile any Image. Except for this limited, internal testing and sample use, Dreamstime grants you no other rights, and you may not distribute, sublicense or make available for use or distribution any Watermarked Image. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter, Jimmy Thomas - RNC www.RomanceNovelCenter.com www.RomanceNovelCovers.com
	2012 Aug 07 04:08 pm \|Quote

Author Jamie Salisbury Posts: 6	Bravo, excellent, Jimmy. Bottom line: just don't do it! But unfortunately, there will always be those few who think they can scam the system. And that in turn can hurt the rest of us who do it legit.
	2012 Aug 07 06:08:53 am \| Quote

RNC Administrator Cover Model Jimmy Thomas Posts: 190	Exactly, which is why people need to not be quiet about it and just think someone else will do something about it. But instead, post it, advertise it, expose it. So not only will that author not do it again, as it publicly embarrasses them, but others will refrain from doing it as well for having the same kind of bad exposure put on them as well. People who do things bad, illegal, unethical, immoral, etc., will keep doing those things, usually unless they are punished for them and have to pay a price for it, whether directly from their wallet, or by hurting their reputation with loss of respect for them, causing much more loss. Thanks, Jimmy Thomas - RNC
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Author Dora McAlpin Posts: 9	Looks like the cover image has been taken down now.
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