Someone stole some photos off my website, and now is filing DCMA take down notices against my website claiming copyright.

That's the world we live in now.

I literally cannot just share my photos with the world without becoming a target for some complete arsehole. It's not enough that people try to hack into my social media accounts every day, or flood my mobile with scam calls, or try to rip me off when cancelling a tour... I now have to waste my life responding to this shit too.

@ewen

I'm not an expert in #DRM

But consider:
1. Watermarking
2. Stego stamps
3. If you have raw files or high def images and the claimant does not, that's your proof. Esp if you have metadata on the originals.

Unfortunately, the process is automated (at least on YouTube) so the penalties will hit before the remedy...

...then there are always voodoo curses.

GL mate

@n_dimension @ewen and the timestamps you posted it, especially if you post somewhere on a private-ish post first, then wherever else in one or more places.

(And use Glaze. Please use Glaze. http://glaze.cs.uchicago.edu/ And the web version is good for mobile devices)

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