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Hi-
I’m new here so hello to all and hope you’re all OK.
One year ago I had a problem with Kinko’s reproducing my images which are stamped with a copyright front and back. Had a talk with the district manager regarding these infringements and asked him to stop.
A year later I find out through a customer of mine who had actually originally gone to Kinko’s and placed an order for Christmas cards. The cards looked so bad that she refused to pay…. and they then proceeded to give them to her anyway.
She then called on another photolab to have similiar treatment done and was informed that it is illegal to reproduce a copyrighted image; the photolab referred her to the photographer that took the picture. She did contact me for her order and finally got my quality with my name on it.
I called upon Kinko’s to check their awareness of copyright law and Kinko’s copyright policy. I found that three out of four different locations copied my work, no questions asked even with the Copyright sign on the front, a big stamp on the back with "Copyright by PetPix" and my phone # listed in plain view.
Just wondering if any of you have had any similar experience with Kinko’s defacing your art and putting your name on something that doesn’t represent your quality?
It seems that Kinko’s is making profit on copyrighted professional photographs and I’d like to personally put a stop to this illegal activity with your help!
Email me at if you’ve suffered a similiar
situation. With all the hoopla regarding copyright laws in this country at the moment should not there be a system of checks and balances regarding images??
This is how I earn my living and Kinko’s is getting my paycheck. Are they getting yours too?
Best Regards,
Brooks Ray
www.petpix.com
I’m new here so hello to all and hope you’re all OK.
One year ago I had a problem with Kinko’s reproducing my images which are stamped with a copyright front and back. Had a talk with the district manager regarding these infringements and asked him to stop.
A year later I find out through a customer of mine who had actually originally gone to Kinko’s and placed an order for Christmas cards. The cards looked so bad that she refused to pay…. and they then proceeded to give them to her anyway.
She then called on another photolab to have similiar treatment done and was informed that it is illegal to reproduce a copyrighted image; the photolab referred her to the photographer that took the picture. She did contact me for her order and finally got my quality with my name on it.
I called upon Kinko’s to check their awareness of copyright law and Kinko’s copyright policy. I found that three out of four different locations copied my work, no questions asked even with the Copyright sign on the front, a big stamp on the back with "Copyright by PetPix" and my phone # listed in plain view.
Just wondering if any of you have had any similar experience with Kinko’s defacing your art and putting your name on something that doesn’t represent your quality?
It seems that Kinko’s is making profit on copyrighted professional photographs and I’d like to personally put a stop to this illegal activity with your help!
Email me at if you’ve suffered a similiar
situation. With all the hoopla regarding copyright laws in this country at the moment should not there be a system of checks and balances regarding images??
This is how I earn my living and Kinko’s is getting my paycheck. Are they getting yours too?
Best Regards,
Brooks Ray
www.petpix.com
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