That's how it worked for me too, Ann. I can't remember how long ago I requested an invite, but it was long enough that I completely forgot about it - so I'd say at least 15 or 20 minutes. :)
On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 12:51 PM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > I requested, got reply but haven't been invited -- apparently they have lots > of interest.. politely siad they > would or might invite in future > > ann > > > On 1/9/2016 7:15 PM, David Parsons wrote: >> >> I just checked it out. They are in beta now, and you request an invite to >> join. >> >> On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 7:06 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> You may have heard about the photographer discovering that one of his >>> images had been appropriated by ISIS for propaganda purposes. What you >>> may not have paid attention to is the service that alerted him of the >>> violation: Pixsy >>> http://www.pixsy.com/what-to-do-when-isis-steals-your-photo/ >>> >>> I had signed up some time ago for a Pixsy invite but apparently missed >>> it when it came. However today I noticed a reminder email from them >>> and used the invitation. I am very impressed with their algorithm's >>> ability to find where your images are posted. I just fed them my >>> Flickr account and they (very quickly) about 25 pages full of links >>> with my image and the suspected image. >>> >>> There were a lot of images that they found on places where I had >>> posted them (like forum.mflenses.com, pentaxforums.com, etc.) and >>> there were a lot of inexplicable false positives, they also found a >>> good number of actual unauthorized uses by businesses and >>> organizations. What was ESPECIALLY impressive was that their algorithm >>> found my image inside composite images that had been made by the >>> infringer, one case where the infringed usage of the image was >>> somewhat cropped, and another where it was used in a slider graphic >>> and faded out to one side (in otherwords, my image, but modified by >>> the infinger. This was pretty impressive! >>> >>> You can submit a claim with Pixsy and they will negotiate a licensing >>> fee with the infringer and pay the photographer 50%. >>> >>> However, since they are new, I can't find any info on how much those >>> negotitated fees might actually be. So for now, I plan to use Pixsy >>> simply as my "bloodhound" and turn the infringements over to a real >>> copyright/photo attorney. It may be slower, but I don't think >>> attorney's charge THAT much unless they actually go to court, and >>> being attorneys I'll bet they get higher amounts than Pixsy will. (At >>> least two of my infringers are pretty big name web sites). >>> >>> Here is the Pixsy blog: https://www.pixsy.com/blog/ >>> An article from fstoppers from back in March: >>> >>> https://fstoppers.com/business/exclusive-sneak-peek-inside-pixsy-beta-60219 >>> >>> https://www.pixsy.com/sign-up/ >>> >>> In addition to negotiation licenses, you can also quickly issue a DCMA >>> takedown notice using images that Pixsy finds that belong to you. >>> >>> Hope someone finds this useful. >>> -- >>> Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
