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My photo is on an advertisement for an adult website...
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army judge
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If you are (were) a child in the photograph and said photograph is being used to promote "child pornography", you should contact the police or the FBI. They would probably be very interested as to how your picture is being used!
army judge
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That is hard to say without knowing ALL the facts surrounding the picture.
If the picture was taken of you when you were a minor, you are in the clear. If the picture was taken as an adult, and you are portraying a child, you might want to speak with a lawyer.
You could make a complaint http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
Of course if its a photo that could get you in trouble, I agree you should tw an attorney as soon as possible.
Sometimes the nigerian scammers copy photos of innocent people to use as a disguise and an enticement. Stupid nigerians.
Of course if its a photo that could get you in trouble, I agree you should tw an attorney as soon as possible.
Sometimes the nigerian scammers copy photos of innocent people to use as a disguise and an enticement. Stupid nigerians.
bluemann33
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contact the host and ask them to take it off. Tell them you did not authorize for this pic to be used and that you were a minor at time of pic. If that does not work then contact an attorney. good luck.
mightymoose
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Blueman is giving you a great suggestion, and it is likely to be very effective. The site host won't risk being shutdown over one photo when there are thousands to choose from.
Inform them of the photo and give them a way to contact you. It will likely be promptly removed with no legal action necessary.
Inform them of the photo and give them a way to contact you. It will likely be promptly removed with no legal action necessary.
No doubt well-intentioned and the right thing to do, if you believe this, then you believe that judges are held accountable and not above the law
If you believe that then you truly do live in wonderland where all is well, happy day!
I have years of experience being a whistleblower against abuse on these sites whether it is by picture, someone's actual name and other identifying information, and of making repeated efforts first of all to find an address where many of these places are located. Many are held by huge corporations whose owners probably aren't even in the U.S. and are the owners of multiple similar "friends" etc. society. Reports to the FBI about cyber-stalking and terrorism will go unanswered.
Part of the reason is this happens all day everyday to all kinds of people. And in light of the fact that they system is overburdened just trying to followup on the most heinous of victimization crimes like child pornography, your letter about your one picture in a sea of abuse is barely worth reading, however cursory a reading it is. There used to be group called cyber-angels that were quite active and they are a group you might actually get an acknowledgment from as well as some ideas about what you can do to correct this obvious sin against you.
I'm not mocking the personal impact or importance on you, I'm just saying that, especially on a few sites I'm aware of that have to be run by the most uncaring and despicable people to run a business. Their phone numbers are hard to find nonetheless they ring all day with similar tales of abuse, passed perhaps by word of mouth to others who've fallen however unwittingly into the dense undergrowth of people who, frankly Miss Scarlet, couldn't give a damn about your picture.
I'll try to locate a few of the most significant of my collection about efforts and numbers and abuse so you can get an idea what you face. Only once, in my experience (I read about it on Findlaw about two years ago, has someone achieved recognition in the courts for whats going on and possibly a fine. No sense me telling you what probably appears to be just another opinion when, if I can find them again, you can read for yourself what the facts are.
I'm sorry you were victimized so but unless you have the money to hire an agency that is a reputation cleaner (that's what their business consists of, scouring the internet for sources of abuse to you, and they are pretty good about it because they have acquired significant knowledge along the way of the ins and outs of things). I just don't want you to be deceived about the magnitude of the problem these things are. UNLESS this is some small local "mom and pop" almost business, good luck getting anyone to notice. The most my cries, shrill or otherwise, of outrage at the abuse going on, ever got was derision and scorn.
It can't hurt to complain, IF you can find a way to contact them, I'm just saying it ain't going to be that easy. I have a slogan I penned a few years ago trying to deal with this stuff. "It ain't easy bein sleazy" OR trying to deal with sleazy, trust me.
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bluemann33
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And make sure its the host.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode47/usc_sec_47_00000230----000-.html
This has been a kind of get out of jail free card for site owners.
I'm wondering, if in this case the site chose the pictures to post in its advertisement is it responsible if it got those pictures by way of submissions from subscribers/members. The site is not responsible for pictures that site members publish. Makes sense (like laws commonly make sense or are fair) because I guess the site owners/hosts would have an impossible task investigating each photo members post. The difference here might be that these weren't just one of a million pictures subscribers to the site published, it was ones that the site owners selected from subscriber submissions to include in an advertisement.
So if its in an advertisement that the site publishes is it then responsible for reviewing the pictures IT CHOSE to make part of its advertisements.
I saw one case about a year ago that was interesting. I don't remember the location (other than U.S.) or the names but basically it was about a woman whose picture was posted on a site and it was causing her all kinds of grief and eventually she managed to contact the site and they said they would take remove her photo from their site. And that was the issue, though I never heard the final outcome. The site was looking at a possible award to the plaintiff/woman for a huge award based on on the picture being published on the site but by virtue of the fact that they talked with the woman and apparently agreed to/promised to remove her photo but when she checked some time later the photo was still on their website. So, if awarded, it would have been over the broken promise not the picture itself, as I understand it, so it was getting lots of attention from those in the business of social media sites. I did not see how/if its finally been decided.
Similar but not the same thing, I just thought of it when I was reading this question.
This has been a kind of get out of jail free card for site owners.
I'm wondering, if in this case the site chose the pictures to post in its advertisement is it responsible if it got those pictures by way of submissions from subscribers/members. The site is not responsible for pictures that site members publish. Makes sense (like laws commonly make sense or are fair) because I guess the site owners/hosts would have an impossible task investigating each photo members post. The difference here might be that these weren't just one of a million pictures subscribers to the site published, it was ones that the site owners selected from subscriber submissions to include in an advertisement.
So if its in an advertisement that the site publishes is it then responsible for reviewing the pictures IT CHOSE to make part of its advertisements.
I saw one case about a year ago that was interesting. I don't remember the location (other than U.S.) or the names but basically it was about a woman whose picture was posted on a site and it was causing her all kinds of grief and eventually she managed to contact the site and they said they would take remove her photo from their site. And that was the issue, though I never heard the final outcome. The site was looking at a possible award to the plaintiff/woman for a huge award based on on the picture being published on the site but by virtue of the fact that they talked with the woman and apparently agreed to/promised to remove her photo but when she checked some time later the photo was still on their website. So, if awarded, it would have been over the broken promise not the picture itself, as I understand it, so it was getting lots of attention from those in the business of social media sites. I did not see how/if its finally been decided.
Similar but not the same thing, I just thought of it when I was reading this question.
Here is another suggestion - this can get some content taken down quickly - some have mentioned it, these are the instructions:
How to Write a DMCA Takedown Notice
Best of luck, let us know how this turns out.
How to Write a DMCA Takedown Notice
Best of luck, let us know how this turns out.
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