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RE: 5 Reasons Why EVERYONE Should Name Sources On Steemit (Preventing Plagiarism And Mis-information).
Great Post! Thanks. Since a lot of the Steemit.com community is encouraging "original content" I think that users could easily assume that with no source the person posting the content is claiming it as theirs.
In all honesty if someone cites a source for a photo I don't even look to see if it is copyrighted. I think users should try to use sites that have Public Domain images but I'm not going to try to track down the source of an image that is posted on a 100 sites or more.
I'd appreciate it if users stopped putting photos in #photography that aren't theirs unless they are discussing the photo or photographer. Same thing with art most of the time. Ahh. but that's off topic.
I agree, pictures aren't as important to list for sources. It's highly unlikely that the owner of the sourced photos will stumble across their work on a random Steemit post. I do sometimes wonder what it would feel like to see someone make money from my images or songs. Giving credit to the artist may be the difference between a copyright lawsuit. Dramatic, but somewhat possible. Thanks for the comment
Not sure if I'm misunderstanding you or you misunderstood me. I think it is important to list sources for photos. I just don't check to see if the photo is Public Domain or is under copyright.
It is possible. I had an acquaintance that won several lawsuits over copyright infringement.
What I'm trying to say is, the majority of people don't include sources for their pictures, so it's hardly seen as an important problem on steemit. Misinforming people, by posting facts without sources is where the issue is, in my eyes. If you have time to check the plagiarism tag, there have been some great discussions going on that raise allot of good points.