Watch Your Pictures!!!

['86_TransAM]

I just wanted to put a little reminder out there for everyone as I have seen many stolen pictures used for advertising purposes. On GenVibe we've found a company called BlingLights who has stolen many pictures from members and claimed them as their own. There has also been images of aftermarket hoods stolen as well as someone trying to 'sell' one of the member's rides. Every once and a while I try to surf the net looking for these stolen pictures (ie.... Googling "Blinglights Vibe") I think it would be a good idea to watermark pictures that feature things like, lights, hoods, body kits, rims, etc.

[[ChaosweaveR]]

Really? Well, that's happened to me too.

Happened a year ago, back when I was still apart of GAOC. A member PM'd me, with a link to the eBay ad. Guy used a pic of my GA to advertise projector halo fogs, a part I don't even have.

[Erat]

I thought that was grimsgt?

Eh either way ur cars look exactly alike...

I don't see the harm in someone using ur picture. Its not like they are trying to sell your car. Even if they were, they couldn't? right...

[Ringo64]

This is one of the main reasons why we have the rule that you have to have your user name, date and FP on a piece of paper because it prevents this.

I can't understand the morals with people like this.

I thought that was grimsgt?

Eh either way ur cars look exactly alike...

I don't see the harm in someone using ur picture. Its not like they are trying to sell your car. Even if they were, they couldn't? right...

Problem is not that they could sell your car but rather they are scamming people because they're selling something they don't have and getting money for it.

['86_TransAM]

I don't see the harm in someone using ur picture. Its not like they are trying to sell your car. Even if they were, they couldn't? right...

It's wrong because people are expecting to see a picture if the car they are buying, not some random persons car that looks kinds like the car for sale.

The owner's picture (the bulbs in the picture are Silver Stars):

These are Blinglights's photos (they claim that this is their product):

How are we to know what we are buying when what we are looking at isn't what is pictured.

http://www.blujay.com/item/PONTIAC-VIBE-XE...2020315-3182261

More Blinglight stolen picture complaints:

http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=27873

http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f8/my-t...inglights-4431/

[Ghost]

wow. can you add me to your list of searches? ill keep an eye out too when i search.

[Erat]

I can't understand the morals with people like this.

Problem is not that they could sell your car but rather they are scamming people because they're selling something they don't have and getting money for it.

Not my problem.

[[ChaosweaveR]]

Not my problem.

You wouldn't care if a pic of your car was used in an advertisement without your consent?

[Erat]

No, why should i care? It don't harm me.

But when someone takes my picture and says that it's theirs then we have a problem.

[[ChaosweaveR]]

That's what I'm talking about. Most of these sellers put a watermark on the pics to show it's their property.

[Ringo64]

No, why should i care? It don't harm me.

You should, what if it happens to you and you get scammed? Its a bad rep on the car community when these assholes (pardon my wording) go and scam people like you and me just looking for a mod for their car. So if you could stop them before they get around to harming someone the less likely you could be scammed. Catch my drift?

Overall help out your fellow man and good things will come in return, plus it doesn't hurt that these scum bags will become less and less.

[markpetersonii]

Thanks for the helpful tip!

Pete; Did AIT get permission from you to use your car in their ads?

[Erat]

Eh. My car is super ugly. I think I have nothing to worry about.