Dear All,
A week ago I saw a "share" in Facebook, which was including a Forex Humor picture created by ME 2 years ago. I followed the link and I saw my picture in a website called ProfitF.com Here, you will find my picture (the one with the charts and the "surprised guy"):
.profitf.com/forex-humor/funny-forex-pictures-stoploss/
Furthermore, they have even put their logo on the top of my picture.
As you see, they have included other well-known pictures with their logo on the top. We all know these pictures and I doubt they created them by themselves. I would like to emphasize that this is only one of their sections. They have many other sections with other pictures with their logo on the top.
Then, I decided to contact them via email regarding this issue and this is what I wrote to them:
Dear ProfitF
The second picture in this section:
www.profitf.com/forex-humor/funny-forex-pictures-stoploss/
...is personally created by ME on May 16th, 2013. I used my own MT4 charts to cut the situation, which represents one of my real life experiences.
I would be grateful if you remove it from your website voluntarily. Otherwise, I would look for my rights other way, regarding intellectual property.
You simply cannot upload other people's photos and put your logo on the top.
Kind Regards,
Damyan Diamandiev
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This is what they replied:
Hello,
Provide me any proof?
If you're on this image , can you send me your photo?
Now, all I know, Damyan Diamandiev are from Bulgaria and your website ********* (I hide it so there will be no advertisement)
Best regards,
support@ProfitF.com
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My answer:
Dear ProfitF Support,
Attached you will find your proof. How long have you been "owning" the picture? Less than this I believe.
Kind Regards,
Damyan
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They did not respond after this message. Therefore I wrote to them second time in order to offer them an alternative solution of the problem:
Dear ProfitF Support,
I expected to hear from you.
Since I managed to provide a proof that I own this picture, and you have used it without my permission, I expected you to take it off your website. Of course you did not take it off your website.
Therefore, I would like to ask you to take your logo off the picture and to give credits to (my website) for it with providing a simple backlink.
I believe we could manage to cooperate and to get through this peacefully. I really do not want to fight over a stupid picture. I believe you do not want this too.
Kind Regards,
Damyan
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They did not respond again.
I really do not want to fight over a picture and I preferred to settle peacefully, but obviously, they fully refuse to do that! Furthermore, this picture is getting tons of likes and shares in the social networks on their account!
I would be grateful if you manage to help me!
Kind Regards,
Damyan Diamandiev
A week ago I saw a "share" in Facebook, which was including a Forex Humor picture created by ME 2 years ago. I followed the link and I saw my picture in a website called ProfitF.com Here, you will find my picture (the one with the charts and the "surprised guy"):
.profitf.com/forex-humor/funny-forex-pictures-stoploss/
Furthermore, they have even put their logo on the top of my picture.
As you see, they have included other well-known pictures with their logo on the top. We all know these pictures and I doubt they created them by themselves. I would like to emphasize that this is only one of their sections. They have many other sections with other pictures with their logo on the top.
Then, I decided to contact them via email regarding this issue and this is what I wrote to them:
Dear ProfitF
The second picture in this section:
www.profitf.com/forex-humor/funny-forex-pictures-stoploss/
...is personally created by ME on May 16th, 2013. I used my own MT4 charts to cut the situation, which represents one of my real life experiences.
I would be grateful if you remove it from your website voluntarily. Otherwise, I would look for my rights other way, regarding intellectual property.
You simply cannot upload other people's photos and put your logo on the top.
Kind Regards,
Damyan Diamandiev
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This is what they replied:
Hello,
Provide me any proof?
If you're on this image , can you send me your photo?
Now, all I know, Damyan Diamandiev are from Bulgaria and your website ********* (I hide it so there will be no advertisement)
Best regards,
support@ProfitF.com
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My answer:
Dear ProfitF Support,
Attached you will find your proof. How long have you been "owning" the picture? Less than this I believe.
Kind Regards,
Damyan
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They did not respond after this message. Therefore I wrote to them second time in order to offer them an alternative solution of the problem:
Dear ProfitF Support,
I expected to hear from you.
Since I managed to provide a proof that I own this picture, and you have used it without my permission, I expected you to take it off your website. Of course you did not take it off your website.
Therefore, I would like to ask you to take your logo off the picture and to give credits to (my website) for it with providing a simple backlink.
I believe we could manage to cooperate and to get through this peacefully. I really do not want to fight over a stupid picture. I believe you do not want this too.
Kind Regards,
Damyan
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They did not respond again.
I really do not want to fight over a picture and I preferred to settle peacefully, but obviously, they fully refuse to do that! Furthermore, this picture is getting tons of likes and shares in the social networks on their account!
I would be grateful if you manage to help me!
Kind Regards,
Damyan Diamandiev