Skim bypass fee?

[BigJohn]

Originally posted by Tommy
but nobody is posting your images

I think you dont understand what is going on here

to bad...... it was starting to turn in to a fun thread

True, nobody has my images physically on their server, and potentially, I am the submitter.

My ears and mind are open and I'll be the first to admit that I don't know everything. I'm here to learn as well as post my opinions so if there's something I'm not getting, feel free to explain it.

From my point of view, what I see it this...

I understand you to say that it's okay to charge a fee on a TGP so the surfer doesn't get skimmed.

I agree, as long as my galleries can still be seen with regularity (not skimmed at 90%) without having to pay.

I understand you to say that since the galleries are in the open and on my server that it's okay for someone to sell access to them and not let them be seen otherwise from their site because they are public.

I don't agree with this. This would be like saying that it's okay to create a paysite where the members area loaded tommys-bookmarks into a frame or directed the surfer directly to the site.

I understand you to say that because I've posted them in a public space that there is no copyright violation.

I'm not sure on this one anymore. If the TGP opens up my gallery and the URL in the browser address bar is the url of my site then copyright issues may not come into play... What I'm not sure of is somebody selling access to that same url. I'm feeling that once money is exchanged then they are profiting from my work and therefore copyright may apply.