ArtSites Updates

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about art copyright "infringer", WallPart.com.

Well, I've done some more investigating and here's a quick update as to what they are "actually" doing ...

In essence, they are doing an image search, similar to a Google Image search, and simply providing a list of image results - albeit making it look like the images live on their website.

However, they are NOT storing your images ... they are simply presenting them to the "searcher".

When the "searcher" decides on an image to print, WallPart.com merely uses the selected image and prints the poster, etc.

So, in reality, the copyright "infringer" is the "searcher" who has selected a copyrighted image.

It's as if the "searcher" downloaded the image to their computer and then uploaded it again to the WallPart.com service.

So, in essence, WallPart.com is not "technically" the copyright "infringer" - GRRRR!

Now, I still don't like this practice, but I did want to clarify why many of you found your images on their website.

In essence, they are indexing online images, just like Google, and making the results available to anyone who comes to their website for printing purposes!

This is definitely a "grey" business practice, and I really wanted to explain how they operate and why your images may be "on their website".

That said, I still encourage you to sign the petition to shut them down! ;-)