Website Image Thieves

Have You Got A Problem with Website Image Thieves?  Create A Page Exposing Them. 

Yes, you can ask for your images to be removed from blog sites, and media platforms who use your images without your permission or consent. Many idiots think they can just pinch an image online and use it wherever they please without notifying its owner. In the USA, out of court settlements can mount to mega thousands of dollars for those using other people's images, but forget about this procedure elsewhere. It's time consuming wasted energy. Online image thieves know this very well, especially those who create blog and websites, or social media accounts up behind the protection of large multimedia web host platforms. 
Now and then, an image you may have taken or created, may appear when browsing through different search engines. Use the Whois, and grab screenshots, URL links, the web platform where the image is located in, and create a page like below exposing each individual image theft, including the original location source of the image. By doing this, you'll get the satisfaction of exposing each individual image that has been stolen and used. Off course, some image thieves wouldn't give jack crap with this type of exposure. They know large multimedia web host providers have them protected and covered. 

The most common responses from image thieves when exposed, is their complete denial of actually doing anything wrong using other peoples intellectual property. No apology No guilt. For example, if image thieves weren't exposed, the image or images they use would still be active without any remorse or guilt.
It's like muggers and rapists, they keep on doing what they think is right until caught and dealt with.  Getting Sued

Just a small sample of my overland travel and transit images found on various internet search engines. All images bear a © symbol. I originally took all the images at these locations, I originally created all the images, I'm the rightful owner of every one of these images -Got it?

 You're An Image Thief If You Use The below Disclaimer

"THIS BLOG claims no credit for any images posted on this site unless otherwise noted. Images on this blog are copyright to its respectful owners. If there is an image appearing on this blog that belongs to you and do not wish for it to appear on this site, please E-mail with a link to the said image and it will be promptly removed."
Now, how can the above "disclaimer" be valid - It's not! This actually means any website owner has no knowledge of their own content being used elsewhere without prior permission or approval of using it. This requires website owners to track his/her original website content through the entire Internet, which was taken and used in the first place without any approval to do so.

Profiteering Using Other People's Images Without Consent

Is Your Website Image Library Earning Profit From Other People's Photographic Work?

© Copyright On Images Aren't Freebies - Got It? 

All images through this website use the copyright symbol which means the images have a rightful owner - Me, Rick Hemi. Use your own camera-gear, get your arse off the couch, and travel the overland mileage taking your own travel images instead of thieving mine to be used as free promotional advertising, reselling, or for photo galleries on social media platforms for self status likes. Hey Guys, I'm on the hunt, I will find you, and when I do, you'll be posted here like others. All my images contain the © symbol. I have originally taken or created the images. All images are from my own website. They are my images, I own these images. Use your own images!

Are You A Website Image Thief?

If you're listed below, yore a low life human scumbag using my images for free advertising profit gain without permission or consent. Free global publicity and exposure using my images for your own benefit has made you famous for all the wrong reasons. You're nothing, but an embarrassing online image thief. You have no respect of other people's intellectual property exploiting what's not yours. 
​I have more respect for street thieves and highway bandits - may their curse be fully upon you! ​​

didirufus.com website - Beijing China

didirufus.com Registrant City: Beijing China - Domain Created: Jan 2020

​Theft of image reselling it.

A typical website image thief selling my image - If I ever meet this thief, I'll stick a camera up his arse.

Original locations of this image 1) homepage 2) maps 3) Africa 4) overland transit

anexa wild website - Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Theft of image reusing it without permission

anexawild.com Registrant City: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Domain Created: Nov 2019

I took this image during an overland transit journey, I use this image on my homepage website.

Original locations of above image homepage Top 10 favourite overland travel snaps

ATMA-MArketing website - Varazdinska Croatia  

Theft of image reusing it without permission

atma-marketing.hr Registrant City: Varazdinska Zupanija Varazdin Orbis Domain created Jan 2011

No permission or consent by Rick Hemi was granted to use this image - I created this map.

Original locations of above image 1) homepage 2) maps 3) Africa 4) overland transit

archives.statelegals.staradvertiser - Hawaii USA

Theft of images reusing them without permission

archives.statelegals.staradvertiser.com Oahu Publications Registrant City Hawaii Domain created Feb 2009

I owned this bike, I rebuilt this engine - I took these images - I own these images.

Original location of images www.rickhemi.com  

polytec.om - Al Wattaya - Muscat Oman

Theft of image reusing it without permission

Polyglot Institute Oman Lic Registrant City Al Wattaya Muscat Domain created N/A

This is another 120 cubic inch Big Twin engine I had owned - I took this image.

Original location of images www.rickhemi.com

framevr.co 

Theft of image reusing it without permission

Frame VR Registrant City Panama Domain created July 2016

Jims Machine personally sent me this catalog in 1993 - I took this image.

Original location of image www.rickhemi.com ​

blog alcalde de maracena - Grenada  España

Theft of image reusing it without permission

This is my workshop, I built this engine - I took this image.

Original location of image www.rickhemi.com

Nick ©5410Africa - Twitter

Theft of image reusing it without permission

This dude thinks he can just grab any map design online that looks good for his own benefit and purpose without acknowledging the time and effort of creating such a map.  Nick, you're here on this page because you used one of my maps without asking permission or prior consent to use it. Nick, why don't you create your own map?

Original locations of above image 1) homepage 2) maps 3) Africa 4) overland transit

Google - Images May Be Subject To Copyright - Got It? 

5410Africa - Facebook

Theft of image reusing it without permission

Original locations of above top left image 1) homepage 2) maps 3) Africa 4) overland transit

All overland travel and transit maps on this website were custom created by me, and do bear the © symbol with my name. Anyone using my map images without prior permission or consent or any other images - I will find you sooner or later, and will be posted here for free exposure - No excuses.

Photo Library - Sweden

Theft of image reusing it without permission

god-mat-hemkörning - good food home delivery

Wildlife image stolen from this website - I used my own photo-gear - I took the image - I own this image ​

Original location of above image - Nikon 800

Inpremedia - Multi website platform

Theft of image reusing it without permission

Original location of image www.rickhemi.com

The above images are from this website with each image bearing the © symbol. I built the engines, I built the bikes, I took all the images - I own these images.

How to travel in South America - Travel Volunteer

The website "How to travel South America - Travel Volunteer" was contacted and asked why they were using my overland travel maps as click bait material without requesting prior consent and permission to do so. This website used 4 different maps I had designed and created. They even used one of my early South American maps, and couldn't resist loading an Asian overland map in the mix.
Now tell me, why do I have to waste time requesting online image thieves to remove my property off their click bait website? One thing for certain, if I didn't personally contact these thieves, my map designs would've still been active on that website with zero recognition or mention of the rightful owner or links to my own website.

Above, the "how to travel South America - Travel Volunteer" website shows evidence of using 4 different travel maps even though the copyright symbol © was placed on all 4 maps shown above. Shame on you, you used my map designs for click bait to further your online royalties. Even though these travel maps were removed from this website, the exposure remains here showing other potential website image thieves to respect other people's intellectual property. 
Below, one of many overland travel maps displayed through various pages on my website. Either ask permission and consent to use them, or just pull your finger out of you bum and design your own maps.  

The Grey Area Of Business Advertising

Do you own a business advertising customer's privately owned possessions for profit gain?

As a customer, I had sent my AFS Nikon 200-400mm f/4G VRII lens to a reputable camera service center for removal of a dust speck inside the front glass. The lens is shown above, an image taken from the camera service repair FB page. The image is not mine, I have no legal right using this image without consent. Providing an original link in respect to the rightful owner is courteous. This certainly goes both ways!
The camera service center used my lens in an image for promotional advertising that was sent for repair only. The lens wasn't sent by courier for promotional business purposes. No doubt, the above combination of two expensive zoom lenses side by side creates positive business flow, but not one red cent of profit comes my way. There was no prior consent to use my lens for business advertising. There is no quick mention who owned the lens, or a link to this website where the AFS Nikon 200-400 f/4G VRII lens is promoted with numerous images the lens has captured. Using someone's privately own product, item or possession for promotional business advertising without consent from the original owner is crossing the grey area.

The AFS Nikon 200-400mm f/4G VRII has been used for more than a decade through the continents.