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GameInformer stole our graphic!
I wouldn't mind so much if they had linked back to us but they didn't
I was surprised to see the Ban Hammer/Swastika Emblem graphic on GameInformer. Please note that they edited it to remove the Swastika so technically, they also changed our original work.
I was more surprised that it didn't link back to us. It is in a Member Blog but still some effort would have been appreciated.
There is a link immediately connected but it goes to an internal GameInformer story.
That Ban Hammer graphic is original work by the way. Not mine obviously and I accept the fact that I stole it from Coxxorz in the first place, but at least it was from our own site.
I am not saying I am perfect in linking back to other's work but I do try.
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on 28 Nov 2010 8:57 PM /by Saint
When I search for images, I just use Google Images and never know if the site is the actual creator of the image or not. I referenced the GI story because they posted on it too. I have edited the image to reflect your ownership and regret any inconvenience caused by this issue. Cheers.
Which was a reply to this comment by some GI user called Blackwalt:
on 28 Nov 2010 8:06 PM
I was pleased to find one our graphics used – the Ban Hammer.
Although I would have appreciated getting credit for our work. Such as a link back to our site (http://www.herdofcats.ca/node/5551) as opposed to using the graphic and linking immediately back to GameInformer.
Credit due.
Thanks.
Which I admit was politer than my usually comments. Anyhow, he fixed it, and fast.
And who doesn't use google images?
When you click on a thumbnail in the Google images search, it opens the page the image was found on. And the link on the right to the "Full-size image" (a favourite of Google image stealers like me) is directly beneath the larger link to the "Website for this image".
Q.E.D.
I kinda stole it too. The base hammer graphic came from a photo of a Mjolnir replica by Diamond Select Toys. Xbox logo and "BAN" type added by me.
But yeah, that guy stole our graphic. He at least deserves a shameless plug to HoC posted in his comments!
them hard.