tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post2247455355333078818..comments2023-10-11T06:13:42.738-07:00Comments on CAKE ON THE BRAIN: BAD KARMA TO PEOPLE WHO STEAL BLOGGERS' CONTENTCakebrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11105616222969699846noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-39409030095297015002013-10-23T18:53:17.658-07:002013-10-23T18:53:17.658-07:00Tina,
People who post from FB are a pain because I...Tina,<br />People who post from FB are a pain because I cannot access the original person who stole or perpetuated the stolen image. Pinterest I check daily and find at least 7 or 8 pins from FB. It is taking me hours. I know I am losing the war, but on principle this is the war that I will fight until I die. It will be ongoing, this rice pudding picture. Like you, I am busy. I work full time and also care for my children. However, if I did not have time to do something properly, I would not do it at all. It would please bloggers around the world if everyone just not copy a photo or recipe without a link to the source or attribution. If you don't have time, which we all don't these days, then don't use it and err on the side of caution. Yes, you may use my photo but please link back to the original recipe. There is something about using photos with recipes that is so important...that it illustrates the recipe it accompanies. Otherwise it's just false advertising. Some mothers like you cannot afford to leave home to work and so earn a living by blogging and so it in a way is like taking money away from them and their hard work. It is an investment of time and money for many bloggers...me included. It behooves us to help these hard working bloggers who create original content and give credit where credit is due. <br />I personally would feel irritated if a delicious photo enticed me to make the accompanying recipe...and in the end it did not look anything like the picture. Cakebrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105616222969699846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-92153939697451758102013-10-20T20:42:25.157-07:002013-10-20T20:42:25.157-07:00Hello! Thank you for bringing to my attention that...Hello! Thank you for bringing to my attention that the photo I copied from facebook with the recipe posted did not go together and the photo is actually yours. I NEVER claimed to own the recipes I post (or photos) as I get them from facebook, because so many good ones are posted and I lose track of them so easily. I truly am sorry that I posted it with ignorance, just assuming they go together. When I started the blog, I was not using any photos (you can go back and look at the beginning of the blog) but then I had readers tell me that photos would be appreciated with the recipes. Well, since they are not my recipes (and I am a mom of 7 children...our family of 9 living on one income) I cannot afford to go out and buy every ingredient to make every recipe just to take my own photos. So I copy the photo posted with the recipe. Also, being the mom of 7 children (6 schoolaged, 2 of which are homeschooled), I do not have the time to research every photo before posting. I do give credit where credit is due. Most photos have watermarks or links on them; I NEVER crop or mess with photos. I would like to ask your permission to keep your photo and just add your link to the recipe. I feel this can only help you out and give you more traffic. Thank you for your time and understanding. (((hugs)))momof8https://www.blogger.com/profile/05646842877725211229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-22096113492171683832013-10-17T20:49:09.224-07:002013-10-17T20:49:09.224-07:00Christine,
This is a lot more pain than I initiall...Christine,<br />This is a lot more pain than I initially thought. The picture is everywhere. Every time I go on line, I google it and find more. This is only one image too. I dare not look for others. I peeked at my chocolate rose and immediately saw tons of sites come up. It is sucking up all my time. I would rather spend time with my kids. I am thinking of deleting my blog of just making it private after all these years. I am very tired. FB is the hardest for me to reach. I believe it was one of the first places where it was stolen, along with Key Ingredient. Pinterest is a daily thing and I still find it being pinned to the stupid Mom's Old Fashioned Rice Pudding recipe. Let's face it, mom doesn't make rice pudding look like that! I am getting bitter. Thank you for following up. You are a good person. Cakebrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105616222969699846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-61115000694513933552013-10-16T19:13:04.298-07:002013-10-16T19:13:04.298-07:00Cakebrain, I obtained it from a facebook timeline ...Cakebrain, I obtained it from a facebook timeline photo from a recipe group. When I asked them they said it was fine to post it to the blog. I thought it was their photo ): I can't check which group it was because I deactivated my fb acct. Again sorry for the confusion and stressMoirakrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03356277726768858913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-25974122460241582232013-10-16T15:44:57.593-07:002013-10-16T15:44:57.593-07:00Christine,
Thank you for the apology and I forgive...Christine,<br />Thank you for the apology and I forgive you! thank you for deleting it and rest assured I do lots of stupid things too! <br />Hoping you continue to enjoy sharing all the hard work through hyperlinking--I call it "link love". It really helps our foodie community. I don't want bloggers to stop sharing. We want to promote one another. Cakebrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105616222969699846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-91820517159817509422013-10-16T07:59:25.191-07:002013-10-16T07:59:25.191-07:00Please accept my apology for using your photo, I h...Please accept my apology for using your photo, I have removed it as soon as I recieved your notice. http://senselesshousewife.blogspot.com/2013/08/rice-pudding.html<br /><br />I feel stupid and will now go through and check all my past posts and do the same. I honestly did not mean any harm to you or others.Moirakrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03356277726768858913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-35484808236918256752013-10-14T21:10:13.693-07:002013-10-14T21:10:13.693-07:00thisisme,
I accept your apology in whatever spirit...thisisme,<br />I accept your apology in whatever spirit it was given. Sometimes what one person deems insignificant and petty is quite meaningful to another. In my case my intellectual property is very important to me. This is how I built my career. <br />It is Thanksgiving today. I had my family over for a fantastic turkey dinner with all the trimmings. It was the first time my children were really significantly able to help me in the preparation of the meal. I have much to be thankful for in my life. I am so proud of them they are finally growing old enough to start to bake and cook in the kitchen with me. This blog was initially started when I was on maternity leave in order to be a legacy of some sort; full of family stories and recipes that hopefully they could come back and read when I am gone. So though some people have blogs to make money or as a hobby, mine was actually created as a connection to my children and hopefully future grandchildren. Each post, all the words and all the images are there for my children. Though I love to share with the entire world, really it's for them. This is for them. I want it to represent the best of me. Cakebrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105616222969699846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-85582286899908505232013-10-14T17:45:13.365-07:002013-10-14T17:45:13.365-07:00I am very sorry thAt your picture appeared on my b...I am very sorry thAt your picture appeared on my blog without your permission and I am even more sorry for the upset it has caused you. I hope you will accept this in the spirit in which it is being sent. Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-79379853159941150812013-10-14T10:44:08.323-07:002013-10-14T10:44:08.323-07:00Thank you Monica! You rock!Thank you Monica! You rock!Cakebrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105616222969699846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-64801601519545612222013-10-14T10:09:11.023-07:002013-10-14T10:09:11.023-07:00t,
Thank you for the kind words! I am so needing t...t,<br />Thank you for the kind words! I am so needing this reaffirmation that the foodie world has kind people in it right now. Yes, I noticed that thisisme didn't apologize in either her first contact with me and her following ones. Goes to show her blog, which I noticed had a recent post about "meanness" is ironic.Cakebrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105616222969699846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-7084643350148853942013-10-14T10:07:11.602-07:002013-10-14T10:07:11.602-07:00thisisme,
Put this in perspective. If you had ini...thisisme,<br />Put this in perspective. If you had initially said "sorry. oops. I didn't know how" and asked me how to delete it and then just done it, I would have told you how to do it & had not had to post you on my Wall of Shame. It is my only recourse as a blogger. I had already asked you politely to delete it and you politely declined. Your initial response was not friendly but quite mean. You just ignored my request and asserted the fact that you thought you were right. I took it to mean that you were going to keep the image on your blog. The fact that the only reason you are deleting it is for the fact I have your image on my blog is funny. You realize of course that the screenshot is perfectly legal. It is a snapshot of what you have put out publicly. You really need to delete your image and name from your blog if you don't want others there. Go study Pinterest copyright laws and also Creative Commons Copyright law. <br /> If you are having your own problems with the death of a family member that's one thing. I believe it is an excuse to redirect sympathy to you. I myself am going in for major surgery in two weeks and I have two young children myself. Your post has ruined my Thanksgiving weekend (we celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada today) and this interaction with you has left me feeling quite sad about some people's belief that the world revolves around them. This isn't a competition to gain sympathy. However, I have also encountered several people who are quite sorry and are willing to delete my image from their sites quickly and they are more than friendly in my interactions with them. If I were you, I'd now check all your blog posts to ensure that you haven't done this to other bloggers' work as they now know.Cakebrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105616222969699846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-90899499011198006372013-10-14T06:17:43.726-07:002013-10-14T06:17:43.726-07:00Thanks for letting me know the picture did not go ...Thanks for letting me know the picture did not go with the recipe, I am going to delete that post and post the correct recipe with the picture, The picture is the main reason I posted this recipe, it looks delicious.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15894398600600966023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-22376949112847996762013-10-14T03:43:39.254-07:002013-10-14T03:43:39.254-07:00I see also, that you have seen fit to put MY photo...I see also, that you have seen fit to put MY photo on your blog. It would have been courteous if you could have asked MY permission before doing so. Please delete my photo from this post. Thank you.Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-2105467332989712412013-10-14T03:04:47.135-07:002013-10-14T03:04:47.135-07:00I have now deleted the image, as requested. I was...I have now deleted the image, as requested. I wasn't going to bother to say any more, but in view of your reply to my quite reasonable comment above, I am going to. You're obviously in a right state about this. Do you know what, my daughter's best friend and my granddaughter's Godmother passed away a week ago, aged 42. She leaves behind a three year old daughter. Perhaps this will put things into perspective for you. Now THAT really is something to get in a state about. Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-36168562493945491772013-10-14T02:47:51.820-07:002013-10-14T02:47:51.820-07:00If you could tell me how to delete the image, I wi...If you could tell me how to delete the image, I will do so., I went into the blog post, and right clicked, but it didn't give me the option of either cutting it or deleting it.Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-18937208861395501902013-10-13T13:35:10.674-07:002013-10-13T13:35:10.674-07:00Dear Cakebrain,
I love your blog. Your pictures ar...Dear Cakebrain,<br />I love your blog. Your pictures are lovely and are my go to for baking inspiration. I believe a watermark will help me identify a picture or website when pinning it. I especially like it when I can say "hey I know that blog". Do what you need to do to take care of yourself. Hopefully most of us just want inspiration not to profit. And I will say what thisisme failed to say I'm sorry this has happened.t.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11708731630613035310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-46763916240039882192013-10-13T13:30:56.483-07:002013-10-13T13:30:56.483-07:00Dear Cakebrain,
I love your blog. Your pictures ar...Dear Cakebrain,<br />I love your blog. Your pictures are lovely and are my go to for baking inspiration. I believe a watermark will help me identify a picture or website when pinning it. I especially like it when I can say "hey I know that blog". Do what you need to do to take care of yourself. Hopefully most of us just want inspiration not to profit. And I will say what thisisme failed to say I'm sorry this has happened.t.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11708731630613035310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-11321498354822697072013-10-13T11:48:11.338-07:002013-10-13T11:48:11.338-07:00thisisme,
regardless of whether you intended to do...thisisme,<br />regardless of whether you intended to do wrong initially, it would be courteous to delete the image from your site when asked by a fellow blogger once you realize that you were in the wrong. Whether or not you took it directly from my blog is not the issue. The image is still mine. I am the originating source. You can easily check online if you care to. Facebook and Pinterest is notorious for not attributing to original people's posts. So now that you are being pointed into the correct direction, just follow my advice and say "sorry. I'll delete it". Then do it. Please do due diligence with Pinterest and Facebook and other social media if you are going to repost other people's photos. So I disagree with you about doing wrong. It is illegal to do what you did. Now the right thing to do is just delete my image and be done with it. This is common courtesy. thank you.Cakebrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105616222969699846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-48684394500572481342013-10-13T08:03:28.646-07:002013-10-13T08:03:28.646-07:00Hallo! I received your e-mail, where you have com...Hallo! I received your e-mail, where you have commented on a blog post that I wrote THREE YEARS ago! I'm sorry, but I get all my images from Pinterest.; Three years ago, I had only recently started blogging, and didn't realize about linking back to photos. I can assure you that I always (and have done as soon as I learnt about it) say in my posts that, if appropriate, "all images in this post are courtesy of Pinterest" and I put a link to their site. There is no way that I would have taken it from your blog, because I had never heard of it until I received the e-mail from you earlier today. I'm always more than willing to put my hand up if I have done something wrong, but, in this case, I certainly did not take anything off your blog. Any of my blogging friends will tell you that, even if I want to copy a verse from their blog, I always ask them if I may use it (even though it might be out there all over the internet anyway. To me, that is just common courtesy. All best wishes to you.Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.com