Comments on: PhotoSketch Turns Your Sketches into Photo Montages http://www.petapixel.com/2009/10/09/photosketch-turns-your-sketches-into-photo-montages/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Zhang http://www.petapixel.com/2009/10/09/photosketch-turns-your-sketches-into-photo-montages/comment-page-1/#comment-3160 Michael Zhang Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:31:37 +0000 http://www.petapixel.com/?p=3259#comment-3160 Right. Though, a web service might be able to search only through images that aren't copyrighted. The pool of such photos seems to be growing. Right. Though, a web service might be able to search only through images that aren't copyrighted. The pool of such photos seems to be growing.

]]> By: Michael Zhang http://www.petapixel.com/2009/10/09/photosketch-turns-your-sketches-into-photo-montages/comment-page-1/#comment-1915 Michael Zhang Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:31:37 +0000 http://www.petapixel.com/?p=3259#comment-1915 Right. Though, a web service might be able to search only through images that aren't copyrighted. The pool of such photos seems to be growing. Right. Though, a web service might be able to search only through images that aren't copyrighted. The pool of such photos seems to be growing.

]]> By: Miles http://www.petapixel.com/2009/10/09/photosketch-turns-your-sketches-into-photo-montages/comment-page-1/#comment-1913 Miles Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:08:21 +0000 http://www.petapixel.com/?p=3259#comment-1913 Fascinating at the technology is, when you say "photographs obtained from the web" I assume the program searches Google or similar, in which case it's a copyright nightmare and a huge threat to photographers who share their work online. Google images search is not a fricking replacement for stock photography and just because something is used in part or as a background does not mean the copyright is stripped.<br><br>I know this is an academic exercise at this point and that it has limited commercial use but it's always disappointing to see this attitude that images on the web are a free for all. Fascinating at the technology is, when you say “photographs obtained from the web” I assume the program searches Google or similar, in which case it's a copyright nightmare and a huge threat to photographers who share their work online. Google images search is not a fricking replacement for stock photography and just because something is used in part or as a background does not mean the copyright is stripped.

I know this is an academic exercise at this point and that it has limited commercial use but it's always disappointing to see this attitude that images on the web are a free for all.

]]> By: Ilan http://www.petapixel.com/2009/10/09/photosketch-turns-your-sketches-into-photo-montages/comment-page-1/#comment-1910 Ilan Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:33:30 +0000 http://www.petapixel.com/?p=3259#comment-1910 Will it be the end of Stock Photography? <br>Nowadays you got enough online photo material to create any 'montage' you need. Will it be the end of Stock Photography?
Nowadays you got enough online photo material to create any 'montage' you need.

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