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poliphilo ([personal profile] poliphilo) wrote2004-10-27 11:23 pm
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What?

One of my friends- a person I thought extremely sympathique- has been caught stealing other people's photographs and posting them as their own. Within the past couple of hours their journal has been deleted.

Many of the filched pictures came from this site http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/France/photo100850.htm

I am shocked and disappointed.

Why would anyone do such a thing?
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[identity profile] karenkay.livejournal.com 2004-10-27 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. My. God.

I share your disappointment. And I can't answer your question.:(

[identity profile] morrison-maiden.livejournal.com 2004-10-28 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oh dear. I saw a post in the [livejournal.com profile] photo_grrls community, that someone else had a website with photos that were stolen from community members and others. None of mine were on that site. I don't know if I should have felt relieved or insulted, lol

[identity profile] jackiejj.livejournal.com 2004-10-28 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
I will miss her, and I wish she had offered a chance for conversation. I think she is devastated.

She is probably very young, and she seemed like a very kind, rather ingenuous person.

I thought she was a marvelous photographer! And she may be--she says she also uses her own photographs.

This makes me very sad. Her father's ill, and she's in trouble, and she's cut off any chance to talk.

Wow.

[identity profile] aftertorless.livejournal.com 2004-10-28 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
I always wonder that, as well, particularly if I've grown fairly close to the individual. Why would anyone claim another's words, images, thoughts, as their own, without at least citing the source? Is it blatantly malicious? Do they aspire to a quality of work that they don't think they can produce, yet want to? It's confusing and sad, really.

Wanting to be Liked

[identity profile] arielstarshadow.livejournal.com 2004-10-28 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Self-esteem, most likely, played a part. We all want to be liked, to be loved. We all want people to think we are brilliantly creative, fascinating, amazing people. Sometimes, we forget that we really are such amazing beings and we feel that we aren't worthy, and thus we scramble about, trying to find a way to make us seem "better" so that more people will like us and want to talk to us and be our friend.
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