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# Tags are still on and they're hosting it themselves.
Looks fine to me.
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Tue 26 Feb 2008, 17:24, archived)
# I don't have a problem at all
I'm pretty rubbish at PS and doubt that anyone is going to nick my stuff. I am interested to know how this differs from Zoo/Nuts nicking things as the site clearly aims to make money and, obviously, has not asked permission.
(I helped save b3ta! Mod Edit, Tue 26 Feb 2008, 17:29, archived)
# Probably just scale.
Also, the site isn't charging money to look at the content.
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Tue 26 Feb 2008, 17:39, archived)
# Advertising revenue.
(I helped save b3ta! my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 26 Feb 2008, 17:40, archived)
# Yes, but it's free to look at,
where as the magazines are directly charging people to look at [your/someone's] work.
I'd say that was the major difference, which is what the question was.

I'm not saying neither of them are arses.
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Tue 26 Feb 2008, 17:44, archived)
# They'll still be earning money thanks to other peoples images.
I don't know how much money, and this issue doesn't really affect me as I'm too shit to have my work stolen.
(I helped save b3ta! my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 26 Feb 2008, 17:46, archived)
# Fair enough.
As I said, I'm not worried about it - it just seems a bit cheeky to me.
(I helped save b3ta! Mod Edit, Tue 26 Feb 2008, 17:47, archived)
# Oh, it is. But you can see it as free advertising or theft.
It all gets a bit blurry though. B3ta's front page has adverts on it, and I would guess is viewed buy people who don't visit the board. Is that different to that site? There's even an Email This To A Friend option.
At what point does a posted image go outside the remit of the poster?

/stir
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Tue 26 Feb 2008, 17:53, archived)
# Yes, but we post things on this board,
I suppose with the implicit permission that they can be used on the front page if deemed worthy.
If we have nothing to do with another site, they don't have the right to make money from our work.
(I helped save b3ta! my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 26 Feb 2008, 17:56, archived)
# Well, if you want to stir..
Yes, it is different. I don't see a problem with adverts (well, I don't like them but, you know). B3ta is offering original work produced by people who know what the score is when they post.

The emo site is offering stolen work to achieve an income. I think there is a big difference in principle but, as you say, the scale is small in this case.
(I helped save b3ta! Mod Edit, Tue 26 Feb 2008, 18:01, archived)