A Suggestion For Those Who Post In The Counterfeit Forum

A place to discuss & share pictures of counterfeit knives. Please be sure to alert the AAPK community if you spot one. Also make sure to ask questions if you are not certain about the authenticity of a knife you are considering buying or selling. There are plenty of great people here willing to help.
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You aren't alone Ken, I didn't understand either and I have been this way since 1952.
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One issue: who owns the photos on Facebook or eBay or whatever site they are from?

Couldn't this be an issue for AAPK?
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The easiest way would be to upload the pictures to a webhosting site like IMGUR.com
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56Dodgers wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:25 pm One issue: who owns the photos on Facebook or eBay or whatever site they are from?

Couldn't this be an issue for AAPK?
It depends who took the picture, but precedent basically says no. AAPK is not using their pictures to market a product or a brand, and never claimed them to be their own. Intellectual product is usually owned by whoever created it, aka took the picture, unless they produced it while working under contract for someone else.
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Are people allow to save and repost ebay photos? How is that allowed?
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It is my understanding that copyright doesn't apply for educational purposes, and that's what we're doing here. If I'm wrong, please educate me, thanks.
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One thing I learned in writing my books is if a picture is in the "public domain" and has no copywrite restrictions attached to it, it can be reproduced. Another consideration is do you intend to profit from someone's work. I use company logo's all the time on my website to link to that company for information such as history. My website is non-profit because I don't sell or gain anything.

Like the pictures on Google Maps, they have the warning at the bottom that "images MAY BE subject to copywrite" but up at the top are the buttons to print or share the picture, so they're in the public domain and available for use. It can get confusing but I believe we're okay in this situation, it's simply for discussion. Just my thoughts on the subject.
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