Just because I post a photo on the Internet, it does not give anyone the right to grab a copy and use it on their own site. It certainly does not give anyone the right to edit that image and remove it's watermark! Why do I say this? Well, a Music, Art, Film and Food print/online magazine here in Ireland did just that with one of my images. Was I annoyed when I saw the image on their site? Yes! Was I even more annoyed when I realised just what they had done? Oh hell yes!! I contacted the editor of the magazine and got the 'oh it was the intern' excuse. That's not a valid excuse. If they are an intern, they are there to learn under your guidance, you should have noticed the issue. The buck stops with you, the editor. Back in 2018, the European Court of Justice ruled that you the consent of the photographer if you wish to use their work online. The judges said: “The posting on a website of a photograph that was freely accessible on another website with the consent
My last gig of 2018 on the last night of 2018…
For a variety of reasons, I needed a break from my normal New Years Eve celebrations, so when a chance to go see Mik Pyro in Whelans with a friend arose, well, I jumped at it.
For those that don’t know, Mik Pyro was the front man of the brilliant Republic of Loose. Unfortunately, like many great Irish bands, the ‘Loose’ are no longer together, but that doesn’t stop Mik from playing some of their classics!
In between new material from Mik, we heard old Loose tracks like Comeback Girl, The Steady Song, Aaagh and a few others. As New Years Eve parties go, this one was hard to beat.
Anyway, it’s 2019 now, time to start planning some new gigs for this year!
Check out the photos below:
For a variety of reasons, I needed a break from my normal New Years Eve celebrations, so when a chance to go see Mik Pyro in Whelans with a friend arose, well, I jumped at it.
For those that don’t know, Mik Pyro was the front man of the brilliant Republic of Loose. Unfortunately, like many great Irish bands, the ‘Loose’ are no longer together, but that doesn’t stop Mik from playing some of their classics!
In between new material from Mik, we heard old Loose tracks like Comeback Girl, The Steady Song, Aaagh and a few others. As New Years Eve parties go, this one was hard to beat.
Anyway, it’s 2019 now, time to start planning some new gigs for this year!
Check out the photos below: