This is not the first time that Panay News, a local newspaper based in Iloilo City has used my images without my permission.
Last year, they used one of my photos in their online version. It was also last year when their Ilonggo language paper HUBLAS used two of my photographs which even included the byahilo.com watermarks.
But this year is a different story. They didn’t just 2, but four of my photographs that were taken between Dinagyang 2006 to 2008.
It is really a shame that these tradional media resort to photo grabbing and not even giving credit to the copyright owner. Worse, at least one of these photographs have watermarks removed.
I do not know if these newspaper still has what we call journalistic ethics? Prove to the Ilonggo people that you still hav the credibility as a newspaper.
What you did is plain and simple stealing of photographs which I owned.
I sent Panay News an e-mail, but what have they done? They simply ignored it. Didn’t even bothered to reply. Probably they thought that they can just easily get away with these because they are from the traditional media, and I am just a blogger.
I challenge you Panay News to answer my e-mail demand.
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Another page of the newspaper showed my photos again
The same photo which also appeared in my blog in 2006.
In another page, they did a story on Tribu Ilonganon and again, my photo was used without permission
My version of that photo appeared here in my blog last 2006
Now how can Panay News explain how did this happen? that my photos landed in their pages without even asking for my permission.
What Panay News did was simply steal my photos and use it for their stories.
Kahuluya sa inyo. Ginakawat nyo lang mga pictures nyo nga gina gamit nyo sa inyo newspaper!
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