Manila Bulletin files counter suit - Yes its True..
I have been getting emails and sms about the story of yugatech.com - Manila Bulletin files counter against a photoblogger! yes its true.. I was hesitant to post it but while refrain from saying anything at the moment but just confirming that I finally got their counter suit and will prepare my reply.
The sms started yesterday and still get them as of this writing.. how do i feel? mixed emotions but the the fight for copyright and how this will affect any dealings with future copyright issues online pushes me forward.
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- sue a major daily
- get sued by a major daily
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July 18th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Anton, hindi ka nag-iisa!!! …. Ang dami nang biktima ng infringement eh. We wish you all the luck. — Nathaniel
July 18th, 2008 at 11:32 am
i am 100 percent supporting you.
July 18th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Keep fighting Anton.
MB are trying to scare you off. I doubt you will loose the case and then there counter claim will be thrown out of the court.
July 18th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
The cheek! The audacity! In other words…ang KAPAL NILA….
Who is the photo editor there by the way, maybe we should all start emailing him/or her….
Count me in if there is a rally.
But Anton, what can be worse than having someone use your work
without acknowledgment/payment?
The answer: Having someone else’s shitty photos credited to you. Yes , this happened to me….
July 18th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Stay brave, Anton!
Here’s one of the many photogs who’s supporting you all the way!
July 18th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
go-go-go dadi.Anton … like Mike said, they’re just trying to scare you off …
what’s really kewl is that this will be written in the pages of our history … kaya fight the good fight dadi.Anton
July 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
thank for your support.. it feels good to hear the support of others… hopefully this case can teach and make people aware of copyright infringement online..
rally? sounds interesting…
July 18th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
You will win this case and MB knows it and that’s why they are harassing you, im pretty sure more antics and scare tactics will be used against you
You can do this.
Just schedule an Anton-Sheker-Support-EB and we’ll be there
July 18th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Go Anton!
They’re just filing a countersuit just to scare you
July 18th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
We’ll support you all the way! God Bless Anton!
July 18th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Ask your legal counsel about any precedent in Filipino courts to counter-counter-file against Manila Bulletin (or MaBu as I’ve taken to calling them) for barratry or abuse of process. You know this already, but ganking a photographer’s work to use as feature material in a for-profit publication without attribution or stated permission is definitely well outside the bounds of “fair use.”
July 19th, 2008 at 2:57 am
Fight the good fight Anton. Ü
July 19th, 2008 at 5:32 am
Salamat at may matapang tulad ni Anton na tumayo at lumaban sa mga mapang-abuso.
Sana manalo ka sa kaso ng hindi na maulit at lumala ang katulad ng ginawa ng MB.
Salamat ulit sa pagiging matapang mo, Anton. Suportado ka namin.
July 19th, 2008 at 5:45 am
Its about time we stood up for our rights and be one as photographers… were all behind you anton!
July 19th, 2008 at 6:12 am
It’s good that your still willing to fight on… you can count on my support.
July 19th, 2008 at 6:56 am
goodluck sir…
just want to say that we support you..
July 19th, 2008 at 7:03 am
Anton, I’m thinking baka we can find a way to have the photographer’s community behind you. Any ideas? Let me know and I’ll do what i can to make it happen.
Leo
July 19th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Fuck Manila Bulletin. Their so called newspaper is a knock-off of any other american newspapers, they should be paying those fuckers money too!
They call themselves journalist but they fucking steal content and images. What a bunch of fucking amateurs.
P.S: pardon my french….
July 19th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Go Anton,fight MB! Whatever move you do were behind you!
July 19th, 2008 at 9:43 am
isang pagpupugay sa iyo! ipagpatuloy ang sinimulan at kasama mo kami. mabuhay!
July 19th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
You’ll be an inspiration to the others out there who are also victims of this kind of infringement. May you win the case, Sir.
Stay strong and be proud as you are already a hero…
July 19th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
It’s great you’re fighting the good fight for photographers. More power!
July 19th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
We wish you the best, Anton!
July 19th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Shame on them! No wonder they are one of the poorly circulated newspapers.
July 19th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Anton, we at Nikon Club Philippines are with you all the way. Just let us know what we can do to help…
July 19th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
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July 20th, 2008 at 5:51 am
Another vote of support for you, Anton. I’ll start by not buying the Manila Bulletin until they admit they’re wrong and subsequently make amends.
I don’t want to patronize a newspaper that steals.
July 20th, 2008 at 11:28 am
hi, anton!
laban kung laban…=)
now we have a whole new meaning when we say “taking photos / pictures”.
MB just did it literally. it’s not about shooting pictures anymore, it’s about stealing.
you have my support =)
July 20th, 2008 at 11:52 am
I’m supporting you Anton.
July 20th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Hi Anton, this is carlo carlos of exposure photography club. In behalf of the members, We are here to support you!
July 20th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
kaya pala makapal ang dyaryo ng MB, kasing thick ng face nila! ahihihihi…i support you Anton!
July 20th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
God Bless and good luck, Anton. You can count on my support.
July 20th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
yup, count me in for any kind of help… no matter how small it may be… =).
July 20th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
You have my support…
Good Luck & God Bless…
July 20th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Anton:
We’re rooting for you! Do not lose heart.
July 20th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
hi Anton,
God bless. here to support you…
July 20th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
God Bless your fight Anton!
July 21st, 2008 at 9:22 am
kasama po kami sa inyong pakikibaka. GBU
July 21st, 2008 at 9:48 am
Kapal naman! Ngayon, ang nagnakaw na ang nagdedemanda! What’s wrong wit the world mama?!
July 21st, 2008 at 4:52 pm
I am following the case carefully…The Manila Bulletin will throw everything at you, including the thier kitchen sink.You should get legal support…
July 21st, 2008 at 4:54 pm
I will be willing to picket Manila Bulletin anytime..he he since we already did this in the 80’s when thier labor union went on strike.Sulong!
July 21st, 2008 at 6:37 pm
I offer and join you in prayer that you may be guided by God and given a sturdy faith in your pursuit of justice.
Stay the course, friend.
victor
July 22nd, 2008 at 10:56 am
My full support for you Anton.
See you soon.
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:12 pm
A gallant fight that needs to be done. Tuloy ang laban!
July 24th, 2008 at 9:40 am
You have my support
good luck!
July 24th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Good luck, Anton! This will be a landmark case, and we hope you get the justice that we all deserve.
July 24th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Anton,
I guess it’s just SOP by the major daily’s lawyers - when being sued, immediately counter-sue. It’s just legal tactics. IANAL, but I hope they don’t start buying out judges because any judge in his or her right mind should know who has the moral high ground here…
July 24th, 2008 at 11:31 am
I know its a risk… considering that they filed a counter suit, but I admire your courage and will support your purpose.
Lets fight not only for anton but for every photographers rights!
July 24th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Let us know how we can help. May justice be on your side.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Stay strong sir. We’re behind you all the way… Just like what the other’s are saying it’s just a way to scare you off. I don’t think they can scare us photographers just like that. Fight kung fight.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Anton,
Rest assured that the whole PinoyPhotography.Org forum and Camera Club is behind you and will support you all the way. Let’s fight for what is right.
Deo P.
July 24th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Stay strong bro. Everyone is behind you on this.
Jon
July 24th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Anton,
Thank you for taking the initiative by standing up to the rights of photographers.
Vernes
July 24th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
As part of the academic community (visual arts), its my duty to inform my students about current events in particular, those related to the industry of visual arts. We as teachers would like to reiterate among our students the value of original content and respect intellectual copyrights. Let your case be an example and we hope it would create awareness not only to the media but to all stakeholders.
Mon Corpuz
Faculty, SDA - MMA
DLS - CSB
July 25th, 2008 at 12:15 am
wow. that really takes the cake. i will not buy manila bulletin anymore.
July 25th, 2008 at 7:16 am
I blogged, plurked, and tweeted about this. You guys should, too. Keep the fire burning until no one can turn their back on the issue, media included, and MB’s moral authority will be severely questioned, just like the Malu Fernandez issue.
July 25th, 2008 at 7:45 am
Tuloy mo ang laban pare. Akala siguro ng MB kaya nilang brasuhin ang mga artist/photographer.
Go, madami kaming nasa likod mo.
July 26th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
You are not aone.
Mind you, the Manila Bulletin is not the only publication that infringes copyright. Another publication recently infringed a copyrighted photograph from our website. We sent them a demand letter and the editor of the section has not replied in any proper way whatsoever. He never even apologized. Gets me wanting to ask him, “TAO KA BA?”
They cropped out our watermark but forgot about the watermarks on the license plates with our logos.
They instead acted upon it by issuing a stupid “erratum” apologizing for the error. It is NOT an error. It is a malicious violation of copyright which as a respected major daily they should be responsible. The photograph was never authorized for publishing nor did they ever ask permission.
July 28th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Anton, our group Desert Fox shooters photography club in Saudi Arabia are behind you against this MB news company stealing photos from you.
July 28th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
It is high time that Filipino
photographers here in the Philippines
fight for their rights.
July 30th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
hey anton - good luck and i’m with you on this! i think this is going to be something that will help all photographers.
One thing that all of us could also benefit from this is - what exactly are our rights for our photos here? How can we file for a copyright? I saw that there’s a law about it but I have never read it. It’s time for me to be familiar with that.
August 11th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Hi there,
Good luck with this. Please keep us updated via your blog and DPP. Post if you need any kind of help. We’ll be spreading the word.
August 14th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
anton,
we met in basilica del Sto. Niño during the sinulog. i think it was 2005 or 04. i’m from cebu.
mabuhay ka! it’s about time that these publication/s who have the habbit to have a “free ride” on pix which are not their property, to have a good challenge.
idadasal ko that you’ll win the case para ma leksyon na sila. at sana you’ll take a big chunk from their sealed piggy banks.
GODSPEED!
vic
August 15th, 2008 at 7:07 am
Vic,
No need for the introduction, I remember you see you every year in cebu… and not to forget seeing your name in the list of winners in the sinulog photo contest too!
We are going for our last mediation meeting, so far they are not moving.. so looks like we are going to court..