The ABS CBN issue: So that the public may know…
Posted by on April 18, 2008
Fifteen days ago, I made a blog post about the incident involving my three photos that were used by ABS CBN’s morning show Boy & Kris.
I never expected to receive huge feedback on this issue. I can’t even imagine people started forwarding messages with my previous blog post. Some even went to as far as creating threads in online forums.
I only have two reasons why I did that post. First, to call the attention of ABS CBN, and secondly, to warn other artists, photographers and bloggers to be more vigilant. The Internet is a vast space of resource, anybody can just download anything.
And today, April 18, 2008, fifteen days after this incident. ABS CBN and I have come to an agreement to resolve this problem. Moving forward, I will no longer talk about this issue. I will also be removing the old post now that my primary reason for posting has already been resolved.
I would like to thank all those who believed in my fight. To my friends who helped me in spreading the world over the cyberspace. To the members of the various online forums, you know who you are, thank you so much. A big big thank you also to the bloggers who blogged about my story and to all the Multipliers, you guys rock! You spread news like wildfire.
Just a short message to my fellow bloggers and photographers: be vigilant. Be very very vigilant. Do not be afraid. Stand up for your right. And Read the Intellectual Propertry Code of the Philippines.
To the print and broadcast media, please, respect the rights of every copyright owner. I myself wouldn’t mind if you will use my photos as long as you ask my permission. Respect, that’s what we want.
I now rest my case…
nice to hear that you were able to sort it out with the “big media”
bloggers rock!
Eric, the Cathedral Museum of Cebu now has a new website, please include it in your blogroll, thanks, hehehe..
www dot cathedralmuseum dot com
I’m happy for you.
I think you saw my posts in PEx already.
What I didn’t do in the past, at least… you did it. It’s good that somebody told the staff of ABSCBN about this stuff.
you’re the man enrico. great job.
i’m glad the issue has been resolved.
buti naman na-resolve…pero napakalaking kahihiyan pa rin yun sa abscbn…
I hope you are a millionaire now!
natauhan na po ba sila?
nagsisi or what?
thanks for mentioning multipliers
I also posted the blog you made.
I also uploaded it on YouTube
try mo search…
Good work dude! These media conglomerates have to also be vigilant and try to not step on us little people who are just trying to exist in this vast online landscape.
In case you haven’t heard there is another one of our fellow artists still fighting the good fight:
(see http://blackmage9.deviantart.com/journal/17876942/)
Her picture was used for a poster now being used in public without her permission. What’s worse, it was clearly still her in the photo… only her face was edited out. =(
Can’t these guys get their own photos? Sheesh.
thats a great news. buti nmn naresolved na wag na sana maulit.
so nakamagkano ka bostsip?
congrats… ibang laban na to..