Another Flickr photo flicked!

It sure seems like Flickr is a hotspot for copyright thievery.  What is particularly striking in this particular case is that the alleged copyright thief is no other than a government agency!

The Department of Information and Public relation, Uttarakhand (a state in India) has allegedly used Subir’s photo for the publicity of MahaKumbh 2010 without his permission, using their own interpretation and caption for the photograph.

Whom would you approach if you had a bone to pick with a government agency violating your copyright?

Major Publication Rips Off Flickr Photo

The Times of India is a major English-language daily in India; ToI often claims to be the English newspaper with the largest circulation in the country, if not the world. They are a publication with great clout in the country and an individual can barely imagine taking on a legal battle with such a Goliath. But it seems like Arun Ganesh (PlaneMad on Flickr) has chosen to be the David who stands up for his work. In this photo on Flickr, he points out what he believes to be the proof of ToI’s transgression.His original photograph is here.

‘Thank you for Stealing My Work, Times of India’, says Arun. Wonder what the publication has to say to this allegation!