Iconic Britain

Don't think anyone on here (that I'm aware of? uses flickr besids me and acksaw) but still interesting to know:

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Microsoft are running a photo competition entitled Iconic Britain sponsored by Nikon.

You can vote on a pre-selected image or use LiveSearch to find an image and submit it.

The images Live Search pulls up give no reference to the original image/webpage/creator.
We can only assume Microsoft have stolen these and are hosting them on their own servers.

Microsoft also state that it is the responsibility of those entering the competition to ensure the images are not subject to copyright.
WHEN MICROSOFT DO NOT TELL YOU WHERE THE IMAGES HAVE COME FROM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I urge you to type your flickr name into the searchbox, www.iconicbritain.co.uk and see if you can find any of your own copyrighted images. I found a couple of mine! and they are signed!!!!


You can read the discussion about this in the Strobist group,
www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/discuss/72157606438380842/
And this from Pro-Imaging.org
www.pro-imaging.org/content/view/374/173/

Should you have issue with use of your images then I urge you to contact the people running the competition
[email protected]
And Simon Coleman, General Manager, Imaging Division, Nikon UK Ltd, one of the judges.
[email protected]

Spotted 3 of my photographs soon, will write a complaint when I get back from my milk round :{