Kemi Olunloyo (the daughter to fmr Oyo state governor) comes with
fierce warnings in a threat to all bloggers who have ever used her photo
or photos on their blog.
Read what she said below:
AN URGENT OPEN LETTER TO ALL NIGERIAN BLOGGERS
#BREAKING : I have taken 14 blogs down overnight! My interns in
Toronto, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Baltimore and London scanned 526 blogs so
far on Google. Google notified you that a DCMA filing action has been
taken on your blog. I’m not dragging you to court. You have 14 days to
REMOVE all my pictures in your story. Every photographer mentioned in
the filing is also watching. STOP STEALING other people’s intellectual
property. RESPECT copyright. After 16 mos in 37 years back in this
country, It is time you all stop STEALING from celebrities, public
figures, music and film business people. Your Google adsense money has
also been DISABLED so you cannot collect a penny for hits on your blog.
Some of you still have your blogs up but all stories with me have been
blackened out. REMOVE the pics, file the papers and tell Google because
your adsense is blocked right now. I’m taking blogs down for DCMA
properties,you have to write me for copyright permission and if you
don’t they have to go to court to get your blogs back up. A US court.
lol as Nigeria does not handle copyright, DCMA and intellectual property
claims YET. I’m teaching a big lesson in copyright violations where
every blogger thinks they can be an instant Journalist. You are NOT! Go
to mainstream websites and see how they BUY pictures from Getty images,
AP, AFP and credit them. Learn how the system works. We are not in
America does not work anymore. The easiest way is to get rid of any of
my pictures off your blog. NOT just crediting them. Taking them DOWN
period. If your blog has a Facebook page, you used my picture as an
attachment to the story, you may be disabled for 30 days on Facebook.
This particularly applies to those of you blogging not on Google but
using other templates. Talk of Naija, Information Naija, Sex Life in
Naija, Naijj.com etc.
Write Keminications@yahoo.com now to clear copyright. All my photos
are $50, Getty/AFP are $150 each for bloggers. For example for 2 years I
have told one Ladun Liadi blog to take down all my 17 pics she stole
off my Facebook page which was copyrighted of Bisi Komolafe’s funeral
pictures in Ibadan. Not only did she not answer me, she refused to even
credit them and used my pics of my own hard work interviewing Yoruba
Nollywood celebrities who I knew nothing about to write a story saying I
went to chillin with celebs at a funeral disrespecting the family when I
was covering for HipHossip and Nigerian Tribune and the only media
outlet that had the complete video and interviews with each star.
RESPECT COPYRIGHT. Kemi is here!!
Go to MY BLOG and see the details of how to take action so as not to
lose your blog earnings especially those of you with ADVERTISERS. You
will lose their BUSINESS! This is just me, other celebrities may come
after you. Google will tell you to review your entire blog images.
When we begin to respect copyright in Nigeria, we will have a modern industry in all facets of media, music and film.
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