Comments on: Armenia: Future is Open

By: Onnik

Onnik — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:28:19 +0000

Bizarre. Despite being allowed free use of my images as long as there is a credit, Future is Open instead simply removed them. This was not necessary. A credit was — as was stipulated when they requested use, and according to my copyright.

Seems like they wanted free use, but without having to credit the photographer i.e. me. Strange, but typical of a country where copyright infringement is rampant and where the hard work of a small number of photojournalists is not appreciated. Sigh.

By: Onnik

Onnik — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:05:57 +0000

Future is Open has now contacted me and said they’ll add my credit in the next few days.

By: Onnik Krikorian

Onnik Krikorian — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:50:31 +0000

Interesting to compare the Western approach to copyright infringement and that in Armenia where property of any sort is not respected.

For example, in 2006 I was commissioned to do some work for Habitat for Humanity (http://oneworld.blogsome.com/category/habitat-for-humanity/) and they recently used one on their web site without credit.

http://www.habitat.am/

When informed of the ommission they INSTANTLY added it. I am still waiting for a response from Future is Open who used the images free of charge.

By: Onnik

Onnik — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:48:46 +0000

I have not received any response from Future is Open about the violation of terms for use of my images on their web site and I’ve also discovered they’ve used other images without credit. The situation is appalling and must change now.

As it is I haven’t even received a thanks let alone an apology or word that they’ll add a credit so they can still use the images. Amazing.

By: Armenia & the South Caucasus | The Caucasian Knot » Blog Archive » Armenia: More Copyright Violations

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:02:09 +0000

[…] Ter-Petrossian-linked Zhamanak newspaper (here and here), and one local NGO, Future is Open (see here). For the record, once again, here are the terms of the Creative Commons License for […]

By: Onnik

Onnik — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:18:12 +0000

There’s also something on Yerevan Children’s Home:

http://www.oneworld.am/photojournalism/yerevan_childrens_home/index.html

And work on SOS Kinderdorf as well as for UNICEF and EveryChild at:

http://oneworld.blogsome.com/category/everychild/

http://oneworld.blogsome.com/category/unicef/

http://oneworld.blogsome.com/category/sos-kinderdorf/

By: Onnik

Onnik — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:00:18 +0000

Incidentally, two audio slideshows of my photos from children’s institutions in Armenia and Georgia are available online at:

http://www.oneworld.am/photojournalism/nor_kharberd/

http://www.oneworld.am/photojournalism/kutaisi/index.html