I think linking a pic on this forum to discuss say, a weird molt or whatever could count as 'not for profit educational purposes' under the 'fair usage' clause, so it would definitely be decent to ask the owner's permission and not prerequisite as opposed to say, using the pic as my avatar or in my signature. The owner could still apply for a take down under DMCA if he hasn't given permission though. Depends on the ISP.
Simply crediting the owner counts naught legally, but it is the decent thing to do, and most owners in most situations are happy with that if nobody is profiting financially.

Yeah, for the Magnificent One to legally get the poster guy to stop making money off of his hard work will cost him money..

Basically up to the end users to decide to buy or not to buy, but hey, is just photos, like spiders. Who cares? :sarcasm:

I've used DMCA take downs before on a couple of UK and US sites but someone using my photos on a poster and selling them is a new one for me. Looks like I now have to look into what legal action I can take on this but the chances are it will cost more than it's worth. I don't mind people posting my pics on forums as an example of a species or showing spermathecae etc but using them to make money is just theft.

I agree, it's absolutely criminal. Unfortunately, as you say, restitution is uneconomically expensive. You could try 'cease and desist or else' letter from lawyer. Worked both times I had to. The guy might stop and plead ignorance, or he could call your bluff.

Good luck!

Beautiful pics by the way.

I have seen these posters at most petshops installed in a frame next to the tarantula's display section, so that 'would-be-buyers' would be able to decide what they would like to buy, or to order.

I feel that a person buying a Tarantula should know the Latin name, hell if there was a petshop only selling Avicularia species with only the common names, I could just imagine the identification crises they would have seeing this is a list of Avicularia - Latin names only: "Feel free to try and get all the common names if you REALLY have nothing to do "

Avicularia affinis
Avicularia alticeps
Avicularia ancylochira
Avicularia anthracina
Avicularia arabica
Avicularia aurantiaca
Avicularia avicularia
Avicularia aymara
Avicularia azuraklaasi
Avicularia bicegoi
Avicularia braunshauseni
Avicularia caesia
Avicularia cuminami
Avicularia detrita
Avicularia diversipes
Avicularia doleschalli
Avicularia exilis
Avicularia fasciculata
Avicularia gamba
Avicularia geroldi
Avicularia glauca
Avicularia gracilis
Avicularia guyana
Avicularia hirschii
Avicularia hirsuta
Avicularia holmbergi
Avicularia huriana
Avicularia juruensis
Avicularia laeta
Avicularia leporina
Avicularia metallica
Avicularia minatrix
Avicularia nigrotaeniata
Avicularia ochracea
Avicularia palmicola
Avicularia panamensis
Avicularia parva
Avicularia plantaris
Avicularia pulchra
Avicularia purpurea
Avicularia rapax
Avicularia recifiensis
Avicularia rufa
Avicularia soratae
Avicularia subvulpina
Avicularia surinamensis
Avicularia taunayi
Avicularia tigrina
Avicularia ulrichea
Avicularia urticans
Avicularia velutina
Avicularia versicolor
Avicularia walckenaeri
Avicularia rutilans
Avicularia sooretama
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That is why I have never bought a tarantula from a petshop in ages. The last petshop swore they sold "Bolivian bird-eaters" when asked what the Scientific/ Latin name was, I was told it is a L.klugi. It's the same day I learnt why I never buy tarantulas from a petshop. There was a molt in the Vivarium and I wanted to sex the tarantula and told him if he wouldn't mind me having a look at the molt, to see if it is a male or female. He took the molt out, picked it up and just stared at it, before I could say stop the molt was in the bin "he flicked out his lighter" got the L.klugi or hell knows what up against the glass and using the lighter sexed her "according to him" trying not to laugh was the hardest part in my entire life. I knew the guy very well and this was the first time I wondered if he really knew enough about tarantulas. Other than the sexing incident, I have to say this petshop is extremely clean, they look after their critters, fish, pets and exotics. All the animals are WELL looked after, but some staff still need to learn more about tarantulas

PS: If I knew a person was using my photo's/images or designs without my consent then I would sure as hell start a legal action, seeing I have enough people to help me with legal matters

R150 - R200 ????? :ohmy:

We got our 2011 one for R40 !! :silly:

Can you say 'rip-off' ?!

Ok as per usual, I wish people would refrain from name and shaming without knowing facts! I spoke to Raul and he did not 'make' the poster, he merely distributes them and has receipts from whom he bought them.....