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Hollister/Ambercrombie sellers, how do you get your images?

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Hollister/Ambercrombie sellers, how do you get your images?
May 3, 2012 10:28 AM

Hello, how do you sellers get your images from Hollister/Abercrombie sites? When I save the image from the site it is too small and when I screen print the image and crop the image it becomes disoriented once I post on ebay. I want the enlarged version of the picture but when I save the image it saves as a GIF image and it is blank. I can save the smaller image but the larger version of the view is just blank. Whats the problem?!

 

Here is an example of an image I want:

http://www.hollisterco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10201&storeId=10251&langId=-1&categoryId=79168&parentCategoryId=&topCategoryId=12552&productId=912253&seq=01

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Hollister/Ambercrombie sellers, how do you get your images?

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Hollister/Ambercrombie sellers, how do you get your images?
May 3, 2012 10:28 AM

Hello, how do you sellers get your images from Hollister/Abercrombie sites? When I save the image from the site it is too small and when I screen print the image and crop the image it becomes disoriented once I post on ebay. I want the enlarged version of the picture but when I save the image it saves as a GIF image and it is blank. I can save the smaller image but the larger version of the view is just blank. Whats the problem?!

 

Here is an example of an image I want:

http://www.hollisterco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10201&storeId=10251&langId=-1&categoryId=79168&parentCategoryId=&topCategoryId=12552&productId=912253&seq=01

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by shipscript (61 ) View Listings
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Re: Hollister/Ambercrombie sellers, how do you get your images?
May 3, 2012 11:32 AM

The reason the photo you saved is empty is because the company has tried to thwart photo theft from their site.

 

Unless the company has given you written permission to use their photos, it is copyright infringement to snag photos off the Internet. Photos that appear on the Internet are not granted to the public domain unless the owner has specifically granted rights to the public. Most online photos still belong exclusively to their owners.

 

You can write the company to ask permission, but I doubt that they will grant it because they have a sales channel to support, and their channel contract may prevent them from licensing product (including photos) to sellers outside of the authorized sales channel.

 

eBay also has a policy against copyright violations and can pull down listings that violate this federal law.

 

It is best to take your own photos of the products that you have on hand. It will give buyers confidence that you actually have the item, and they can see the true condition of the item.

 


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Re: Hollister/Ambercrombie sellers, how do you get your images?
May 3, 2012 08:09 PM

I'm sure it can be done because there are hundreds of ebay sellers out there using their images from the website like that but for some reason mines just shows as blank.

 

I also privately contacted a seller selling their items like that to find out and they told me all they had to do was enlarge the picture and save as an JPEG image. The only option I get is to save it as a GIF image.  I don't understand why ?:|

 

Also I would take my own pictures if I had no other option but it just looks more professional and gives a more cleaner look. If I take my own picture it may not look as nice and may not get as much views. Top sellers seems to be using this method too.

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Re: Hollister/Ambercrombie sellers, how do you get your images?
May 4, 2012 09:35 AM

Because everyone else has found a way to steal photos, doesn't make it ok. Hollister Co obviously went to some trouble to protect their photos, indicating to me that they DO care about illegal usage. From their website:

 

Ownership of Content

The design of this Website and all of its materials, including, but not limited to, its software or HTML code, scripts, text, artwork, photographs, images, designs, video, audio, and written and other materials that appear as part of this Website (collectively, "Content" ) are protected by U.S. copyright laws and other U.S. and international laws and treaties. All Content is provided by Hollister Co. under a limited license as a service to its current and prospective customers and may be used only for personal (that is, for the purchase of our merchandise) use. This limited license is subject to the following restrictions: (a) you may not copy, reproduce, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, post, modify, create derivative works from, sell, license or otherwise exploit this Website, any of the Contents, or any related software; (b) you may not access or use the Website for any competitive or commercial purpose; and (c) you will not permit any copying of our Content. Any unauthorized copying, alteration, distribution, transmission, performance, display, or other use of the Content is prohibited. Hollister Co. may revoke this limited license at any time for any or no reason. Any unauthorized use of Hollister Co. Content, such as framing, inline linking or other association with content or information not originating from the Hollister Co. Website is not permitted. Linking to any Hollister Co. web page also is prohibited. Hollister Co. will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.

 

 

Photo theft is more successful in some browsers than other. Stealing is an art that requires a good understanding of your browser capabilities, and in some cases, versatility with an image editor to remove the image owner's name or copyright marks. Would you like me to give you step by step instructions on how to steal the property of others?

 

By the way, eBay also has a photo theft policy.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/image-text.html

 

You're not allowed to use the following if you're not authorized: to do so by the owner, its agent, or the law:
• Photos and text from other eBay users
Photos and text copied from websites
• Scans from catalogs or advertisements

Make sure your listing follows these guidelines. If it doesn't, it may be removed, and you may be subject to a range of other actions, including limits of your buying and selling privileges and suspension of your account.

 

eBay's new photo policy also requires sellers to provide their own photos (not stock photos) for items that are not new. If all the photos in your current listings are your own, then you are doing quite well with your own photography, and I would encourage you to continue to improve your own skills. :)

 


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