are crappie pics posted become property of the TFF?? I recently found some of MY pics at a restaurant poster board with a major beer companys logo on them.

I thought i was really neat to actually see one of Lake Waco crappies on a poster board and am wanting to get some for my self.

thanks for any info.

I believe once they are posted in a public forum they become public property unless they are copywrited.Im not sure,not an expert.

Works for me...call that beer company marketing dept manager and tell them you have better photos than the one's they filched, and for only a nominal charge!

The TFF does not take, use or sell your photos posted here. Now, facebook, and the photo hosting sites have different policies concerning ownership. Those would be the first place I would look.

Plus, there's nothing to stop a marketing individual from surfing the web for a pic, and copying it for their use.

Alot of guys on the THF place their "Property of ...." on their photos just so folks wont try to pass them off as their own.

Hope this helps

here are the pics,

mine...


theirs...


this one was turned around, as they are both facing a guy spider rigging somewhere...

mine...


theirs...


i didn't get a picture of the guy, but i remember he was holding a crappie too.

interesting, maybe the restraunt is working on connecting with fisherman? Could be someone is getting creative with their marketing

Nice Tomas. I would take that as a big pat on the back. You need to talk with your local beer distributors aka Keystone and Miller Lite to see if you can get some corporate sponsorship from them. Lane @ Lights Out Tackle may want to do the same as well. You never know what the distributors may come up with to compensate you for your pictures.

I bet you were shocked when you saw them.. I thinks its really cool.,

That's cool stuff right there!!

My luck they would use my picture and say;

WANTED
REWARD!

Congrats your pics look great.

when i first saw them, I was like those crappie look HUGE! then i saw the second pic, did a double take!! It's pretty neat to have seen them.

I hope I can get some of them posters for myself.

tell them to hook all of us up with boat wraps. I want the miller lite wrap. hehe

I want to fish with Keith Stone...

That is soo cool but I think you should have been compensated somhow.

Hey if you go getting rich and famous on me and I'll start charging a premium. That is wild stuff right there. If they got it from me or my website, it was without my permission, Tomas.