Watermarked Photos
I see that one of the pictures that I posted has been removed on the grounds that it was 'Watermarked'.
The 'watermark' was just the web address of the publisher to which potential buyers were directed if they wished to purchase the calendar thereby benefitting the publishers and the supported charities.
All the pictures were promotional material freely available in the public domain.
My interpretaion of 'Watermarked' has always been a logo which asserts the copyright ownership of the photos. Typically this would be a 'C' followed by the name of the publisher or, more usually, the photographer.
Can any sort of logo now be deemed to be an offending watermark. For example, many charity calendar photos carry the logo of a sponsoring company. Will they now be regarded as 'Watermarked' even though the sponsors aim is to receive as much publicity as possible for their company?
I think some clarification is needed.
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