I'm sure many of us have been affected by the Photobucket debacle. There is an older modeler on this forum that has been, and has documented some of it on his discussion subject thread,..
http://www.modelrailroadforums.com/...acle-creek-mining-timber-co-rr.18172/page-232
I posted this a few moments ago
Are there others out there that have investigated this situation and might be able to lend some knowledge??
http://www.modelrailroadforums.com/...acle-creek-mining-timber-co-rr.18172/page-232
I posted this a few moments ago
According to US Copyright Laws YOU own the copyright on those photos. So I think any good lawyer should be able to secure your photos for yourself. They DO NOT OWN them.
Don't know about where you live, but here in St Augustine there is an attorney who specializes in helping the elderly getting justice from our government,...and our government has very special rules controlling copyrights, patents, mail fraud etc.
If I were you I might try looking up any class-action suits, and attorneys that might have some connection to Photobucket cases. I'll bet there are a number of them.
I had to find such a class action site against a misused/rip-off photo enforced commuter toll road on I-95 at one time in the past. The overseas managing company finally had to rescind there charges against me when I treatened to join that class action lawsuit.
There is just NO GOOD reason you should not be able to recover YOUR OWN PHOTOS,...and with their stupid watermark REMOVED !!!!
Perhaps a GOOD attorney can find a way to make a few dollars on this action,...not from you, but from photobucket?
Are there others out there that have investigated this situation and might be able to lend some knowledge??