What is the name of your state? California
Hello
I am a musician and am endorsed by a speaker manufacturing company.In 2004 they photographed me with a new,unique instrument for an international magazine ad with a prototype instrument.
The did not copyright the photo.
Months later,my photo had been scanned and added to a site called "Douche Bag Hall of Fame" with a somewhat deroggitory comment.
I can live with this,but someone else took the photo and placed there face on my body and posted it on their website. I wrote to them asking that they remove it,as it is giving anyone who sees the photo the impression that there was another of my one of a kind instruments in existance and the music on this site did not have a recording of this new instrument. It also implies the instrument is a gag.They removed this photo.They then posted a page explaining to viewrs that I hated myself and made up some unflattering stories. I can live with this .
Now when you do a Google search for my name,they have managed to get this page in the top 4 listings. I guess they want to call attention to themselves at my expense ( am amateur bar band in New Jersey)
I appreciate the first amendment, but when potiential clients and employers do an internet search for my name,this pops up as one of the first choices. I know their intention is to do harm but at the same time draw attention to their site.
If they want to post all that on their site,let them.Let people search for their site by name,and not find it because them using my name. How can I get this removed from search engines? How does one stop this? As I understand it,it takes some effort to get a site up high on a search engine.The intent is malicious.
Thanks
Hello
I am a musician and am endorsed by a speaker manufacturing company.In 2004 they photographed me with a new,unique instrument for an international magazine ad with a prototype instrument.
The did not copyright the photo.
Months later,my photo had been scanned and added to a site called "Douche Bag Hall of Fame" with a somewhat deroggitory comment.
I can live with this,but someone else took the photo and placed there face on my body and posted it on their website. I wrote to them asking that they remove it,as it is giving anyone who sees the photo the impression that there was another of my one of a kind instruments in existance and the music on this site did not have a recording of this new instrument. It also implies the instrument is a gag.They removed this photo.They then posted a page explaining to viewrs that I hated myself and made up some unflattering stories. I can live with this .
Now when you do a Google search for my name,they have managed to get this page in the top 4 listings. I guess they want to call attention to themselves at my expense ( am amateur bar band in New Jersey)
I appreciate the first amendment, but when potiential clients and employers do an internet search for my name,this pops up as one of the first choices. I know their intention is to do harm but at the same time draw attention to their site.
If they want to post all that on their site,let them.Let people search for their site by name,and not find it because them using my name. How can I get this removed from search engines? How does one stop this? As I understand it,it takes some effort to get a site up high on a search engine.The intent is malicious.
Thanks
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