Photo Stealers Website Stopstealingphotos.com CYBER BULLIES who harass people Internet

So breaking a law to harass someone for breaking a law is ok? You are a moron if you believe that is ok. There is professional, legal ways to handle thefts and it does not include harassing and threatening people's family, children and safety. 

 Well what do you expect?!?! A photo is someones VISION of a moment in time. Meaning its ART!!! What other venue do they have?? It costs more money then most have to go to court. Those people are STEALING someone elses TALENT!!! If harassment is all they get to do, then guess what, that is what they are going ot do!!! If those people who had stolen and used said photos and profit on those photos were a bit more HONEST there wouldn't be a NEED to harass them. But they DO STEAL and USE someone elses property!!! How would YOU feel if someone cam eand stole from YOU and NO ONE is able to help YOU?? Wouldn't YOU be frustrated? Wouldn't YOU be angry that a stranger is PROFITING from YOUR hard work?? I don't KNOW if they harass the people who STEAL the photos, but there MUST be some justice!!!! So a THIEF gets harassed for STEALING somones work. That's a WHOLE LOT BETTER THEN JAIL!!!! Im NOT saying I support their cause. However I AM a shutterbug myself and I can understand the frustration they feel. How about instead of bashing THEM for defending their work how about bashing the THIEVES who are STEALING AND PROFITING FROM IT!!! IF they are going to far with their harassment then they need to pull it back. Children should NEVER be a target for what their parents have done. Its NOT fair to the children BECAUSE the children had NOTHING to do with the crime. The ADULTS SHOULD be held accountable!!! THEY are the ones STEALING!!! Its a shame that the ONLY course of action available to THEM IS HARRASSMENT. I mean REALLY!!!! "BOOHOO THEY ARE HARRASSING ME FOR USING THEIR PHOTO!" The thieves should get over it, you know since they ARE STEALING!!!!

whomever wrote this is right on the money. The website and photo stealers page isn't as it appears. They are an aggressive mob that act like children. Before I continue, let me make one thing crystal clear, I am not a photographer and I didnt steal anything. I don't care if the angry mob comes on here after i post this because that is typical fashion for them. I'm not disgruntled because I don't care what they think of me personally. What I do care about is making sure the owner of these sites whom is stalking, harassing and bullying Corey Ann Balazowich of Corey Ann Photography from Canton Ohio doesn't continue this hurting others in the future along with their families, friends, clients and children. The author of this post is absolutely correct about everything. There is a justice system in this country and these people from these sites do not follow it. Acting in "mob mentality" to attack someone accused of stealing and destroying their lives by way of harassing, stalking and bullying is illegal.  it's time that everyone that was attacked by this mob created by stalking, harassing and bullying Corey Ann Balazowich of Corey Ann Photography from Canton Ohio speak up and fight back. It has to stop!  I don't want to see it taken so far that someone harms themselves, etc. 

please contact me. You hit this head on. Everything is exactly the way you said. I've heard from many others who have and are experiencing exactly the same thing from these groups.  This group goes way too far and it's time to shut them down. And they are making money. I have proof. Please contact me so as a group, we can work together to bring an end to these life destroyers!!! (((redacted)))

Although it has already been stated, I will repeat that this website does not offer any paid service, and as such is not really applicable to being a rip off. I have also responded to each point made in the orignal post as set out below.

"This website was set up by an unnamed individual/individuals to attack people who they claim stole others work."
The website was not set up by an un-named individual, nor to attack people.

"These people take it WAY beyond that level and have taken it to cyber bullying their "offenders"."
All users of the site would be horrified to find out someone had been bullied as a result of the website. However, as there is always proof of the copyright infringement, I feel the use of quotation marks around offenders is completely unwarranted, as the they are most certainly guilty of copyright infringement.

"They post all pictures, private information including home addresses, phone numbers, even as far as posting information about minor children."
No information is ever posted that isn't freely available via Google or social media. It is the responsibility of the parent to sensor their children's information. As for posting anything about children, not one person on the site would ever want to put a child at risk, so this is a spurious claim.

"They will do anything to beat their accused into submission. 90% of the time those doing the bullying are NOT owners of the "stolen" images but merely a pack a wild animals on a hunt for new blood and fresh meat to chew on."
If asking the offenders to make restitution to the offended parties and publicly apologise to those they have duped into handing over money for skills that the offending party does not possess, then this is correct. However, referring to the people you call bullies as a "pack of wild animals on a hunt for new blood and fresh meat to chew on" is hypocritical at the very least.

"They harass friends, family members, coworkers and even bosses of those they have accused and claim it is all in the name of justice. They have no problems stalking, harassing and making false claims about their accused victim."
Not one person who has claimed to have been harrassed or bullied via email, facebook, or otherwise, has been able to provide a single shred of evidence of this. The reason for this is because it simply does not happen. It is a common complaint made by the offenders on this site as they try to shift blame from themselves to others in a desperate attempt to mitigate the circumstances of their copyright infringement. However, they repeatedly fail to realise that the real victims are the people whose work they have fraudulently misrepresented as their own.

"Even without a single shred of proof they will tear someone's world apart looking for a reason to destroy their lives all again in the name of justice. Insteal of just turning the accused over to the law and letting it be handled in a proper, professional and LEGAL manner, they resort to teenage bullying."
If there was no proof of theft, the owner of the site would never make a post. There is usually quite substantial proof, and the owner of the site only posts about people who use other photographers work as their own without permission, not people who have exclusively used stock photographs, even though this is still morally wrong. Copyright infringement is a civil, not criminal matter, and users of the site often contact further photographers who have had their photographs used, as they have a right to take legal action against the people who have stolen their work. Fair and proper behaviour would dictate that we do this, as you would be morally obliged to notify the victim of any theft should you discover someone using their stolen property.

"These are highly unprofessional people, all who run businesses not only in the US but in other countries as well."
The users on this site are not necessarily professional photographers. Some are amateurs, and some are undertaking extensive training in order to feel that they can become professional and command fees for their skills. Some people commenting are the owners of the work that has been misrepresented and some commenters are the offending party themselves. The only people commenting that are unprofessional are the last of these options, as they are the ones fraudulently misrepresenting other people's work as their own and committing copyright infringement. The only correct statement here is that some of the users are outside the US.

"Steer clear of any "professional" from this group or you are likely to end up being sued for looking at them the wrong way!!!"
This really requires no summary. It is a purely ridiculous claim.

The website (http://stopstealingphotos.com/) is NOT a business website or a company website. There are no paid services being offered, and as clearly laid out in the easily accessible FAQ (http://stopstealingphotos.com/about-us/faq/ its actually the very first question) the website is run by a single person. The FAQ also reiterates the point that this website is not a business or company, no products or services are being offered, so I'm not sure how anyone could feel ripped off. There are no customers or clients, nor are there any employees. Any claims of "they" or "these people" in the original report are simply referring to non existant entities because, once again, this is not a business or a company, it is simply an art related blog website, which is even spelled out in the FAQ linked above, even going so far as to include a section called "The Blog." Nothing is being ripped off because there is nothing to rip off. No individual, business, corporation, etc. has actually been cited in the original report, nor were any services/products which is why I believe this report has absolutely no place on this site.

This Report is false, the website in question does not do what the report suggests, all one has to do is go to the site and see the proof.  I have been a follower of this particular site for some time.  It's goal is primarily to help photographers whose work has been stolen by unscrupulous people aiming to gain financially through another photographer's work.  The owner of the site, screen captures the offenses and tries to notify the photographers whose work has been stolen.  The owner is familiar with circumstances such as this as she has been stolen from several times. The people or person making this accusation is most likely one of the people who has stolen work from others for monetary gain. It is illegal to do so, violates copyright laws. The owner of the site is meticulous in her research.  And as I mentioned earlier, one has but to visit the website to determine which party is telling the truth, as there are plenty of screen captures to support the owner of Photostealers. She also links to the original photographer when posting the proof of copyright infringement, if the original photographer can be found.

They DEFEND those who legitimately harass and stalk the accused. They go after that person's friends and even family members and it's all" perfectly legal" according to the site owners because it's all" for a good reason". I am curious to know how the owners and other members would like to have their children's pictures, names, birthdays, school information, parents addresses, bosses cell phone numbers all posted for ANYONE to use. HOW would they like to receive called at ram from complete strangers who they have wronged in NO WAY, cussing them out, telling them to kill themselves, telling they their children are doomed. How would they like to be treated the way they have treated others. Putting wrong doers is one thing, endangering their children in the name of photography is completely different. If they are doing something illegal, then the person they are doing it against needs to contact the law. An angry mob forming and attacking every inch of someone's life not only does nothing to help the" victim" of the crime, it gives the accused an all access pass to get out of any lawsuits due to illegal containment of information,  harassment insisted by the" victim and their associates. If you" cause" is to stop people from stealing, then follow the law and turn the information over to lawyers and the people DIRECTLY involved. Don't for an angry mob and attack like cavemen. 

Before anyone is listed on the Photo Stealers web site, there is always ample evidence of copyright infringement to support the listing, and it is presented in a clear manner, with side-by-side examples. Copyright infringement is illegal under US law, as well as the laws of many other countries.

The people who get outed on the site are using others' photographers in commercial settings, intending to profit either directly or indirectly off of others' work. They don't obtain permission, nor do they indicate they are not the creators of the work they have used. Often they even watermark the images with their own marks to further dupe clients or potential clients into believing the photos they see were taken by them, which is also illegal. Those whose work has been infringed upon have the legal right to sue the infringers for monetary damages.

Those who comment on the site help the site owner gather evidence to aid those whose intellectual property has been used without authorization, so that they might attempt to get the unauthorized work removed from any sites on which they may appear, and to potentially file lawsuits against the infringers.

The people who get outed on the site sometimes claim they or the people they know are being harassed, but they have never provided evidence of such activities. There is evidence, however, of those who are outed on the site harassing others. There is every reason to believe the person who wrote the report to which I am responding was one of the people outed on the site.

So, to anyone reading the initial report, please bear in mind the author is not an unbiased party. Also notice they have not given their name or location, and provide no facts to back up their claims. Photo Stealers is well respected in the photography industry, and has the support of many people, sites, and organizations.

Those who wish to learn more about copyright in the digital age, please search for the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) on Google. Photographs are inherently copyrighted by the photographer the moment the shutter is pressed. Unless that photographer has specifically given permission for others to use their images, it is illegal to do so (except in 'fair use' situations, which does not apply to those who've been outed on Photo Stealers).

I write this as one of the commenters on the Photo Stealers site. I do not represent the owner of the site.