I'd be delighted to add Dehler 37 and 37CWS if anyone wants to list them on our brokerage. The Seawolf 26 and 30 are more difficult, as their values are now generally below the level at which we would take them on brokerage. The source of the photos and details are from boats we have sold.
The vast majority of stubs on there come from someone inserting a link to a page that doesn't yet exist. It's quite normal to link to something that needs more explanation but would not be appropriate to explain on the current topic (quite the opposite of forums!). The author may not always be an authority on the other subjects, so they leave them for others to eventually complete.
We only take boats on brokearge if we can photograph them ourselves, so proably 98% are our own photos. A very few photos are "owners photos", with their permission.
That explains the quality of image. Self advertised boats usually have the worst images imaginable.
Just shows that the Internet is still the Wild West in many ways. Will be sending a pic to them and an amendment anyways.
Yachtdatabase are claiming copyright on all the images and data they have taken from other sources!
Well, what's wrong with that? The photographer will have the copyright on images they take unless they have passed on the copyright or even if someone is given permission for re-use. JWilson says other images are there with permission.
It's not JWilson who's scraping images without permission and claiming ownership... it's the far less useful site with all the AI-generated dodgy data.
If Yachtdatabase have "scraped" (which I believe is the current term) material from other places they clearly don't hold the copyright. The web has made copyright a bit of a minefield. I actually WRITE the descriptions of boat designs on Yachtsnet, but again and again I find my exact words are then used by dozens of other lazier sellers (including other brokers) to advertise similar boats.
When I attended a seminar on copyright given by corporate lawyers they showed a little "truth table" with columns for various actors, including lawyers. The likely outcome for each actor was shown by smiley or frowning faces. Oddly, the only column that was entirely smiley was the lawyers!
True (particularly the lawyers' fees) but it would be useful if there was also the availability of stopping the infringement. The small claims procedure was initiated to suit the needs of business who wanted to deal with small debts, not with the needs of the public, so it is purely money oriented. We really do need access to justice in the UK - not with fees of £1,000 an hour.