Re: Removing myself from porn site
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:34 pm
I had a similar problems with what I thought was a reputable, well known website.
It was a fairly small bukkake type scenario, shot in a hotel room. The photographer made it clear faces would not be shown and no forms of any kind were signed by me or other males, nor was any fee paid to us.
Lo and behold, about two years later I saw the photos without any faces disguised, on their website.
I sent several emails to the webmaster and also to the company that hosted the website (used nslookup etc. to track down hosting company), to complain that the website in question was breaching my privacy and breaking a verbal agreement etc. Eventually my face was blurred on all photos on the website. They didn't disguise any other males faces, despite all males attending being told their faces would not be shown. I don't know if the photos were changed, as a result of my persisitent complaint to the website or whether it was because I had contacted the web hosting company. Anyway, it all seemed to work out ok, in the end. I just needed to be a bit persistent.
The photos could only be accessed by subscription to the website and I had a feeling the website were not going to be honourable, luckily I paid a one month subscription and found the photos, otherwise I wouldn't have known. I haven't checked again since, so I'm hoping the photos are still disguised.
I'm sure you must have some legal grounds, even if it was shot in public. TV programs blur individuals when shooting scenes in town centres / public, often enough. I don't know whether production companies are legally obliged to do this, if requested by an individual, though.
Keep emailing the website, try and find the hosting company and email them, and Google like made to find any addresses, phones numbers of the website or individuals that run it. Hopefully you will have some success.. Good luck.
It was a fairly small bukkake type scenario, shot in a hotel room. The photographer made it clear faces would not be shown and no forms of any kind were signed by me or other males, nor was any fee paid to us.
Lo and behold, about two years later I saw the photos without any faces disguised, on their website.
I sent several emails to the webmaster and also to the company that hosted the website (used nslookup etc. to track down hosting company), to complain that the website in question was breaching my privacy and breaking a verbal agreement etc. Eventually my face was blurred on all photos on the website. They didn't disguise any other males faces, despite all males attending being told their faces would not be shown. I don't know if the photos were changed, as a result of my persisitent complaint to the website or whether it was because I had contacted the web hosting company. Anyway, it all seemed to work out ok, in the end. I just needed to be a bit persistent.
The photos could only be accessed by subscription to the website and I had a feeling the website were not going to be honourable, luckily I paid a one month subscription and found the photos, otherwise I wouldn't have known. I haven't checked again since, so I'm hoping the photos are still disguised.
I'm sure you must have some legal grounds, even if it was shot in public. TV programs blur individuals when shooting scenes in town centres / public, often enough. I don't know whether production companies are legally obliged to do this, if requested by an individual, though.
Keep emailing the website, try and find the hosting company and email them, and Google like made to find any addresses, phones numbers of the website or individuals that run it. Hopefully you will have some success.. Good luck.