Hi. My boyfriend and I sometimes share the same observations, because we go hiking together and so on and it can happen that only one of us takes the photos and then shares them. So, we upload the same photo, in the same location, on the same date. Despite your Guidelines say: “Keep in mind that ob…

[image] robertarcher397: So posting the same photo by the second person is copyright infringement. It is not copyright infringement if it is done with permission. But as @bouteloua says, that should be stated explicitly to avoid assumptions to the contrary.

Speaking as someone who’s had reason to evaluate observations in a different setting, I can testify that knowing two different people saw an observation is useful information all by itself. Also, many people use the site as a repository for what they personally have seen. So I don’t see the issue wi…

[image] jdmore: But as @bouteloua says, that should be stated explicitly to avoid assumptions to the contrary. Yes, this might be stated on your observations, as you saw in my case it already has led to confusion. Glancing at your observation, no one knows that the other person is in some way…

I disagree because the Photo is stated as Copyright Marco Vicariotto. To use your own words I as a scientist or identifier would be unhappy if 100 people uploaded the same photo, even with permission. This could be made easier if photographer information is retained in the photo metadata. But at the…

I have come across this too with friends or co workers. I recommend you both take your own photos. Maybe one of you can use the app even if the other doesn’t. Also with plants or other easy to “catch” things you can try to get two individuals within the same population to provide a bit more visual d…

I agree with Charlie. Unless you both do your own research to ID, it’s kinda cheating to just agree with the other person using the same photo. It also makes it easier for incorrect IDs to get into the system and misdirect other people’s (and the AI’s) learning.

[image] jbecky: Unless you both do your own research to ID But there’s nothing wrong with doing that research together. It might even help lead to a better ID conclusion :wink:

Can you clarify if this is iNat policy? There are conflicting opinions presented here about whether “same photo, multiple accounts” is allowable, and it would be good to know if there is a right answer.

One possible problem is how iNat assigns copyright notices to photos. It assumes that the user is the copyright holder and uses the username, © tallastro looks odd. It also seems to ignore contrary evidence. My older camera is setup to record copyright in the exif data for the image. I’m not fin…

Sharing observations and annoying, useless "duplicate" comments

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bouteloua August 29, 2019, 1:41pm 25

Thanks, I updated the help section to clarify the intention of the policy per comments by site staff mentioned above.

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