I had a similar issue recently, and the journalist whom I contacted by phone
told me that he had checked the EXIF and IPTC, and acted as he had, failing
to find relevant information there. I also contacted the person responsible
for putting my image without any source, author or information on their
image database, who wrote me that it was the responsability of the author to
give information (sic).
Now, we want to be practical:
- As to the ignorance of these professionals with respect to their own
field, I don't think that much can be done. We cannot educate all these
people into Bern Conventions, copyright being automatic, images not to be
used unless one has authorisation, etc.
- But we can make efforts provide EXIF and IPTC
It's either that, or a painful campaign against piracy, which I doubt would
be efficient and sustainable.
-- Rama