Since I have been following this thread I went to check the pages on ebay as I was curious how those links were used.
So having a sample was worth more than the information.
I think asking for permission is nice, but can not always be expected. That vendor in the pages i have seen referenced the links with the image of the flowers.
I do not see legal issues nor to me seems unethical.
I used to follow the NY Times' ethicist column. It was great to give perspective on such and other issues, sometimes serious other times mundane.
I had my photos used against my will. sometimes it was nice but you need to check if the battle is worth.
ANyway webpages get linked all the time. If you look at the stats of your own webpage control panel you can see where is linked from, what pages countries etc.
I am wondering how Jay Pfahl, the guy that runs IOSPE feels about this as vendors so often link to his page. It would be good to hear his point of view about this debate.
Even some plants are now copyrighted and can not be reproduced or propagated in any way!
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