Google removes photo credits as Picasa grabs photos

I recently did a Google search to see how the Scottish Terrier and Dog News was ranking for the term Scottish Terrier and noticed something I hadn’t before.

Notice the image results

A photo of Rasmus (left, top) that I had published on my blog almost four years ago showed up on Picasa even though I had never put it there. What’s worse, Picasa said the photo belongs to me when the version on my blog, which I asked permission to use, is clearly credited to the photographer and owner of the photo Lars Odemark.

Picasa drops all the photo credits and erroneously says photo is mine (see top right)

In the original version, the photo was properly credited and linked with the photographer’s knowledge.

Scottie News properly credited photographer Lars Odemark after asking his permission to use the photo

Picasa has done this with more than 700 photos used by the Scottish Terrier and Dog News.

I suspect the proverbial shit is about to hit the fan on this one that as far as I can tell has not yet been noticed.