the sincerest form of flattery, continued

Why yes, that does appear to be our photo of steel reinforcement bars showing up as stock photography in web sites across the Middle East. Don't these people realize Google is a two-way street?

the most sincere form of flattery

Some multinational conglomerate based in the United Arab Emirates was so taken with our artfully composed photograph of steel rebar that they've used it in their web site. The best part is that the text that accompanies this little unauthorized cut-and-paste job includes the phrase "[w]e adhere to international standards of operation..."

Except, of course, for copyright infringement.

You can see the original photo here.