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 There is a misconception among many on the www that whatever appears on web pages and social media sites (to include text, photos or other graphics) is in the Public Domain, and therefore available for downloading and unlimited use. There are also others who know that this is not true, but still feel (often with arrogance) it is their prerogative to download and use any and all material as they see fit.
A sampling of many dozens of copyrighted photos and graphics that have been taken from this site over the years without prior request. Seldom do we see even the bare minimum accreditations.
In fact, as stated above, much of what is found on the Web, to include text and photos, is copyrighted material. One of the most active, most often revised, most often amplified, most often litigated sections of U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 of the United States Code) and U.N. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) concerns copyright protection on the Internet. Curious readers are invited to Google these laws for their own edification, however the quick 'take-away' is that copyright protection is equally extended to creators of content on the Internet, and whether or not that content is identified as 'Copyrighted', it is copyrighted at the moment of its creation, the protection under the law exists undiminished.
Another grouping of copyrighted photos that were either provided to us by the owners, or that we took ourselves over the course of the last 17 years. These photos were found by us on other sites, again, seldom with even an attribution.
As with all copyrighted material, use by others of copyright material found on the Web is permitted under certain circumstances. Please see "Fair Use" as defined in Sections 107 through 118 of the copyright law (Title 17, U. S. Code) https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html :
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17 U.S.C. § 107
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 17 U.S.C. § 106 and 17 U.S.C. § 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include: 1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; 2. The nature of the copyrighted work; 3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and, 4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. " Also: "The 1961 Report of the Register of Copyrights on the General Revision of the U.S. Copyright Law cites examples of activities that courts have regarded as fair use: “quotation of excerpts in a review or criticism for purposes of illustration or comment; quotation of short passages in a scholarly or technical work, for illustration or clarification of the author’s observations; use in a parody of some of the content of the work parodied; summary of an address or article, with brief quotations, in a news report; reproduction by a library of a portion of a work to replace part of a damaged copy; reproduction by a teacher or student of a small part of a work to illustrate a lesson; reproduction of a work in legislative or judicial proceedings or reports; incidental and fortuitous reproduction, in a newsreel or broadcast, of a work located in the scene of an event being reported. " Bangkok Eyes occasionally uses material sourced from others, and is compliant with Copyright Law in all such usages. We also state clearly on our website that material submitted to us by others is assumed to be in the Public Domain unless that material has been specifically identified by the submitting party as Copyrighted. We further note that we reserve the right to use all or any part of submitted material on our website unless the material has been identified as copyrighted or the person submitting the material has stated the material may not be used by us. In each such usage by us, we provide attribution to the submitting party. In the event Bangkok Eyes is notified after the fact that material previously submitted to us and used by us is copyrighted, we will immediately remove such material. (We have, on request, removed material claimed to be copyrighted by others on 2 occasions over the last 17 years.)
We at Bangkok Eyes routinely browse the Nitelife websites on Internet to keep ourselves updated with what is going on in other areas of Night Entertainment. We have noted through the years that a number of our photos and maps have been taken by others and used on their Nightlife websites, many of those being commercial websites. Often our photos have been re-photoshopped to delete our "bangkokeyes.com" watermark and or cropped and or stretched to make them appear different from our originals. Only rarely has anyone requested permission from us to use our photos (we have agreed each time), and seldom has any attribution been displayed by those 'users'. We have also taken note of reuse, commercial and private, of our thumbnail histories of the various Night Entertainment Areas, often taken out of context and even elaborated upon with inaccuracies.
Purchase of Copyright Usage Rights & Copyright Scams
Use of copyrighted material is made available by individuals and companies on the Internet through purchase of 'rights of use'. Those sites are in business to make money through the sale or lease of copyrighted material, and this is their prerogative. More power to them. We recently came across a photo of Soi Cowboy on offer by Getty Images for US$465.
However there are a number of unscrupulous individuals who approach websites which have used material not of their creation, claiming they are the owners of the material and threaten the using website with a lawsuit and having their site removed from the Internet. Many times the material is in the Public Domain, and the website being threatened is not aware of this, falling victim to the scam. The scammers are, of course, not the owners of the material either (be it Public Domain or actual Copyrighted material), and are just working the percentages - a certain number of those websites actually pay the scammers. As a precaution, Bangkok Eyes retains the original of all our photos and use only cropped and Photoshopped copies on our website - our originals (and their metadata) establishing provenance. 
Further, we at Bangkok Eyes / The Midnite Hour have, from the outset some 17+ years ago, stated: "Bangkok Eyes holds to the concept that the Internet is in the Public Domain and for public use." And we have encouraged free use of our copyrighted material for private persons. However, other than for personal viewing and use, and legitimate "Fair Use", no other downloading, or storage, or application of Bangkok Eyes copyrighted material is authorized without prior written permission from Bangkok Eyes. Any authorized use of Bangkok Eyes copyrighted material is conditional on attribution to Bangkok Eyes and/ or bangkokeyes.com for each usage. Sale of or otherwise using Bangkok Eyes copyrighted material for commercial purposes or personal gain, is not authorized.
As a result, we at Bangkok Eyes have implemented a 'reminder' on our copyrighted photos, and copyrighted photos of others which we have used with permission. The reminder is in the form of a 'floating' 'mouse-over' popup :
Yes, yes... we realize that any photo, or part of any website can be copied by 'Print Screen', 'View Source urls', and 'site-ripping', but we are in hopes our 'reminder' will improve Internet etiquette, respect for others' works, and conformance to copyright to some measurable degree.
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Surviving longer than virtually all the bars on the Patpongs, this tiny roadside shop Took Jai Sao has been selling ladies' A Go-Go gear and sundries for over 40 years. The owner also has two smaller branch shops located in the Patpongs. May they persevere...
 PATPONG 1
The Flares Disco had its (very) soft opening just at the turn of the month. It is co-located with its parent, Shenanigans, and 'shares' its Patpong 1 'location'. We will hopefully have better pics next issue. Welcome them to the neon wars...
Promotional photo excerpt Copyright Shenanigans
PATPONG 1
The gay Dream Boy, new to Patpong 2 last month, has improved on its neon over the last month. A pic for the Archives...
PATPONG 2
The Black Pagoda doesn't miss a beat, any excuse for a rocking-good time, and hitting the street with the best graphics in town. Let the good times roll...
PATPONG 2
The Triple 888 Massage is located on the 3rd level, above The Ramp (aside the Pavilion Place Hotel). As such, it is rather difficult to find, should one be looking for a massage. The below sign adjacent to the stairway going up to The Ramp should help prospective customers navigate their way up...
PATPONG 2
The Cockatoo, down for renovations last month, has reopened. The renovations, to include some of the lighting, are somehow a little hard on the eye, and perhaps that's why we didn't see any customers... I suspect more changes are in the offing...
SOI COWBOY
Last month we featured the "Sahara-Kiss" as our "Door Art of the Month". However, after checking their website, is seems they prefer to be called the Kiss-Sahara. We couldn't help but wonder - the bar is a "double-shophouse" in width, having taken over two A Go-Go's in the past. So, are they using both (now-updated) A Go-Go licenses...? ...Idle minds, the Devil's workshop...
SOI COWBOY
Last month, the New Voodoo popped out of their crypt of several years, occupying their old digs on the ground floor (first level) of Nana Plaza. This month, they have disappeared as quickly and as quietly as they appeared. In their place is yet another Twister sign.... Ah, well...
SOI NANA Last month when we passed by the 3rd level Geisha, we noted that it was locked down tightly. Hearing the gossip in the street about 'money problems', we suspected the worst - but the worst did not eventuate. They are back in the saddle full bore (if we can mix a metaphore). Let 'er rip...
SOI NANA Another one for the Archives... The New Lollipop has upped the amps on their neon - bigger and brighter than ever. Keep on keeping on...
SOI NANA We've lost count of the number of Nitespots that have tried their luck at the old Nana Disco digs aside the Nana Hotel. They have tried everything, Pilipinas, 'ladyboys', 'buy two drinks' for admission, staying 'Open Late', 'Ladies Free', you name it. All have failed, and failed fairly quickly. Now comes Bad Shah Club, advertised as "The Best Indian Night Club". ....Yeahhhh....but don't get us wrong, there have been some popular Nitespots in the past owned by Indians (who stayed in the background), but we can't think of a single 'Indian Nightclub' that has survived for long in any of the major Night Entertainment Areas. We were going to be placing bets on how long this one will last, but our bookie won't even answer our calls...
SOI NANA
The Lannana, a single-shophouse bar directly across Soi 4 from the Rajah Hotel went the way of the Dromornis. They had only been open since November 2018. Greener pastures, ladies...
SOI NANA
The King Indian Night Club has replaced the King Night Club - (actually a 'renaming exercise'). If any of our readers knows why the management thought adding the word 'Indian' to the name would be an improvement, please let us know... Located on the second level of the Rajah Hotel outbuilding.
SOI NANA
Relax Time Massage had combined with the Hollywood Salon some months back. But now they have a small sign out front advertising as Relax Time once again. Hmmm...
SOI NANA
The Jupiter 2018 has gone through a rebranding (and re-sign-making) exercise - becoming the New Arena Jupiter 2018. Info only... we see no advantage to this other than a brighter, shinier sign...
SOI KATOEY
The upstairs Hugs has reopened. Again. As we have noted before, statistically speaking, once bars fall into the Open-close-open-close mode - they have already failed, they just haven't realized it yet... But - giving them the benefit of the doubt, let's wish them longevity...
SOI KATOEY
Continuing right along with the series of seemingly meaningless bar name-changes, the upstairs Banana Boys import from the Twilight Zone have changed their name (and expensive signage) to Banana Room Club.... Hey, if they somehow perceive this to be an advantage....
SOI KATOEY
The short-lived Ang Bar @ 22 located directly across Soi 4 from the Queen's Park Plaza has closed down tighter than Alcatraz, and the "For Sale" signs are up. Perhaps they should have tried to hang in there a little longer, to see whether or not the QPP does the chicken.... Just sayin'.
SOI 22
In the Honey Plaza, the upstairs Luna Lounge has reopened, continuing its open-close-open habits. We wish them luck, but it is hard to imagine regular customers coming back if they see the bar closed much of the time....
SOI 22
The long-standing The Connection Bar, having just remodeled some months back, is now closed. Hmmm, this is definitely a 'wait-and-see' item - we will check back next survey and see if they have returned to the travails.
SOI 22
The Paradise Massage is now calling itself Paradise S22, while its soi-mate, the Kiss Bangkok 3 Massage is now calling itself Kiss Bangkok 3 Massage & Bar. Musical chairs are so frequent in this sub-soi (Sub-soi Lemongrass) we have decided to wait to see if these new names are going to stick - at which time, we shall record for the Archives...
No photos available
SOI 22
The Old German Beerhouse closed down several months ago, moving to Soi 13, while renovations were made to the entire building. The plan all along was to return to the Soi Ambassador location once renovations were completed, and that is just exactly what happened. Welcome home.
SOI AMBASSADOR
(Sukhumvit Soi 11) When the newly relocated Hemingway opened in March, there was an archway leading to the 'up' staircase to the right hand side that was covered over - the lettering on the archway was obscured. This month the wraps came off, and it looks like Hemingway's upstairs is, or will soon be the Market Rooftop. More on this next round.
SOI AMBASSADOR
(Sukhumvit Soi 11) The long-standing Marco bar & restaurant was closed and covered in tarps - renovations proceeding feverishly. We do not know if this is just a sprucing-up, or whether a new Venue is slated for that space. We'll keep an eyeball peeled and get back atcha.
SOI AMBASSADOR
(Sukhumvit Soi 11) Lek's Last Stand isn't actually on Soi Ambassador, but it is more-or-less surrounded by it and Soi 11/1, so we will include it as an historical item. It has been open for 3 months - and seems to be holding its own...
SUKHUMVIT RD.
(Between Soi 11 & Soi 11/1) In light of the most recent renewal of yesteryear's well-worn rumor that the Queen's Park Plaza will be closed due to sale of the property, we include, for the archives, a quick video clip of the Soi 22 frontage. We note that the current reading of this rumor is : if ...IF... the QPP closes, then the decision to do so will be made in "a few" months. We also note that 65 baht and such rumors as this will get you a glass of iced coffee at the Thermae...
VIDEO CLIP SOI AMBASSADOR
(Sukhumvit Soi 11) The Nippon-oriented Club Kitty has taken over from the Blue Heaven. Located half way down Sub-soi Pan Pan. It has an interesting 'display' window, which we have not seen hereabouts. Orientation unchanged.
SOI DEAD
ARTISTS (Sukhumvit 33) The upstairs Kizuna Bar next to the Pan Pan Italian Restaurant has reopened again - opening and closing getting to be a (bad) habit...
SOI DEAD ARTISTS
(Sukhumvit 33) The Daisy Dream specialty massage has opened at the far end of Sub-soi 3. Perhaps the most elaborate and well-appointed Venue of its type (we estimate a minimum of 5 million baht in renovation / decoration costs), it offers the standard 'menu' of services, to include one and two 'masseuses', at standard (up-market) prices. Welcome them to the slippery slope...
SOI DEAD ARTISTS
(Sukhumvit 33) 
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The katoey Sweet Heart Bar is one of several Nitespots to employ "projection" advertising - a projector displays a revolving picture (usually the name of the Venue) onto the pavement or sidewalk where passers-by will (hopefully) take notice. It helps if the pavement or sidewalk is clean....
SOI EDEN (Sukhumvit 7 / 1)
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