Re: Grabbing pics off the net
Evan Platt <[email protected]> Mon, 13 Jul 26 18:01:41 UTC
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On Mon, 2 May 2011 22:53:18 -0700, richard <[email protected]> wrote: >On Tue, 3 May 2011 01:22:19 -0400, don wrote: > >> Is it ok to grab generic pics of things off other websites and use them in >> your own? >> These pics have no company logos on them or other personal identifying >> information on them. >> They are just generic pics of products that I could use on my own site. >> Is there a W3.org or something link that goes over this that a layman could >> understand. > >It's called "Public Domain". No, it's not. >But be careful. If a certain generic photo clearly shows off a registered >trademark, and you copied the photo from that company's site, they could >force removal. Also, some shapes are registered trademarks. > >It really all boils down to just how generic the individual photo really >is. Each one would have to be judged by itself. > >if you and I stood side by side, took the same photo of a waterfall which >of us owns the right to that photo? We both do. The person that took photo A owns the rights to photo A. The person that took photo B owns the rights to photo B. You don't know squat about copyright laws, bullis. -- To reply via e-mail, remove The Obvious and .invalid from my e-mail address.