Comments on: Justice on a Link

By: Mojotek

Mojotek — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:39:00 +0000

Laurie: Technically, just because it’s listed on Google, doesn’t mean the person who ‘owns’ the picture has given permission for it to be displayed anywhere else. It just means Google has indexed the picture and applied search criteria to it’s ‘alt’ text.

Of course there are all types of things web admins can do to protect their content like that, so its pretty hard to find a reason why its “illegal” to use a picture with no copyright and no DRM if all you’re doing is commenting on it and not using it for personal financial gain.

But of course, I’m no lawyer… so if it ever comes back to bite me in the ass, I’m gonna play dumb as a rock.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:56:00 +0000

I use google images on my blog.. but only for effect.

I never link directly to someone’s photo, I download it.

I feel that if it’s out there on google, it’s free to use if I’m not trying to profit from it, or claim that it’s my own work or whatever.

Is that bad?

By: Mojotek

Mojotek — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:33:00 +0000

pheonix: That’s about my feeling on the subject. If anything has a ‘copyright by (URL)’ label on the picture that’s an automatic no-no for me too…

By: The Phoenix

The Phoenix — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:26:00 +0000

I use Google Image Searches all the time for my posts as well, for pure comedic effect.

My thinking is that I’m not profiting in anyway from using these pictures, my blog is pure entertainment.

There are methods of protecting online pictures, and if you greatly desire that no one use your pictures, you could employ those techniques.