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UnseenWorld · 02-06-2002, 03:37 PM

This is kind of a classic stupid question (and no offense, because the only stupid question is the one you don't ask, right?). But, put on your thinking cap: Why would a stolen one thing be different from a stolen other thing? You are still borrowing someone else's something-or-other and robbing them of their profit. The only photos someone has a right to use are (a) the ones they have a license from the owner to use and (b) ones which are in the public domain (which is practically none). Photos don't become public domain by being in a newsgroup or by being handed around in a discussion group and certainly by not having a copyright notice on them. Assume every photo you see is owned by someone and that you need to pay that person to use it, unless you have specific proof otherwise.

Also, you put up a picture you got from who knows where in your website and Mr. Black from the FBI shows up and asks you to prove the age of the model.

What will you do? What WILL you do?

02-06-2002, 03:37 PM
UnseenWorld Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Portland, OR, USA Posts: 5,279	This is kind of a classic stupid question (and no offense, because the only stupid question is the one you don't ask, right?). But, put on your thinking cap: Why would a stolen one thing be different from a stolen other thing? You are still borrowing someone else's something-or-other and robbing them of their profit. The only photos someone has a right to use are (a) the ones they have a license from the owner to use and (b) ones which are in the public domain (which is practically none). Photos don't become public domain by being in a newsgroup or by being handed around in a discussion group and certainly by not having a copyright notice on them. Assume every photo you see is owned by someone and that you need to pay that person to use it, unless you have specific proof otherwise. Also, you put up a picture you got from who knows where in your website and Mr. Black from the FBI shows up and asks you to prove the age of the model. What will you do? What WILL you do? __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.