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Copyright violation avoidance:
Don& #39;t use images that are someone else& #39;s property on your sites or merchendise.
This is against the law.
You will likely receive a cease and desist letter and request for settlement money to avoid litigation.
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Don& #39;t use images that are someone else& #39;s property on your sites or merchendise.
This is against the law.
You will likely receive a cease and desist letter and request for settlement money to avoid litigation.
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Worst case scenario - the Copyright holder can sue you.
And possibly win.
You could owe thousands of dollars.
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And possibly win.
You could owe thousands of dollars.
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Example:
My family& #39;s allergy clinic was oh-so-cutting edge back in the day, so we had a website in the early 2000& #39;s (doctor& #39;s offices with websites then were rare).
Our office manager hired a website designer to create the site.
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My family& #39;s allergy clinic was oh-so-cutting edge back in the day, so we had a website in the early 2000& #39;s (doctor& #39;s offices with websites then were rare).
Our office manager hired a website designer to create the site.
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The web designer pulled a random image of a hayfield off the web to use on our allergy clinic website.
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Years later, the office received a cease and desist letter stating that the image was copyrighted.
The letter bordered on extortion.
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The letter bordered on extortion.
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We resolved the issue.
I found that this is the main way copyright holders of images make money:
They find their images being used & threaten to sue you for copyright violation. They send a letter asking for money to settle the matter.
They are "copyright trolls."
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I found that this is the main way copyright holders of images make money:
They find their images being used & threaten to sue you for copyright violation. They send a letter asking for money to settle the matter.
They are "copyright trolls."
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If someone legitimately does hold a copyright,
and you use that work on something potentially lucrative,
you are in the wrong and could owe thousands of dollars.
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and you use that work on something potentially lucrative,
you are in the wrong and could owe thousands of dollars.
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My new friend Leo @the_master_key_ shared a site with me that tells how to determine if an image is copyrighted.
https://www.pixsy.com/academy/image-user/verify-image-source-copyright-owner/
I">https://www.pixsy.com/academy/i... hope you found this thread useful! Nothing should be construed as specific legal advice, only general info.
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https://www.pixsy.com/academy/image-user/verify-image-source-copyright-owner/
I">https://www.pixsy.com/academy/i... hope you found this thread useful! Nothing should be construed as specific legal advice, only general info.
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