Comments on: An Image Problem.

By: Anthony J. Langford

Anthony J. Langford — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 10:22:53 +0000

Caution is probably right, though I try to provide a link these days to most images, though finding the original source is difficult as some images are shared by so many people.

If there is a commercial angle, I try to only use my images, eg, book covers, and on a couple of occasions, when I have discovered an artist, I have emailed them and asked if I could use it. Both said yes.

Same with my videos too – only use creative commons free music, crediting the creator of course. It is a little tricky though and good to remember.
Cheers

By: Graham Clements

Graham Clements — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 01:12:02 +0000

Satima, it would take very little to ruin me financially. It's good to hear an editors point of view. Fortunately I only recently started making my blogs look prettier by using pictures, and in most cases the pictures used, like book covers, are directly related to the blog post.

By: Satima Flavell

Satima Flavell — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:15:18 +0000

In matters of copyright, it's best to err on the side of caution. It's unlikely you'd be sued for using the pic – but if you were, it would ruin you financially.

I stick to my own pics, those of my friends (with permission) and creative commons stuff – usually Wikimedia Commons.