teng84 Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Is it legal to copy images from the net and upload on my server and post it on my site? How about accessing directly the image? is there a site/services that offer this kind of service where in you can simply use images from them and use it on your site? Please advise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zq29 Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 In more instances that not, it is illegal to use other peoples images without their permission, they are copyrighted by default. There are services available that allow you to purchase the license to use available images, one such site is istockphoto.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teng84 Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 what if i just access directly their images and display it on my site? is this allowed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zq29 Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 That is referred to as hot-linking, and is generally frowned upon as you're costing other people bandwidth for your own gain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Dependant on the kind of images in question, if you just ask the owner they may give you permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garethp Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 No, it's not legal. Using someone elses Intellectual Property in anyway (even hotlinking) without their permission is not legal. Even if you don't have a copy of the image, you're still using it for your own gain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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