Does Anyone Mind If I Use Their Pictures?

[Blubble37]

do any of you mind if i use your pictures from the monthly competitions for a case study in DT? my case study is on the art and design of fish keeping by the way...

just let me know

 

[ZoddyZod]

you will really need to contact each person individually. It's not fair to assume that they will all read this thread and only reply if they reject.

 

[Blubble37]

i was thinking that when i hit the post button >_<

 

[Xraymark]

Interesting thought. Who has ownership of forum content. Once content published on the web. Even non members can view. Also the ability to copy and paste is there for images.
Is it just good manners to ask the author as opposed to a legal issue.

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

You don't post pictures on the forum you just link to them from your own photo sharing site.

 

[Xraymark]

Some images are pasted in their post.

 

[Akasha72]

feel free to use any of mine Bubble

 

[Box]

And mine mate

 

[Aqua Tom]

Fill your boots.


(yes)



Tom

 

[Mowbz]

Legally, if its posted in the public domain with no copyright by its "creator", its fair game.

That said, morals should count for something right? Perhaps everyone can give their permission in general here, to save you having to contact people individually? Starting with me....

 

[Blubble37]

Thankyou guys!

i submitted it to my teacher and she told me to take the images out...

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But thankyou anyway, and i now have an awesome desktop background

 

[CezzaXV]

Legally, if its posted in the public domain with no copyright by its "creator", its fair game.

That said, morals should count for something right? Perhaps everyone can give their permission in general here, to save you having to contact people individually? Starting with me....

That's not necessarily the case. Something being publicly available does not make it public domain. The owner does not have to state that it's copyright for it to be copyright. Generally speaking, photos are copyright to the person who took them unless it explicitly says otherwise.

Blubble - would you be allowed to include the photos if you included a proper reference to them? Not sure what the standard is in the country you're in is, but in the UK it's Harvard referencing. In academia it's generally okay to use other people's work as long as you acknowledge it as such and reference it properly.

 

[Blubble37]

idek... but looking at other peoples they havent been able to put pictures in either..

i feel so stupid.. and i've wasted your time :'(

 

[KkAaNnEe]

Legally, if its posted in the public domain with no copyright by its "creator", its fair game.

That said, morals should count for something right? Perhaps everyone can give their permission in general here, to save you having to contact people individually? Starting with me....

That's not necessarily the case. Something being publicly available does not make it public domain. The owner does not have to state that it's copyright for it to be copyright. Generally speaking, photos are copyright to the person who took them unless it explicitly says otherwise.

That's correct

 

[Mowbz]

Legally, if its posted in the public domain with no copyright by its "creator", its fair game.

That said, morals should count for something right? Perhaps everyone can give their permission in general here, to save you having to contact people individually? Starting with me....

That's not necessarily the case. Something being publicly available does not make it public domain. The owner does not have to state that it's copyright for it to be copyright. Generally speaking, photos are copyright to the person who took them unless it explicitly says otherwise.

I'm sure the act of not informing is copyright constitutes a forfeit of the rights thereof? A forfeit/expiry of copyright qualifies as public domain.