Massive news website is using copyrighted images?

[migleezy]

Hey guys, so I have been building a news-based blog and it's been a struggle to understand how the image copyright law works in this area. On every google search I make, everyone says you can't use copyrighted images on your news stories, even if you give credit.
At the same time I see websites like The Sun using Airbnb images, and then crediting Airbnb, and then seeing the same story rewritten on a HUGE 8 million visits per month website, using the SAME images and NOT crediting Airbnb.

What the hell is going on?

How do they get away with this?

Do they have access to some kind of private premium "shutterstock" type of thing?

 

[onlinemarketer12]

They will get caught soon and then punished as well.

 

[Sam Zadworny]

Yeah, I also saw cases, when the TV doesn't give a crap about copyright and they show someone's YT video and just show "source: YouTube", lol, what a BS.

 

[migleezy]

They will get caught soon and then punished as well.

They are a big company and recently acquired by a media giant. I would understand if they were just starting out. But they have multiple people working on the company, and they haven't been caught yet?

 

[Elvlin]

You should read copyright rules, if the image is used for other purpose that change the meaning it is fine. Also each country have different rules. Copyright rule is very gray area with no certain yes or no.
To be safe just put source. And edit the image to change the metadata.

 

[migleezy]

You should read copyright rules, if the image is used for other purpose that change the meaning it is fine. Also each country have different rules. Copyright rule is very gray area with no certain yes or no.
To be safe just put source. And edit the image to change the metadata.

I have read the rules and what I understood from it is that I either have permission/license or I can't use the image. Even though all the big news websites in my country are using pictures with metadata that says the copyright owner and nothing happens. What a joke.

Btw I use a plugin that deletes the metadata from my images, and I only use shutterstock/Adobe Stock

 

[imanseptian]

Maybe they have bought copyright license of the images they used.

 

[axcer]

Maybe they have some kind of contract between them so they can use the image/article without any issue.

 

[MunnyMachine]

There's massive royalty free ones you can use

 

[dennisyu]

Using Airbnb is probably not a good example. The photos of those listings are uploaded by the host and I doubt anyone is going to fuss about that unless you are using those photos for a fake listing or something.

It's a different story if you are using an image by a photographer or just any dumb fuck with a phone who takes a photo.

You can read about it every other day practically. Scumbag photographers taking photos of celebrities without their permission, celebrity posts it on their social media, and then photographers sue them.

Copyright law when it comes to photos is a huge joke that no law maker has yet to fix.

 

[YujinTan]

Hey guys, so I have been building a news-based blog and it's been a struggle to understand how the image copyright law works in this area. On every google search I make, everyone says you can't use copyrighted images on your news stories, even if you give credit.
At the same time I see websites like The Sun using Airbnb images, and then crediting Airbnb, and then seeing the same story rewritten on a HUGE 8 million visits per month website, using the SAME images and NOT crediting Airbnb.

What the hell is going on?

How do they get away with this?

Do they have access to some kind of private premium "shutterstock" type of thing?

8 million visit per month , mean per day is few k ?

next this site must be dam aged already how many years?

 

[larrydetuvi]

It depends on each countries laws. As an example, in my country, news in general are not protected by copyright laws, so if you link back to the source, it's legal to reuse them (although afaik everytime the images issue is going to be contested at court, something happens). Some other countries don't consider hotlinking as copyright infringement.

 

[Mr Positive]

They leave source so it’s okay for the other site

 

[onlinemarketer12]

They are a big company and recently acquired by a media giant. I would understand if they were just starting out. But they have multiple people working on the company, and they haven't been caught yet?

May be they had a secret deal with the site.

 

[Virgin Boy]

Maybe the parent company of both sites is the same?